LSU women’s basketball beats Mississippi State to match program record 27 regular-season wins
LSU capped off what is now tied for the most prolific regular season in program history on Sunday night, winning its 27th game of the year against Mississippi State to match the 2004-05 team’s win total.
With the 74-59 win in front of a record-setting 15,721-person crowd at the PMAC, LSU finishes the season 27-1 (15-1 SEC) and will have a double bye as the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament this week.
Though the Bulldogs managed to keep it close for much of the game, they never led after taking a 6-4 advantage just over two minutes into the game. It wasn’t a great game offensively for LSU, which shot 40.9% from the field and missed all 14 of its three-point attempts.
Mississippi State shot at a higher clip and made four threes in this game, but foul trouble really doomed the Bulldogs in this game. They committed 21 fouls, and LSU was 20 of 27 from the charity stripe. The Tigers dominated on the inside, winning the rebounding battle by 22 and outrebounding MSU 21-3 on the offensive boards, which led to 24 second-chance points.
Angel Reese had a 23-point, 26-rebound double-double — her 27th of the season, which matches the school record set by Sylvia Fowles. In her final game at the PMAC on senior night, Alexis Morris scored 23 points, which doesn’t include this called-off three-quarter court shot that she didn’t get off in time.
It counts in our hearts, though.
this didn’t count. 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒘𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 🤯@LSUwbkb x 📺 @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/e1wc3M46cD
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 27, 2023
Forward LaDazhia Williams also made a major impact in her final home game, scoring 16 points.
The Tigers will open their SEC Tournament run in Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday in the quarterfinals when they face the winner of No. 10-seeded Auburn and No. 7-seeded Georgia at 5 p.m. CT.
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