WOMENS BASKETBALL
Texas 54, Louisiana State 49
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Madison Booker scored 25 points, and No. 1 Texas held on to beat ninth-ranked LSU 56-49 on Saturday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game.
The Longhorns will face fifth-ranked South Carolina, which beat No. 10 Oklahoma 93-75 earlier in the day.
Texas (31-2) lost to South Carolina 67-50 on Jan. 12 in Columbia, but avenged that defeat last month with a 66-62 victory in Austin. Texas has not lost since, rattling off 15 consecutive wins.
LSU (28-5), already playing without star Flau’Jae Johnson due to a shin injury, lost their other star player Aneesah Morrow to a left ankle injury in the third quarter. Morrow, who scored a school tournament-record 36 points in Friday night’s 101-87 win over Florida, had to be helped off the court after stepping on an opponent’s foot. She returned to the LSU bench in the fourth quarter with a boot on her left foot. Mikaylah Williams led LSU with 11 points. THE TAKEAWAY
LSU: Head coach Kim Mulkey again allowed assistant head coach Bob Starkey to coach the team while she continues to grieve the death of a family member. Mulkey watched the game from the middle of LSU’s bench, giving her input at times to Starkey. Texas: Booker had 18 points in the first half helping the Longhorns built a 29-23 lead. KEY MOMENT
Morrow left the game with LSU with 8:40 left in the third quarter and the Tigers trailing 32-27. KEY STAT
LSU was 9 for 17 from the foul line.
March 8, 2025