LADY TIGERS CLAIM HUGE VICTORY OVER OKLAHOMA, 107-100

1/27/2025

Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi

Da Boot Sports
1/30/2025
By: Jason Watson Jr.

BATON ROUGE, LA - #7 LSU hosted #13 Oklahoma in an SEC battle of top-15 foes. Even with a ferocious comeback attempt, the Tigers downed the Sooners in a triumphant 107-100 victory in front of a full “whiteout” crowd.
Both offenses put on a show early in the first quarter, but as officials let the women play tough, things began to get chippy. Lots of arm grabbing, body bumping, and eventually altercations forced an official timeout with 4:10 remaining in the opening period. LSU’s Sa’Myah Smith and OU’s Liz Scott were ejected from the contest after bodies hit the floor.

It was the visiting Sooners with a 23-20 advantage after one. OU shot 75% from beyond the arc while the Tigers failed to make one three-pointer.

LSU kicked things into another gear through the second quarter. The Tigers went on a 15-5 run over four minutes to take their largest lead of the first half at 35-30.

Aggressive fouls and subsequent foul reviews led to an extended second quarter of play. LSU played much better all-around team basketball, outscoring the Sooners by 13 in the second. Mikaylah Williams took over the period scoring 16 of her 20 points in the frame while heading the Tigers to a 52-42 halftime lead.

Less than four minutes elapsed in the third period and LSU had already doubled their halftime lead to 20.

With 4:13 to go in the quarter, LSU held its largest lead of 24 points, but a pesky Oklahoma team would not go away so easily. By the time 2:02 shown on the clock, OU had cut the deficit in half, trailing 63-75. Both teams would close the quarter strong, but the Tigers retained a 15-point advantage heading to the final quarter.

Oklahoma trimmed the Tiger lead to ten with 7:25 to play. Tenacious defense from the Sooners and lackadaisical play from LSU prevented this one from being a blowout.

What was once a near thirty-point lead had been reduced to just seven with five minutes left to play.

As the minutes wound, the points mounted. As the Tiger lead shrunk, so did the Sooner deficit. An exchange of triples forced a Kim Mulkey timeout from the sideline with LSU leading Oklahoma by just a single point with less than a minute to play.

With an already impressive night, who else to call on than Milkaylah Williams who would come through in the clutch with her seventh trey of the game, putting her point total at 37. A steal on the other end by Del Rosario was followed up by a fastbreak layup from Flau’Jae Johnson and suddenly the Tigers led 106-100.

That would be all she wrote as the seconds salted away. LSU would stake victory in the ranked meeting. Williams led all scorers with 37. Aneesah Morrow picked up another double-double performance with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Johnson piled in 25 points herself. A sort of “everybody was needed” game from the Tigers in the win.

Next up, LSU will host Mississippi State on Sunday, February 2, 2024, in an afternoon contest at the PMAC. Geaux Tigers!

Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi

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