 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/11/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - The Lady Tigers returned home to host Alabama on Sunday afternoon in front of 12,228 LSU fans and dominated the second half after trailing at halftime to win, 85-66. Kim Maulkey made a couple of key changes at the half. LSU switched from man defense to a 2-3, which helped shut down the Crimson Tide attack. Mulkey also replaced Hailey Van Lith with Last-Tear Poa at point guard. Poa had a great second half to spear-head the come back win. Defensively, the Ben-Gals turned up the heat, holding Alabama to only 9 points in the third quarter and only 16 in the fourth. Angel Reese finished with a double-double to lead the Tigers with 27 points and 19 rebounds. Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 points, while Mikaylah Williams added 14 points. Last-Tear Poa had a career high 11 points. Aneesah Morrow finished with 9 points and Hailey Van Lith scored 6 on the day. LSU finished the day shooting 30-71 from the floor for 42%. They finished 2-14 from three point land for 14% while sinking 23-29 from the free throw for 79%. LSU turned the ball over 13 times, but forced Bama into 17 total turnovers. The Tigers out-rebounded the Tide, 54-34. Alabama would get on the board first on a three pointer by Loyal McQueen. LSU responded with two quick baskets to take the lead 4-3 at the 8:10 mark. The Tide would outscore LSU 20-10 over the final eight minutes of the first quarter to hold a 23-14 lead as the contest headed to the second period. Bama was red hot from the three point arc over the first ten minutes hitting 6-12 attempts. The Crimson Tide continued their strong play in the second quarter, outscoring LSU, 12-10 over the first six minutes of the period to extend their advantage to, 35-24 with 3:53 left in the first half. The Lady Tigers were unable to gain any ground on the Tide over the final four minutes of the period, as Alabama would lead, 41-31 at the half. Angel Reese lead the Tigers at the half with 10 points. Mikaylah Williams scored 5 points, while Hailey Van Lith, Flau'jae Johnson and Last-Tear Poa all finished with 4 points each. Aalyah Del-Rosario and Aneesah Morrow both. added two points each. LSU forced Bama into five first half turnover while committing eight.. LSU out-rebounded Aalabama, 28-20. The Tide sank eight three pointer in the first half to help their cause. The Tigers started the second half looking like a different team, going on a 6-0 run, cutting the Bama lead to 41-37 with 8:47 left on the clock in the third quarter. After a single Bama free throw, LSU would score four unanswered to pull to within one point, 42-41 at the 7:08 mark. LSU regained the lead at the 6:13 mark on a basket by Angel Reese, 43-42, Ben-Gals. The Tigers were now wide awake and roaring as they outscored Bama, 18-8 over the final six minutes of the third quarter, taking a 61-50 lead into the final period. LSU continued to play at a high level, outscoring the Tide 8-3 to start the fourth quarter. 69-53, Tigers with 6:56 left in the contest. LSU stayed in control for the remainder of the game, dominating Alabama over the final seven minutes for the 85-66 victory. With the win LSU improves to 21-4 overall and 8-3 in the SEC. Next up the Tigers travel to College Station on Monday, Feb. 19th to take on Texas A&M. Tipoff is set for 6:00pm CST. The game will be televised on SEC Network. Tune in to our Da Boot Sports YouTube page on Monday night for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports Podcast as we talk LSU Men's and Women's basketball with host David Penn, co-hosts Clarence Ceasar and Russell Grant. It's always a fantastic show. See you Monday night at 7:00pm Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi 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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