How to watch No. 4 LSU women’s basketball vs. Georgia in SEC Tournament quarterfinals Friday
LSU is set to begin its postseason run on Friday at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, when it faces the No. 7-seeded Georgia Bulldogs, who advanced thanks to a convincing win over 10-seeded Auburn on Thursday.
Second-year LSU coach Kim Mulkey’s team finished the regular season 27-1 (15-1 SEC), earning the No. 2 seed in the tournament. She will, however, be looking for her first SEC Tournament win as the Tigers were upset in the quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed against Kentucky last year.
“Our goal is to win one more in the SEC Tournament than we’ve done since this staff has been here,” Mulkey said in a release.
This will be the second time LSU has faced the Bulldogs (21-10, 9-7 SEC) this season. The first was one of the Tigers’ closest calls of the season in which they needed overtime to dispatch the Bulldogs by five. UGA hopes to pull the upset this time, while LSU looks to make a run and potentially avenge its lone loss to South Carolina in the championship.
Here’s everything you need to know to follow the quarterfinal round on Friday.
How to Watch
Date: March 3, 2023
Time: 5 p.m. CT
TV: SEC Network
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network
Injury Report
LSU is healthy entering this game.
Players to Watch
LSU
Points — F [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] (23.7 PPG)
Rebounds — F Angel Reese (16.0 RPG)
Assists — G [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] (4.2 APG)
Steals — F Angel Reese (1.8 SPG)
Blocks — F Angel Reese (1.5 BPG)
Georgia
Points — G Diamond Battles (14.5 PPG)
Rebounds — F Javyn Nicholson (6.8 RPG)
Assists — G Alisha Lewis (4.2 APG)
Steals — G Alisha Lewis (1.9 SPG)
Blocks — F Malury Bates (1.2 BPG)
Prediction
The first matchup between these two teams was tight, and LSU had to overcome a deficit entering the fourth quarter. The Tigers have struggled at times down the stretch even though they’ve been perfect record-wise since losing to South Carolina, so you could convince me this one will be tight once again. But I don’t think Mulkey’s squad is keen to face another first-round upset.
Prediction: LSU 81, Georgia 72
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