 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/27/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Lady Tigers went on the road and were upset by #20 Alabama in overtime, 88-85 on Thursday night The final three minutes of the game was wild and exciting as the teams began to go back and fourth trading the lead. Trailing, 79-77, Aneesah Morrow hit a huge shot to tie the game with 23 seconds left. The game would go to overtime, 79-79. Alabama made the plays in the overtime period to pull out the win. This game was terribly officiated all night long. But LSU was their own worse enemy, only making 14-23 free throws. That's nine points left at the line. The Lady Tigers have struggled at the charity stripe most of the season and tonight, it was the difference in the out-come. You have to make your free throws. The slow starts have been an issue and it caught up to the Lady Tigers on the road tonight. For the second straight contest, they trailed by double-digits at the half and needed to battle back. This game doesn’t make or break LSU’s season. They will rebound from this. There is a lot of basketball left to play. No one hit the panic button on this team. LSU shot 46% from the floor on the night. They sank 3-9 from behind the three point arc. They Lady Tigers committed 13 turnovers while forcing Alabama into 16. The Tide out-rebounded LSU, 43-37. Mikaylah Williams led the team with 22 points. Aneesah Morrow scored 16 points. Sa'Myah Smith added 15. Mjracle Sheppard finished with 10 points. Kailyn Gilbert had 9. Day-Wilson and contributed 7 points and Flau'Jae Johnson finished with 6 points. Alabama outscored LSU, 14-5 over the fist five minutes of the opening period. The Lady Tigers only shot 25% while Bama hit 50% of their shots during the run. The first period would end with the Crimson Tide leading, 23-16. LSU continued to struggle with a slow start, missing shots and turning the ball over to allow Alabama to increase their lead to, 32-19 at the 7:36 mark. Bama remained in control of the contest, outscoring the Lady Tigers, 11-7 over the first five minutes of the second period. The sputtering Lady Tigers found themselves down by 11, 46-35 at halftime. LSU shot 45% from the floor in the first half. They hit only 1-3 from behind the arc. At the free throw line, the Lady Tigers made 6-8 for 75%. The Bayou Ben-Gals turned the ball over seven times in the first half. Alabama out-rebounded LSU, 19-15. Aneesah Morrow led the team at halftime with 9 points. Mikaylah Williams had 7. Kailyn Gilbert has 7. Sa’Myah Smith finished with 6 points. Shayeann Day-Wilson finished with 5 points and Flau’Jae Johnson was held to only one point in the first half. LSU began the second half going on a 10-4 run, cutting the Tide’s lead down to five, 50-45 at the 4:19 mark. Alabama responded with a 10-5 run to take a 60-50 advantage with 1:40 left in the third. LSU would answer with four straight to pull to within, 60-54 as we headed to the fourth quarter of a very physical contest. The Lady Tigers battled back to pull to within two, 73-71 with 3:46 left on the clock. With the loss, LSU falls to, 27-3 overall and 12-3 in the SEC. Next up the Lady Tigers will return home to host Ole Miss on Sunday, March 2 at 3:00 pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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