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LSU star Angel Reese mocked Caitlin Clark with her own celebration at the end of title game

LSU’s Angel Reese used Caitlin Clark’s own taunt against her as the Tigers beat the Hawkeyes for the title.

LSU sophomore forward Angel Reese decided to throw some absolutely perfect shade right at Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark toward the end of Sunday’s 2023 women’s NCAA tournament championship game.

As the clock ticked down on LSU’s 102-85 title victory, Reese decided to do the John Cena “you can’t see me” taunt that Clark used earlier in the tournament right to Clark’s face.

Reese also pointed to her ring finger as another jab at Clark and Iowa, a team that entered the day as the favorite to walk away with the championship.

Clark has done her fair share of taunting during the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament, so it’s really not all that surprising that LSU’s star forward would return the favor during the victorious moment.

Ahead of Sunday’s game LSU senior guard Alexis Morris called out Clark for what she called “disrespectful” defense, and the Tigers seem to have not taken Clark’s confident style of play lightly.

In a game that featured questionable officiating and plenty of controversy, you’ve got to hand it to Reese for reminding us all that this is all just a game. Being hilariously petty comes with the territory.

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The Louisiana State University Tigers are national champions!

LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 to win the school’s first NCAA women’s basketball title.

The 102 points are an NCAA DI record for a women’s championship game, and the most points scored by a team throughout the entire 2023 women’s tournament.

LSU raced out to a 21-point lead before the Hawkeyes cut it to seven in the fourth quarter, however the Tigers proved too strong when it mattered most.

The No. 3 seeded Tigers’ offensive barrage, led by sophomore Angel Reese and her NCAA single-season record 34th double double, thwarted any hope of a fourth-quarter comeback.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark delivered again, scoring 30 points for a fourth consecutive game, but it was not enough to overcome a balanced LSU attack.

Head Coach Kim Mulkey appears to have the golden touch, both from a coaching and fashion perspective.

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The rampant officiating during Iowa-LSU’s women’s NCAA tournament title game made fans furious

NOBODY was happy about the officiating during Sunday’s Iowa-LSU title game.

Nobody likes it when referees dictate the pacing of a national title game, and you can bet folks were out complaining about it during Sunday’s 2023 women’s NCAA tournament championship.

One of the most anticipated women’s basketball games in quite a while, the heavyweight fight between Iowa and LSU saw its first quarter hampered by a spattering of questionable calls from the referees.

The pacing of the game like this is critical for players like Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese to get in a rhythm. If the refs don’t slow the whistles down, folks will not be happy at home or in the stands.

AP women’s basketball reporter Doug Feinberg noted that the refs’ lack of familiarity with both teams might be contributing to the day’s frustrations.

Even LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s son, St. Louis Cardinals infielder Kramer Robertson, wasn’t happy about the officiating.

How to watch No. 3-seeded LSU women’s basketball vs. No. 2-seeded Iowa in national championship game on Sunday

The Tigers and Hawkeyes will square off with each team looking for its first title.

LSU will be playing for all the marbles on Sunday afternoon.

Thanks to a Final Four win over Virginia Tech, the No. 3-seeded Tigers women’s basketball team is playing in its first-ever national championship game and will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes and superstar Caitlin Clark, which upset No. 1 overall seed, undefeated South Carolina in their Final Four contest.

Iowa hasn’t reached the championship game before either, so we will have a new champion no matter what. A

In front of a national audience, LSU will hope to capture a national title in coach Kim Mulkey’s second season. With a double-double, [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] would also set the NCAA single-season record.

Here’s everything you know heading into the final game of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, which tips off at 2:30 p.m. CT in Dallas.

Iowa will have to overcome these LSU stats to become national champions

In order to become national champions, Iowa will need to overcome these LSU stats.

Iowa women’s basketball finally did it! Your Hawkeyes are heading to their first national championship game! They became the first team in over a year to beat defending national champion South Carolina.

Conventional box score knowledge would tell you the Gamecocks should have won this game. South Carolina had nearly double the rebounds as the Hawkeyes, 49-25, and made their money on second-chance points. In an extreme rarity, South Carolina had more offensive rebounds (26) than defensive rebounds.

