LSU women's basketball vs. Georgia: Score prediction, scouting report from SEC tournament

GREENVILLE, S.C. – LSU women's basketball and Kim Mulkey will get another crack at the defense the hemmed them up better than any other this season in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.

With its 63-47 win over No. 10 Auburn on Thursday night, No. 7 Georgia (21-10) advances to face the No. 2. Tigers (27-1) inside the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville on Friday night (5 p.m., SEC Network).

For nearly all season, LSU had one of women's college basketball's top scoring offenses, but it took overtime at home to for Mulkey's team to hold on against the Bulldogs, 82-77.

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LSU managed 35.8% shooting and had 18 turnovers, one of the highest totals this season. Georgia bottled Angel Reese for most of the game but she also had a team-high five giveaways, which hampered the Tigers the most as the Bulldogs piled up 21 points off turnovers.

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In the first meeting, LSU managed just 26% from beyond the arc against Georgia.

While senior wing Jasmine Carson is performing better with her outside game now than in early February against UGA, working to get higher percentage shots should benefit LSU.

Senior forward LaDazhia Williams, opposite Reese, could see increased touches. Williams is coming off a 16-point outing against Mississippi State, which has a solid defensive squad.

Expect LSU-Georgia SEC Tournament game to be low-scoring

This game is set up for a low-scoring affair. Since the loss at LSU, Georgia is allowing below 55 points per game.

The Tigers' defense has been sporty as well over the last month of the regular season with opponents averaging 67 points per game.

Expect the quarterfinal showdown between LSU and the Bulldogs to be a defensive dogfight and the team that makes the plays down the stretch on offense should prevail.

Score prediction

LSU 68, Georgia 59: Mulkey will have some tricks up her sleeve for the Tigers to find some room among Georgia's defense that leads to enough cushion for the win.

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.

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