HISTORIC SHOWDOWN 🔥 No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks vs. No. 9 LSU Tigers | Full Game Highlights

Watch these highlights as the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team takes down the No. 9 LSU Tigers, 76-70. The Gamecocks had 5 different players in double-digits. LSU star Angel Reese fouled out with 4 minutes remaining in the game.
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[@brennanmcglynn9437]

I will not take anything away from LSU! They fought really hard and played a really good game! I would say is that this has been the best game of the year!

[@Omerta-lo8wn]

They were supposed to win Angel fouling out hurt them in the end 😴

[@johnlinks]

Yeah they were flopping the entire game

[@MLMLW]

LSU played a fantastic game. SC played sloppy but still managed to pull it out.

[@kendraehiers8332]

@@Omerta-lo8wnher fouling out isn’t the reason they lost. No such thing as supposed to win. SC key players didn’t have the best shooting day as well as Watkins and Faegin both getting in foul trouble early. It’s a game, things happen momentum changes, and nonetheless this was a sellout crowd on the road that we came out victorious with😊

[@richardmillee7116]

@@amanrush7722This was an entertaining game, I might watch more 😂

[@Will203_]

Wow big shots down the stretch.. that South Carolina team is legit

[@packman0439]

SC showed why they’re Number 1. It took mental toughness to go to Baton Rouge and withstand the early onslaught. Coach Dawn is a master at motivating her players. LSU is dangerous. What a game!

[@MB-gd6be]

Facts, Exactly !!

[@rockyward6758]

This is the pinnacle of women’s college basketball.. these ladies were hooping scoring playing D hitting big shots intense and just overall competing at the highest level..

[@ofasanmi7511]

LSU’s midrange shots were 🔥

[@jackie8846]

Yes now they can go on and make that big money in the wnba 😅😅😅😅

[@letmebreakitdown2u152]

Indeed!

[@emmanueldufresne]

@@jackie8846yeah, more money then you do at you job for playing they favourite sport for 7 months..

[@RaisedrightEnt]

I've watched college basketball for many years and this was one of the most entertaining games I've ever seen.Thanks Great jobs to both teams.😊

[@GeoAce777]

these two can beat some WNBA squads

[@hoopsfan2363]

No they can’t

[@CheckItOrRespectIt]

@@hoopsfan2363South Carolina would beat the brakes out of the mercury

[@roberte.bennett8327]

South Carolina goes into a hostile environment against the defending national champion and wins it after trailing most of the game. Wow.

[@SpokenWord4]

They called fouls on LSU and SC had serval charges and calls against Cardozo that were not called. The refs helped South Carolina win this game.

[@xxsskyyxx]

@@SpokenWord4 nah sc just more talented

[@BakerM09]

@@SpokenWord4it might have felt that way but I promise you that your team flops A LOT!

[@tray_fx]

⁠@@SpokenWord4lsu flopped a lot this game😂 Cardozo didn’t even touch one of the players and fell on the ground

[@jadenharris7174]

@@SpokenWord4cry some more

[@DeadlyBeast205]

"Shoot the ball Hailey" is hilarious 😂😂

[@jamerson4051]

The women's tourney is going to be insane! Hats off to both teams!

[@christopherharper9818]

South Carolina under Dawn Staley reminds me of the Georgetown Hoyas under John Thompson. Most disciplined, most prepared, most hated. I love them ♥️💛💚

[@ronniegraham7833]

Dawn Staley is a very classy coach. The players are treated with respect and dignity and the coaching staff 8s always under control. Much respect for Dawn Staley and her coaching staff.

[@jackie8846]

Classy, lol racist is more like it lol

[@shawnwilliam1802]

@@jackie8846 White fragility alert

[@greatone275]

@@jackie8846PROVE THAT, and fyi she doesnt throw her players under the bus

[@ronniegraham7833]

@jackie8846 Mulkey is racist, she thinks the players are her slaves!!!

