Overview
- The No. 3 Gamecocks won 79-72 in Baton Rouge, with Tessa Johnson scoring 21 and Raven Johnson adding 19 alongside a key late assist to Madina Okot.
- South Carolina went 15-of-17 at the line while No. 6 LSU finished 14-of-23, including two missed free throws by Flau’jae Johnson with roughly 45 seconds left.
- LSU controlled the glass 46-37 and grabbed 18 offensive rebounds—12 in the fourth quarter—but shot 29.3% after halftime and went 7-of-25 in the fourth.
- Okot delivered a 12-point, 17-rebound double-double and converted the go-ahead basket in the final half-minute before closing it out at the stripe.
- The result keeps South Carolina alone atop the SEC at 25-2 (11-1), leaves LSU 22-4 (8-4) in fifth, and was widely assessed as a blow to LSU’s No. 1 seed hopes, with Kim Mulkey eyeing more minutes for freshman Bella Hines as MiLaysia Fulwiley struggled against her former team.