No. 3-seeded LSU avoided a repeat of last year’s disappointing finish, taking down a No. 6-seeded Big Ten team in Michigan in blowout fashion. With the Tigers’ 66-42 win over the Wolverines on Sunday night, they advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014.
Now, coach Kim Mulkey’s team will take on two-seeded Utah on Friday in Greenville, South Carolina.
After a tight first quarter, LSU pulled away in the second and took a 30-15 lead to the locker room. Michigan fought to open up the third quarter, cutting LSU’s lead to eight, but it never got closer than that as the Tigers outscored UM 19-11 in the fourth quarter to finish things up.
[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] shined once again, recording her 30th double-double of the year with 25 points and 24 rebounds. [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] (11) and [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag] (10) also scored in double figures, while [autotag]Jasmine Carson[/autotag] had nine points, all of which came on threes.
LSU will be a seed underdog for the first time this tournament in its next outing, and Mulkey’s team will look to reach the program’s first Elite Eight since 2008.
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