(2) LSU vs (3) Ole Miss | 2024 SEC Tournament: Semifinals | 3.9.24

[Music] Game Angel Ree and Madison Scott to [Music] [Applause] jump steps in and steals the [Applause] tip now the defense of Old Miss has been the area that has really caused opponent's problems that manto man pressure and they can switch shot up and in Haley van lith with the first points Miss starting lineup we are used to seeing sna Collins in this starting lineup we are told that she may not play today due to a coach's decision that means even more will be required from Marquisha Davis Kennedy Todd Williams and Madison Scott anaura going in the paint now and last year POA starting at the point position without Michaela Williams she's not been able to play didn't play yesterday and so Po got to organize the offense for LSU she did a great job of doing that yesterday her and Haley van lith we can see the chemistry growing every game as Kennedy Todd Williams misses and you mentioned it last tier POA in that starting lineup Michaela Williams is being held out just for precautionary reason she's had a little soreness in her foot she was moving great at shoot around today yeah that was a good sign she was doing a little workout on the other end of the floor because I think the most important thing while Michaela Williams is out as she gets her dance move on that's right is to stay in great game shape and so the movement that she was putting on the other end was a good sign looked like she's going to be healthy and ready to play in the NCAA tournament catch and shoot for Haley van LIF the rebound for Angel Reese [Applause] Maro shaking off the defense Ana marrow is somebody I would want in my Foxhole ready to battle because she competes every second she brings the intensity whenever the lights are on it was a really physical contest yesterday with auburn even though it was a 30-point win for LSU Marquisha Davis came out with with the black eye FR well you don't have a lot of players that can rotate in you want to try to take the Hope out of your opponents they have had nine straight wins since losing back-to-back games against South Carolina and Mississippi State this is a team that just gets better and better each outing they get to know each other you only have two starters that have returned from that National Championship team Madison Scott over to Kennedy Todd Williams she saves it back back to Scott and a three-point play possible for Madison Scott Madison Scott usually a forward has been asked to play the point sum this year after they lost KK Deans for the season the transfer from Florida it's been point guard by committee for oldness and they've made things work [Applause] work LSU with the number of minutes that the starters had to play and the style of ball that om Miss plays see how endurance plays a plays a role that's a blocking foul on last tier POA and that's her second remember LSU doesn't go very deep so foul trouble could be a problem good news is that they do have Angel Reese and you see tamari key and her mom Tennessee just a heartbreaker they came back from 23 points down had the lead and then camil cardoso hit that three at the buzzer that's just heartbreaking and you just saw the change of emotion it's their identity it's their DNA and not only play defense you got to love playing defense pretty shot from F in the short Corner Marquisha Davis the speed oh the shake the bank the [Applause] bucket again coming off a career high 33 points it was the third most points by a rebel in this tournament [Applause] ever understanding playing Old Miss you've got to protect the paint look at an Maro go this game can go up and down and if it's fastpac that does not play to the advantage of LSU and one of the hardest players in the country to keep off the offensive glass she's got great energy a terrific SE that second jump and she how she scores it it's so unorthodox it's hard to guard so I I think that she would she would be drafted she goes on to the WNBA but I think Kim Moy would also benefit if she decided to come back FL for three okay FL Johnson got so much confidence she let it go and headed the other end she was like that's money see how LSU is protecting the they want to force om Miss into taking perimeter shot and that's going to be the third foul on last tier [Music] po it's early to have three on your point guard K monkey's not happy about [Music] it Anam Moro with the steal and the floater she's got eight remember she was an allamerican at dep Richardson running in transition too far under the basket up ahead to Reese around Madison Scott and there are the first points for the SEC Player of the [Applause] Year that's the first on Angel [Applause] Reese under a minute to go here in the first quarter and it's just the first quarter Angel Reese does already have seven [Applause] boards ooh there was a lot of contact Reese hit the ground F Johnson got it back and that's off of LSU cyton Williams looking to cook Rita ibak here the hook shot no and a 7-1 run for LSU Miss Missing its last eight Shots Tournament has not disappointed well this LSU team right now they're seven in the net Charlie K has them as a two seed talking with him this morning he said a loss today could drop them out of that two seed line and that's why Kim M and talking to her this morning she's not a fan of conference tournaments and because she feels like it can only hurt your positioning her main focus is a great seed in order to compete in the NCAA tournament yeah she wants to make sure that this team is peing at the right time when it comes to NCAA tournament time they did that last year and they won a national [Applause] championship I think the benefit of the conference tournament is you are playing under the pressure of win or go home and that prepares you for the NCAA tournament and a lot of people were talking about the non-c