LSU women's basketball score vs. Mississippi State: Live updates
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It won't be the easiest bow to tie on its regular season for LSU women's basketball.
Mississippi State (20-8, 9-6) rides into Baton Rouge to take on the No. 4 Tigers (26-1, 14-1) inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Sunday night (5 p.m., SEC Network).
Following her team's win at Vanderbilt Thursday night, Kim Mulkey said "one of the hottest teams in the (Southeastern Conference)" is awaiting LSU in the regular-season finale. And she's right.
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Outside of No. 1 South Carolina, it's possible that Mississippi State, under first-year coach Sam Purcell, is performing at a top level in the conference. The Bulldogs rank 11th in the country in defensive field-goal percentage, led by senior forward Jessika Carter.
LSU's sophomore star Angel Reese will be battling Carter for much of the night, creating one of the most intriguing individual matchups the SEC has seen this season.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
LSU women's basketball battles Mississippi State Sunday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network
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