The size advantage Dawn Staley’s squad held over the Hawkeyes was evident. At times, South Carolina made Iowa look like middle schoolers in comparison to the Monstars wearing red.

Despite getting vastly outrebounded and not even shooting lights out from deep, the Hawkeyes were pulled out this tight contest. Caitlin Clark led the way with a Kobe-like 41-point performance, aided by the threat of Iowa’s shooters to hit from downtown. Those 3s didn’t always fall, but South Carolina knew it couldn’t just leave lethal shooters such as Gabbie Marshall open from 3.

It was a David vs. Goliath performance for Lisa Bluder’s squad, and they’it will have to do it again if it hopes to become national champions. The LSU Tigers also possess great size. Ten players are listed as 5-foot-10 or taller, and the Tigers are led by dominant big Angel Reese.

Prior to the start of the Final Four, the Tigers averaged 16 more rebounds than their opponents on a given night. LSU ranked third nationally in total rebounds and offensive rebounds per game behind just Troy and South Carolina. The Tigers came into Dallas averaging 46.6 rebounds and 17.1 offensive boards per contest.

LSU is another team that looks to beat up its opponent inside, opting to drive and crash the glass rather than settling for the jumper. The Tigers have not shot particularly well in recent tournament games, but have played tough defense and dominated the glass. Just like SC, they will make you work for every single bucket, every single rebound.

If Iowa can hold its own on the glass — particularly the offensive glass — the Hawkeyes are likely going to be cutting down nets in Dallas and hoisting a national championship trophy.

It all takes place at 2:30 CT on ABC.

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National Championship Tidbits: Get to know the Hawkeyes’ opponent, the LSU Tigers

The stage is set. The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the LSU Tigers for a national championship. Get to know who the Tigers are and what they do.

There is new blood in the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game, and it has infused a fresh wave of storylines, entertainment value, stars and anticipation.

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the LSU Tigers on Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT in Dallas, Texas. The matchup features the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes and the No. 3 seed Tigers, who have reached this point with stellar performances.

Iowa dethroned the previously unbeaten South Carolina Gamecocks, 77-73, in an historic Final Four stunner. LSU took down No. 1 Virginia Tech, 79-72, in a game it trailed, 59-50, at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The coaches in this one are among the best out there. Each team has its headliner accompanied by a cast of excellent team members, and a path to taking home the hardware.

Here is a look at the LSU Tigers ahead of the matchup.

PHOTOS: Tigers use stellar 4th quarter to beat Virginia Tech in Final Four

The Tigers are heading to their first national championship game.

LSU will be playing for a shot at reaching the top of the women’s college basketball mountaintop on Sunday.

With a spot in the national title game on the line, LSU orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback against the top-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies, outscoring VT 29-13 in a final frame that included a 15-0 Tigers run. In the end, LSU was able to hang on for a 79-72 win.

[autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] and [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] had big games offensively, scoring 27 and 24 points while the latter netted a double-double. It was a fairly efficient game overall from the field as LSU shot 47.1%.

The Tigers will move on to face either Iowa or SEC foe South Carolina in the national championship on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, here were the best pictures from the win as LSU earned its first-ever Final Four victory in coach Kim Mulkey’s second season.

LSU women’s basketball heading to national championship after Final Four win over Virginia Tech

LSU will be playing for a national title for the first time in program history on Sunday.

For the first time in program history, the LSU women’s basketball team will be playing for a national championship.

The Tigers survived in a Final Four contest against a No. 1 seed in the Virginia Tech Hokies, winning 79-72 to advance to the championship game for the first time in just coach Kim Mulkey’s second season.

LSU led this one by three after the first quarter but saw its lead disappear as it trailed by two points at the half. The Hokies came out of the gate in the second half playing very well, and they stretched out a 12-point lead at one point in the third quarter.

The fourth, however, was all Tigers. LSU outscored VT 29-13, including a 15-0 run at one point, and another strong finish guided this team to its fifth win in a row.

[autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] and [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] had big games offensively, totaling 27 and 24 points respectively, while the latter also recorded yet another double-double with 12 boards. [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag], meanwhile, scored 16 points.

With the win, LSU will advance to play the winner of South Carolina and Iowa on Sunday. The former would represent a rematch of LSU’s lone loss during the regular season, which came by 24 points in Columbia.

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What to know before LSU’s Final Four showdown with Virginia Tech

Here’s what you need to know before LSU squares off with the Hokies.

For the first time since 2008, LSU has the opportunity to compete for a national title.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] marched LSU to the Final Four in Year 2. With a transfer-heavy rebuild that featured the additions of [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] among others, LSU has ascended to be one of the nation’s premier teams.

It won’t come as a surprise to those familiar with Mulkey’s work. It happened fast, but this is right where LSU was supposed to be.

The Tigers will face Virginia Tech, a 31-4 No. 1 seed. LSU, a three-seed, is the lowest remaining seed left.

But let’s not waste any more time. Here’s a look at what LSU faces in Dallas and what lies ahead on the road to a title.

Why Vanessa Bryant gifted Angel Reese and LSU with rare Kobe sneakers for their Elite Eight showdown

It felt a little like Christmas for LSU.

Folks that watched LSU’s women’s basketball team beat Miami on Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina in the Elite Eight might’ve noticed this greenish glow coming from the feet of the victorious Tigers.

All-American forward Angel Reese and most of her teammates weren’t wearing purple or gold kicks to match LSU’s uniform. Instead, they were wearing the iconic Kobe 6 Grinches. The shoes were launched on Christmas Day 2010 in a colorway that resembled green apple, but they also feature green scales and a black Nike swoosh, akin to the green mamba snakes that have deep and dark black eyes. The late, great Kobe Bryant’s nickname was, of course, the Black Mamba.

On the online sneaker shop GOAT, a pair of Grinches ranges from $700 to $3,500, depending on size.

The exclusive shoes brought some good fortune to LSU. Despite posting a season-low scoring total, the Tigers beat the upset-minded Hurricanes by 12 points to advance to their first Final Four since 2008. Reese tallied her 32nd double-double in the victory, the most ever in a single season by an SEC player.

Fans might have wondered, how did LSU’s players get their hands on those shoes?

The answer is Vanessa Bryant. Kobe’s widow shipped boxes of the sneakers to the Tigers the day before their Elite Eight clash.

Reese later told For The Win that Vanessa is a fan of LSU women’s basketball. And this wasn’t the first time this season that she had sent shoes to the Tigers. Earlier this year, Vanessa sent the team the Nike Kobe 6 Protro Mabacita Sweet 16, which were made in honor of Kobe and Vanessa’s daughter, Gigi. But the team opted not to sport those in a game.

Kobe and Gigi died in a helicopter crash in California on Jan. 26, 2020.

“We decided not to wear those, because of course, Gigi,” Reese said. “We value her in her death.”

Getting the Grinches on the eve of the Elite Eight wasn’t something the Tigers were expecting, but they were elated to receive them and happy to wear them.

“We were super surprised,” Reese said. “We love Kobes. We always want Kobes. They’re really hard to come by now.”

Reese later explained that Vanessa’s fandom for LSU is really through the team’s head coach, Kim Mulkey. She and Kobe were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame together in the same class in 2021 – not long after Mulkey left Baylor, where she had won three national championships, for LSU.

At the Hall of Fame ceremony, Mulkey and the Bryant family struck up a friendship.

“She’s cool with Coack Kim,” Reese said. “She’s a fan… The shoes were fire. We got the win.”

LSU will play the winner of No. 1 Virginia Tech and No. 3 Ohio State at the Final Four in Dallas.

Reese says the team probably won’t wear the Grinches again.

“We’re going to get a new pair,” Reese said. “We’re Final Four bound now… I’m going to text Vanessa.”

Perhaps she can hook the Tigers up with some purple and gold Kobes, matching the colors of both LSU and Bryant’s Lakers.

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