conference schedule that LSU had last season but she had no idea that she was going to get the transfers in that she did well what did she do coming into this year just get the top two transfers to come in and the expectations were high to start the season off they dropped that early game to Colorado but throughout the season you've seen this team come together the chemistry oh bounces around and out for F [Music] Johnson and Marquisha Davis finally a field goal for the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] rebels anise Amaro is just putting in work that's 10 points double figures for anise Amaro she had 10 points yesterday against Auburn she has 10 points not even a quarter and a half into this game Jana kit looking for anything for seconds van lith the one two bounce and L with some confidence too she was turning the other direction before the ball actually went the hoop Madison Scott will take that and do it with a Swiss now Scott can't wait till the fourth quarter to get going like she did [Applause] yesterday Angel Reese through contact four points eight rebounds for Angel it'll be interesting to watch Angel after halftime CU you sit still will that ankle stiffen up it's going to take a little bit to get loose [Applause] again Morrow kicks it out for Van lith almost lost it there are two players Down Rita Bak still down for Old Miss on the other end and Marquisha Davis limping down the [Applause] court MTH pgas the training staff for Old Miss taking a look at Rita ibak ibak to help with the rebounding and the size and now LSU has gone with a big lineup you have Ana Maro Aaliyah Del Rosario and Angel Reese and Madison Scott just shoots over it nine points now for Maddie she's a first team all SEC selection all defensive team selection C Maro now playing a three because You' got to find some way to find minutes to rest CL Johnson I just does not go very deep and especially when they don't have Michaela Williams available who is [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] resting tomorrow toes it started with the pick and roll well ALU was trying to be patient offensively and save their legs cuz they know they're going to have to work from the defensive end Madison Scott that gets her into double figures with 11 I was surprised she told you she didn't play well I mean an unbelievably selfless player as fo goes for three Matty Scott is the ultimate teammate and when you have players like that who can compliment and see the talent in others kind of like that zaka Stevenson The Freshman shoot it shoot it first three-pointer for Old Miss they're not a team that shoots a lot or hits a lot last in the SEC at three-point percentage J Kent [Applause] assist Madison Scott yes with the p up gave Old Miss some good minutes yesterday they needed her to come in and handle the ball run this offense and she did as a true freshman and the take from Jana Kent the defense the the offense that's provided has been picking up a little bit 6 seconds here Madison Scott has eight of the last 11 points for the rebels Stevenson's going to have to let it go that was not in time and Old Miss ran out of time so LSU will take a lead into the locker room but the greats have to tough it through and that's what anel ree has done for LSU tonight can she keep it up did she get stiff when she was in the locker room in halftime she or did she keep it moving around so that she was able to play in this second half for all Miss offensively what do you want to see here the rebel shooting 31% from the field that's a good sign for Madison Scott Madison Scott's got to play like she did in that fourth quarter yesterday in the quarterfinals she has got to be looking for a shock not so much a distributor and looking for opportunities to attack she already has more points than she did yesterday at 15 today 14 yesterday van lith the turn and shoot but Old Miss is C to six here and the amount of minutes that LSU's starters are going to have to play it will be of huge Advantage for Old Miss to pick up up the tempo of this game Marquisha Davis in double [Applause] [Music] figures LSU trying to get back into the final for the first time since 2012 all Miss hasn't been to the SEC tournament final since [Music] 1983 all right Angel Reese I've seen Anar working on that face up game she is demonstrating she can do so many different things Angel Reese will Comm communicate with Kim M of things that she sees on the because she knows when she feels the different contact that she's receiving how teams are guarding her how she can take advantage of that iak one to [Music] two no Miss bringing some pressure try to force some turnovers there it is mar paa Davis with the steel and the bucket 12 points now this could be a problem in the second half because not only does pressing force you to possibly turn the ball over but it takes more out of you [Applause] physically last two POA out there for LSU with three fouls marrow guarded by Scott and she lost it it'll be old miss ball I keep talking about the fatigue factor for LSU because not only not able to get up and down the floor but it can affect your your discipline your ability to concentrate on what you need to [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] do so they're not cuz LSU is not a team that normally relies on Perimeter shots they're only shooting like 32% from the three-point [Applause] line Todd Williams in trouble the kick out to [Applause] Scott Stevenson back to Madison Scott 5 Seconds Kennedy Todd Williams turn around knocks it down there were a few easier shots before that that could have been taken she took the most difficult one of The Possession and knocked it down but Old Miss within two [Applause] see Angel on the perimeter Maro inside pulling a big way away from the [Applause] [Applause] [Music] basket [Music] I think Kennedy Todd Williams