LSU women’s basketball survives against Rice in NCAA Tournament opener
It was much more anxiety-inducing than the 28.5-point spread would have indicated, but the LSU women’s basketball team survived and advanced as the No. 3 seed in its NCAA Tournament opener against Rice on Friday afternoon.
It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for coach Kim Mulkey’s team, which led just 30-27 at the half. LSU pulled away to an 11-point lead at the end of the third, though, and while the Owls made a couple of runs in the fourth, they couldn’t close the gap.
Angel Reese finished with a double-double with 10 points and 19 rebounds, while Aneesah Morrow (15 points), Flau'Jae Johnson (14) and Mikaylah Williams (14) also scored in double figures.
After Louisville was upset by Middle Tennessee in its opener, the Tigers will now face the No. 11-seeded Blue Raiders in the second round on Sunday.
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