#3 USC 79-#6 LSU 72 Game Summary
- LSU led 21-16 at the end of the 1st quarter. However, USC outscored the Tigers 25-19 in the second period to grab a one-point halftime lead, an advantage the Gamecocks would not relinquish.
- USC led by five points going to the fourth quarter, and led by five with 4:33 to play. But the Tigers got to within a point with 1:16 left on a jumper by Flo’jaue Johnson. After a Tessa Johnson miss, Flo’jaue Johnson was fouled with 0:45 to play. She missed both free throws,
- Madina Okot scored on a layup for a three-point USC lead, and after Johinson missed a three, Okot was fouled with 16 left and made both free throws for a five-point advantage. After another LSU missed three-pointer, Raven Johnson clinched the win with a pair of free throws with seven seconds to play.
- Tessa Johnson scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with four three-pointers. Raven Johnson added a career-high 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists And Okot had a double-double of 12 points and 17 rebounds.
- The Gamecocks shot 47% (8-of-17) from three-point range and 88% (15-of-17) from the free throw line
- LSU was led in scoring by Flau’jae Johnson’s 21 points, while Mikaylah Williams finished with eleven points. Former Gamecock guard MiLaysia Fulwiley struggled against her former team, scoring just six points on 1-of-8 shooting from the floor
- The Tigers outrebounded the Gamecocks 46-37 but were just 2-of-12 from 3-point range
- The win was USC’s 18th straight over LSU. The Gamecocks have not lost to the Tigers since a 58-48 setback in Baton Rouge on January 12, 2012
- The victory was also the 500th win for Dawn Staley as the head coach at USC. Staley is now 500-113 during her 18 seasons in Columbia
- South Carolina, which is now 25-2 overall and 11-1 in the SEC, plays at Alabama on Thursday night