(2) LSU vs (7) Auburn | 2024 SEC Tournament: Quarterfinals | 3.8.24
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - March 8th, 2024
LSU jumped out to a 23-0 start Friday night in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, opening its SEC Tournament action with a 78-48 win over Auburn to advance to the semifinals. The 30-point margin was LSU’s second largest SEC Tournament ever, trailing only when LSU beat Ole Miss in 2008, 80-36.
“We’re playing good basketball at the right time,” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “We held a team that beat us and then came within five of us this year to 5-percent shooting in the first quarter. Honesty (Scott-Grayson) didn’t score until the fourth quarter.”
LSU is in the SEC semifinals for the second year in a row and will face the winner of No. 3 seed Ole Miss and No. 11 seed Florida that is currently on the SEC Network. Saturday’s game will be at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU. LSU defeated both Ole Miss and Florida by double figures when they matched up in the regular season.
Flau’Jae Johnson scored a season-high 25 points, 13 in the first quarter, as it was her second straight game with at least 20 points. The second-team All-SEC was 9-17 from the field, 2-3 from three, and 5-5 from the charity stripe. Johnson along with Hailey Van Lith shut down Auburn’s leading scorer Scott-Grayson to just 4 points.
“She (Johnson) was stroking it out there,” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “But the great part is that she was also defending. She was assigned to guard Honesty in the game and in the scouting report. She’s just got better and better.”
Angel Reese recorded her 10th consecutive double-double and 21st of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Reese’s performance marked her 10th straight double-double. The Junior was a perfect 6-6 from the foul line before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter.
Last-Tear Poa scored a new career high of 14 points on a perfect 3-3 from the field and 1-1 from three. Poa went 7-8 from the free throw line to score the majority of their points.
All five starters scored in double-figures on Friday night. Van Lith finished with 11 and Aneesah Morrow scored 10 points and hauled in 8 rebounds.
McKenna Eddings led Auburn with 15 points coming off the bench, boosted by 10 in the fourth quarter. No other Auburn Tigers finished in double figures. JaMya Mingo-Young and Sydney Shaw finished the contest with 8 points each.
LSU finished the night 23-50 from the field for 46-percent and held Auburn to 20-67 for 30-percent. LSU was 5-9 from the three-point line, compared to Auburn’s 4-15. LSU outscored Auburn in the paint 34-18 and out-rebounded them 41-31.
LSU started hot, 9-11 from the field to jump out to a 23-0 lead. Johnson reached her season average of 13 points 5 minutes into the action after going a perfect 5-5 from the field. LSU forced Auburn into 5 early turnovers as its opponent went 0-12 from the field. Auburn scored its first point of the game after Collins went 1-2 from the foul line. Both teams were physical throughout the quarter, despite the score board. LSU dominated the first quarter and took a demanding 27-5 lead into the second quarter. LSU limited Auburn to 5.9-percent shooting in the opening frame.
Auburn’s Shaw got things started with a quick jumper before LSU went on a 9-0 run to move its lead to the 30-point margin. Auburn moved into double figures with under 5 minutes to go in the second to make it 39-11, LSU, before the media timeout. Reese moved into double digits right before the half as Van Lith lobbed a pass over top that Reese snagged and finished down low. LSU held a 24-point lead at the half after holding Auburn’s leading scorer, Scott-Grayson, to zero points.
LSU ended the half shooting 15-33 for 45.5-percent compared to Auburn’s 8-33 and 24.2-percent. Auburn was 0-6 from deep and while LSU went 2-4. LSU added to its advantage with a perfect 11-11 from the charity stripe and 26 points inside the paint. Auburn gave up 13 turnovers while LSU only allowed 5.
Auburn scored the first points of the third quarter, but LSU’s offense picked up right where it left off with an 11-0 run to move its lead back above 30. Auburn stopped the run with its first three-pointer of the night, now 1-11. Van Lith went 2-2 from deep and scored 9 points to lead all scorers in the third. Reese scored 6 points on a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line. The LSU Tigers held a 69-31 advantage heading into the final quarter.
LSU traded buckets with Auburn as it held on to its large lead and made its shots from the free throw. Auburn could not get anything going on the fourth despite LSU subbing in its reserves. Auburn outscored LSU in the fourth 17-9 but couldn’t make a dent in LSU’s dominant lead. Eddings scored 10 in the final quarter that saw 2-2 from beyond the arch. LSU advanced in its first game at the SEC tournament with a demanding 30-point win.
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HVL locked everybody up this game! Nobody can't criticize you if you doing wtf you supposed to be doing. Very proud of her and the entire team for their defensive intensity this game.
Flau’jae balled out 25 points
@chrisdavis2161
2 ай бұрын
I'mma say this and I'm going to keep saying it. She reminds me of Kobe from late 90s early 2000s era. 1.She got a bag... 2. she has the power to take over games as a guard 3. she is a problem on defense and offense 4. she's just getting started AND I could go on... I hope she studies Kobe Bryant because that is her playstyle archetype
@kindramassaline7402
2 ай бұрын
@@chrisdavis2161 yes sir poetry in motion
Auburn is dirty, period. There’s no way Aneesah morrow should have a black eye after playing a basketball game, they think they’re the 93 pistons.
