 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/14/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - This game is always circled on the LSU Women's Basketball Schedule before the season begins. South Carolina invaded a sold out, electric Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday night and pulled out a close, competitive 79-72 victory in front of 13,200 LSU fans. LSU lost this game at the free throw line only sinking 14-23 attempts. The Lady Tigers shot 40% from the field for the game. They hit only 2-12 from three point land for 17%. Flau'jae led the team with 21 points. Williams finished with 11. Joyner scored 8 points. Richard had 7. Both Hines and Fulwiley scored 6 points each. Knox scored 4 points and Koval had 2 points. The intensity on the court matched the intensity in the stands with both teams engaging in a physical battle in the paint. At the 4:55 media timeout, LSU led 10-9. As the first period came to and end, the Ben-Gals held a 21-16 advantage. LSU shot the ball well in the opening quarter, shooting 47% from the field, 50% from behind the three point arc and 3-4 from the charity stripe. The Lady Tigers were focussed and ready to play. The intensity continued in the second period with LSU doing just enough to cling to a small lead. This game was living up to its hype. South Carolina would go on a 7-2 run to end the first half, taking a 41-40 lead into halftime. LSU shot 16-29 from the field in the first half for 55%. They hit 2-5 from three point range for 40%. At the charity stripe they sank 6-9 for 67%. The Lady Tigers led the rebound battle, 19-16. South Carolina committed four first half turnovers while LSU had six. The difference in the first 20 minutes was the Gamecocks' three point shooting as they hit 7-12 for 58%. Flau'jae led the team at the break with 14 points. Williams scored 9. Z. Johnson added 7 points. Fulwiley contributed 4 points. Joyner, Koval and Richard all finished with 2 points each. LSU began the third period ice cold, starting 0-6 from the field until Amiya Joyner made a layup at the 6:05 mark. South Carolina out-scored the Lady Tigers 9-2 over the first four minutes of the second half forcing Kim Mulkey to call a timeout. 50-42. South Carolina with 5:15 remaining in the period. Once again South Carolina ended the period strong, scoring the final four points to take a 60-55 advantage into the final quarter. Over the first six minutes of the fourth period, LSU out-scored Carolina, 13-9, cutting the Lady Cocks lead to one, 69-68 with 3:44 remaining. With 25 seconds remaining, South Carolina led by three, 75-72. South Carolina made the plays when need for leave with the win. With the loss LSU falls to 22-4 overall and 8-4 in SEC play. Next up the Lady Tigers will travel to Oxford to play Ole Miss on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 8:00 pm. the game will be televised on ESPN. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *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.
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