slamming the basketball down so Kennedy yeah Kennedy Todd Williams will get a technical foul on that one so that makes it three now on Kennedy Todd Williams as Haley fan lth shoots the free [Applause] throws [Music] now she's overload they wanted to get the ball to Angel ree they called her there for an offensive foul yeah that's her [Music] third even put her there we go in a ball screen have the guards drive hit number 10 in white goes over her angel does not foul [Applause] tomorrow's going to be a lot of fun it's going to be a lot of great basketball games South Carolina got there with a hero shot from Camila cardoo will they face LSU for a second time count the bucket for two for Johnson the foul was called was that on zakaya Stevenson yeah so that is her third we want to let you know too during the last break they went back and reviewed the foul Kennedy Todd Williams not her fourth foul she has three fouls for olness it was given to zakaya Stevenson so now she has three after just picking up her third so now they've waved off the bucket [Applause] so the bucket's good there's just 14 fouls it wasn't on F [Music] Johnson Miss needs to push in transition but they've got to have somebody running the floor especially in the middle tipped Away by Ana Moro and that's a turnover for LSU when coach yo was only 10 years old and moon MC told me that he had about 6 a teams going at a time and he was tired and he told his 10-year-old daughter yolette listen you're going to coach the game tonight and as she's coaching she sat down the best player on the team and she told him look you don't want to pass the basketball so you're not going to play and he knew then that she had coaching in her blow and nothing has changed there is her father Gladstone Moon Moon MC she's passionate she hadn't broken down into too many defensive stance today like we normally see with her on the sideline I feel like she's been relatively calm the last two days and so she's really thinking everything through well miss in some foul troubles zaka Stevenson with four Kennedy Todd Williams with [Applause] three Todd Williams at the free throw line fourpoint game she can chip away and get stops especially with Angel Reese out of the game though she just got up she's heading to the table last tier PO with the triple PO is going to be key for LSU ration depthwise running the point she was in some foul trouble in the first [Applause] half M has been so pleased with her decisions and how she's taken over that point guard spot I would rest Angel [Applause] Reese TW that ankle yesterday was questionable coming into this game did not go through shoot around Todd Williams is starting to feel herself a little bit she's had two good looks last two possessions and she needs to they are a second half team and especially when they feel like they're backs against the wall that's when the rebels take it to another level first foul by Marquisha Davis puts Johnson at the free throw line starters played a lot of minutes yesterday and even when they were up 20 plus points wondering when Kim was going to start S and they like to run Creer Davis is f i could use a day off in between just incredible a buzzer beater by Camila cardoso a 67 post player well First Tennessee came from 23 points down yes to put them in the position to win the game and then heartbreak for the lady [Applause] balls o in and out for Anam Morrow nowas needs to push just down by five so Angel's got three Ana changed Ana Maro has just one just one so Reese with three PO with three that was the second has three yeah that was the second on Del [Applause] Rosario stolen away by Scott she'll Outlet to Todd [Applause] Williams and Madison Scott 19 points the six0 run for ol Miss there within one Madison Scott starting to remember who she is that's dangerous if you're her opponent and Madison Scott 19 points tonight after 14 yesterday she has announced she is going to come back next year she has stuck with old miss her entire career was the 2021 SEC freshman of the Year second team last year first team this year and now she has gotten that balance under control excuse me under control I love to watch your play like to watch ER quisha too she can tie it at the free throw line had a career highight 33 yesterday 18 today looking to tie it here rims [Applause] [Music] out van LIF trying to go over it bway 56 double doubles in the last two seasons tied for the most in division one now 12 and 15 at the top of every opponent Scouting Report is keep Angel Reese off the glass has anyone been able to do that no you just talked about her double doubles Miss can take the last shot down two and they turn it over instead LSU's defense helps them hang on to the lead and their defense was good too they held off LSU LSU has really struggled to score in that third quarter they did not have a field goal in the last four minutes I think the biggest reason that LSU has the lead right now it's just the work that they've done on the offensive glass they've got 12 offensive [Applause] [Music] rebounds there's a field goal LSU been looking [Applause] for had an offensive foul on Marquisha Davis that's going to be her third see the diagonal screen to get am AR isolated in the paint just let number 10 go to work Marquisha Davis hitting the gas the behind the back pass she'll get it back and finish that little Gib and give it back Diana Thompson spicy in transition that gets Marquisha Davis to 20 points eighth time this season she's at the 20-point Mark including last two Reese will finish that [Applause] one the stars have got to step up if they want advance to the finals Marquisha Davis give it give it up and get it back for two and then Angel Reese just going to work inside gets the bucket and one a trip to the free throw line it's the fourth foul on Rita [Music] ibak bounces it in three-point play