LSU women's basketball at Alabama: Score, live updates
LSU women's basketball fell three spots to No. 10 in this week's AP Poll following its upset loss at Auburn on Sunday.
The Tigers (16-2, 3-1) are returning to the state of Alabama to take on Alabama (15-4, 2-2) Thursday night (8 p.m., SEC Network).
Star Angel Reese, who finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, gave the Tigers a chance at the end of the Auburn game to win but had the ball stolen from her with 10 seconds remaining by Auburn guard JaMya Mingo-Young to ice it.
After suffering their first loss in Southeastern Conference play, how will Kim Mulkey and LSU respond?
Mulkey will battle with another disciple of former Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore in Kristy Curry, who's been one of the more successful women's basketball coaches for the Crimson Tide in recent memory and was an assistant for Barmore alongside Mulkey back in the late 90s.
This season's Alabama team boasts a top-20 scoring defense at 54.4 points per game, and historically, has been much better at home causing teams fits than on the road. Inside Coleman Coliseum in 2023-24, Alabama allows 50 points per game.
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
LSU women's basketball takes on Alabama Crimson Tide inside Coleman Coliseum Thursday night at 8 p.m. on SEC Network
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