LSU women’s basketball survives Sweet 16 thriller against Utah, advances to Elite Eight
With LSU’s first trip to the Elite Eight since 2008 on the line, Alexis Morris didn’t flinch.
Trailing Utah by one point and shooting two shots at the free throw line, the fifth-year senior sunk both to give LSU a one-point lead with 10 seconds to play.
Utah’s Jenna Johnson couldn’t do the same, missing both free throws as her team trailed by one, and another pair of free throws from Morris all but sealed a 66-63 win in a seed upset for coach Kim Mulkey’s No. 3-seeded Tigers against the No. 2-seeded Utes.
Morris would score 15 points in total, while LaDazhia Williams and Angel Reese added 24 and 17 points, respectively. Reese recorded her 31st double-double with 12 rebounds as LSU overcame a four-point halftime deficit.
LSU moves on to face No. 9-seeded Miami in the Elite Eight on Sunday, which upset No. 4 Villanova earlier in the day on Friday. The Hurricanes have been a giant killer in this tournament as they also knocked off top-seeded Indiana in the second round.
The Tigers will hope to avoid a similar fate and advance to the Final Four for the sixth time (and first since that 2008 season).
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