can she close this thing out or will Old Miss come back and they be the ones to face South Carolina tomorrow well the way we saw Old Miss play yesterday in that fourth quarter the potential is there claz Johnson finishing through contact she's got 16 I love about what that about flyj Johnson she finished contact didn't argue with the official she just got back she's standing on business Angel Reese with the steal ankle looks fine a 70 Run for the [Applause] Tigers Ayana Thompson misses Kennedy Todd Williams up top to Scott Scott's got to go to [Applause] work Todd Williams will take the three crushed it Carissa Richardson gave oh miss good minutes yesterday as well on the glass and finish it in the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] paint oh last here po holding her head on the floor underneath the basket [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] to [Applause] see is po trying to stand up angel ree is basically holding her up right [Music] now she's all right she's all right let her breathe let her [Music] breathe [Music] the El staff helping last tier POA off the court right [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and I think they're calling for additional help to come out to the floor for last tier POA of LSU she tried to get up and tried to walk off the court but went back down and now they're attending to her and putting the backboard behind her [Applause] [Music] an emotional moment a scary moment when you see a teammate like that go down they want to win this game for her they've got to regroup emotionally they got to focus on the task at hand for the next 5 minutes and 44 seconds to try to take this team to the SEC finals guys I had a chance to observe the LSU huddle while that was going on and po was getting treatment and Angel Reese was reassuring both l Johnson as well as her other teammates that she was going to be okay a lot were visibly upset and crying and when Kim Moy came over to the Huddle she sat down and got very close to all the players faces and said she's is okay she's moving her lims now I need you to go out and win this game go do this for her we got to play well emotionally physically and get it done get on the boards and immediately Angel Reese comes out and gets a bucket for LSU again if you're just tuning into this game last tier POA went down was just taken off on the stretcher this team already playing short-handed without having Michaela Williams Angel Ree had to tweaked her ankle last night LSU has led by as many as 11 the winner will get South Carolina tomorrow in the SEC tournament championship [Applause] [Music] game Madison Scott in [Applause] transition [Applause] Dena Morrow King time Williams Off to the Races up ahead to Stevenson swatted Away by f f just has that look she's going to do everything she [Applause] can to take this team to tomorrow for last tier [Applause] pup we have seen oh miss also turn it up they did so yesterday but they can't turn it [Applause] over F Johnson lots of room to work Kennedy Todd Williams is by herself in the corner she was calling for it now Haley van lift picks her up [Applause] second opportunity goes for Todd Williams 13 points now Sixpoint [Applause] game om Miss needs to get a [Applause] stop they're going to have to try to force a turnover [Applause] Reese trying to shoot over her Defender it's [Applause] short oh miss got it right away it's zaka Stevenson driving [Music] [Applause] in [Applause] Angel ree trying to get the crowd going and make or miss all Miss needs to get into full court pressure not allow LSU to walk the ball up the court one for two for Marquisha Davis she is 21 fivepoint Game LSU hasn't scored in two [Applause] minutes two possession game oh miss is trapped floater from F she's on another level right now big fo is taking over 21 points and Ana tomorrow just coming out with it was a good decision by Haley van lith oh miss has got to get up and foul check out this shot change of Direction off balance going to the left finishing with the right CLA Johnson doing all she can to bring LSU to Sunday the sixth time this season that she has had 20 points in a [Music] game now has got two timeouts so I got to believe that coach yo would Advance the ball take one of those timeouts after this and Advance the basketball she will so Madison Scott will be the inbounder Kennedy Todd Williams is going to be set up in the corner at the bottom of your screen number three in [Applause] Navy don't have a lot of time you got to get it to Madison Scott the kick out to Todd Williams there you go that's what they needed and now o Miss has got a foul with only one timeout left for Old Miss I think Coo's got to burn another [Music] timeout she [Applause] will it's going to be a jump ball possession arrow to Old [Applause] Miss Old Miss has got to go quick and Madison Scott misses Miss will have another chance with 26 seconds down eight N Miss has got to take the first available shot tipped Away by Haley van leth Miss has got a foul they [Applause] [Music] do so now ol Miss does not have any timeouts [Applause] left van lith puts that one in last time that we had the one and two seed meet in the championship game was back in 2020 we're getting closer and closer to a little rematch between LSU and South Carolina the first meing was so good this season and LSU wanted a rematch really felt they could have won that game if Angel re had not fouled out with four minutes left to [Applause] go t Singleton with the bucket again miss doesn't have any timeouts but Kim Moi will take one and in the first half of that game Camila cardoso didn't play well she got in some foul trouble then it was the reverse in the second [Applause] it's been a minute since LSU was in the SC Tournament final they are back for the first time since 2012 we'll get the match up the nation has been craving