@richardmillee7116
2 ай бұрын
This turned into a Boxing match😂
@MrMakeItHappen1
2 ай бұрын
Haha
@tiamarrow6366
2 ай бұрын
I think this was the first game that all of the starting 5 got hurt in some way. Angel, and Hailey in my opinion got it the worst but I didn’t even realize that Aneesah got a black eye. I get it that some teams are very tough but the point if these games are to win…..not injure someone.
@RelloBluntz
2 ай бұрын
I ain't gone say dirty cos it was a physical game. But da slap was so loud I thought it woulda got a foul. I refs defend LSU was up by 20-30 points da whole game.
@Rommy-1000
2 ай бұрын
Auburn is not a basketball team. They are nothing but a bunch of women who probably go to Walmart to start brawls.
Poa giving 12 shot ZERO respect is hilarious 😂😂😂 and she still refuse to shoot with 10 feet of space
Had to watch this twice 😂! LSU is definitely on a mission🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉! This may have been the most "physical" game yet! Is there an award for "winning big while someone is trying to take you out?" ❤LSU 🏀!!!
Something that should be worth noting about these LSU games….regardless of what their final scores are, what should matter is that they’re winning these games. Some people love to bash them even when they do win because sometimes their final scores aren’t at 100 or even more…..every game is different. Some games their final scores with be more than 100, and sometimes they won’t be. Basketball just like every other sport is hard, and tiring….and unless some of us have ever played basketball at such a high intensity like LSU or any other college/university, or even the WBNA/NBA we will never truly understand how hard it really is. What should matter the most is that they’re having fun AND winning.
Girls are tough as nails. Love it.
Big Foh was on a mission Last-tear poa🎉🎉 Hvl Angel on defense switching jobs between Pf and C Aneesah 🎉🎉 She said it isn't serious injury I hope so
auburn plays so dirty bro😂
Hope my girls are truly ok! I’m proud of them. Shut Auburn completely down
Big 4 🎉
*2:45** left in the first quarter😂* LSU - 23 Auburn - 1
*LSU could beat South Carolina in the SEC Championship. It's going to be a classic game though.*
This the most physical women basketball I ever seen
@TheNanaroo
3 ай бұрын
this isn't just physical. it's VIOLENT. wow
@tiamarrow6366
3 ай бұрын
I agree, and specifically for LSU….it looked like every single one of the starting five got hit in some way. I mean Angel and Hailey took it the most….Hailey flaking on her stomach and it looked like she almost hit her chunk and then when she tripped over Auburn’s player’s ankle in the second half….and then Angel with her ankle although when they zoomed in on her on the stationary bike….she was so unserious and just vibing. I don’t think a lot of people truly understand how hard, and physically demanding sports like basketball are because getting hurt like that is a high possibility.
How are people not talking about the fact that the first 19 point were all scored and assisted by AR and 4 that is crazyyyy come on lsu
No way you don’t realize they’re sagging off you and you don’t shoot at the D1 level. Literally played them how Iowa played South Carolina. Auburn was terrible.🗑️
When lsu put defense first with rebounding n not turning ball over nobody beating them
These Auburn players are so rough mehn
If not because LSU had to tone it down because of how physical the game was becoming and LSU starters were starting to limp Auburn would have left with just 15-20 after the 4th quarter
4 gone hoop every time
Thanks for posting!!!
😂😂😂😂 Big 4 said Booooom
The crazy thing about this game is Auburn players b4 this game really thought they were better than LSU and i guarantee LSU beat SC in the SEC Championship game if we meet up Geaux Tigers
Go tigers!!!
My Lady Tiger warriors battled those… “foul” opponents… who did their worst trying to hurt players, and still got their asses beat! Then the coach gets on after the game and says they lost because of free-throws, like her players didn’t foul the hell out of the players who took the free-throws. That and other sour grapes BS 😂! Good job, LSU! Who’s next?!
Anyone know why Michaela didn’t play
@RGibson116
2 ай бұрын
Coach stated she is experiencing "tender/sore" foot and needs to give it a rest.
Okay who Tf were wearing the Auburn jerseys?? Didn’t they beat lsu a few months ago what?!?
Respectfully #12 gotta get in the gym wtf is she working on if she can’t hit an open mid range shot as a guard
@bwalto21
2 ай бұрын
So true not d1 material
@reneehicks7656
2 ай бұрын
She can hit those shots. They were off really bad.
Reese looks like snoop dogs daughter lol
That "swat" wasn't a foul.
LSU won
Man LSU keeps getting lucky.. they just might make it to lose to south Carolina.
@nextdayheir3329
2 ай бұрын
Say no to drugs😂😂😂😂
LSU will get stomped by the Gamecocks again.
I don't understand those coaches LSU ,IOWA etc ,why keep their starters in the game ,when they clearly win the game SMH
@adrianamassey4445
2 ай бұрын
Same thing I said…playing a very dangerous game when the opps is literally fouling ur players and got em limping