[@ohenry2]

​@@jackie8846Please provide receipts of Coach Staley's racism. And FYI : Pointing out racism does not make one a racist anymore than reporting a bank robbery makes one a thief.

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Go Gamecocks! Not our best game, but it was a very hostile road crowd and a legitimate top ten opponent.

[@LifeUser]

I think LSU's defense had a lot to do with it. Not their best game also by your reasoning. It's just regular season, will be interesting to see the rematch in the playoffs.

[@rwalker41]

Yes this Gamecock team showed growth and maturity. I hear about how other teams are young but they forget SC is a very young team still learning to play better each game. This gamecock team is not loaded with veteran starters. I don't think this Gamecock team has peaked. LSU will learn from this.

[@tourcreate1]

This was BY FAR one of the most exciting women’s basketball game I have ever seen in my life. Both teams were outstanding great job ladies great job indeed!

[@D.dot.]

SC is a very well coached team. They kept their cool the whole game and never panicked.

[@mzprince4139]

Absolutely I was worried for a minute, but slowly but surely they found their groove, and made some huge shots.

[@freedometv7175]

Hailey Van Lith and Flaujae should switch roles! Hailey shouldn’t be running the offense/bringing the ball down. She should focus on shooting! I think they will be a much better team with that switch.

[@organizednoise9614]

I said the same thing!!!!! 💯💯💯💯

[@Keepdapocket]

Honestly, I was confused by that. I’m not sure how Flaujee’s handles are, but they seem adequate to run the point to me. You saw Fulwiley all up on Van Lith’s pocket harassing her.

[@WO2411]

💯💯

[@michaelnelloms1382]

This will be adjusted by the time the NCAA tournament starts. Be calm!

[@areina1513]

@@michaelnelloms1382It should’ve changed after the Colorado game. Multiple people called this out during the exhibition games as well. I highly doubt Mulkey cares at this point.

[@zahara0880]

Let's go GAMECOCKS ❤! GREAT GAME

[@galenstone9097]

SC really gets in your face. LSU had a rough night offensively and still made a battle of it. Good job overall.

[@jadenharris7174]

LSU had a GREAT night offensively, everybody got their points even though it wasn’t a high scoring game. it really came down to discipline and coaching down the stretch and SC was just the better coached/prepared team without question.

[@williamkirkland9954]

That was a Heavyweight Rumble !! Best game ever classic ❤

[@hiitsmorgan5431]

This might be game of the year in mens and women’s so far. Everyone on the floor is a future pro. What a game.

[@jackie8846]

Yes gonna make that big wnba $, thats if the guys will let em 😂😂

[@rudyburgess8106]

Your post tells me you didn’t see the Oregon St. AZ game last night which Oregon St. won on a step back 3 as time expired. Both games were entertaining, but that Ore. St win was better. Ranked vs. Unranked.

[@pauliebrown2794]

Way to come back and take the win!! Great game.. Go Gamecocks!!!

[@Rommy-1000]

Good thing SC had the refs on their team. Without the refs, LSU wins.

[@xxsskyyxx]

@@Rommy-1000lol

[@bobokelly7361]

What a game. SC just doesn't fall apart.

[@dambertaylor5334]

Morrow carried the team and deserves her flowers 🎉

[@crunchysoulster]

Yes! She was so impressive.

[@beema2404]

Absolutely. She’s their best IMO. She’s always solid.

[@704jiggy2]

@@beema2404definitely reese then morrow

[@L.U.505]

The match up between Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardosa was a great battle to see but that smirk Kamilla was giving Angel every time she blocked her shot just took the life out of me. I'm sorry but I watch it at least 12x. 😂😂

[@lanesh7245]

Me too😂😂😂

[@gregpaspatis9425]

My younger brother watched parts of the game (he ordered gen. admission tickets for the women's Iowa@Maryland B1G conf. tilt on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024 for no reason other than the opportunity to see Caitlin Clark play) and wondered what did Angel Reese go and acknowledge the crowd just after the game ended like she was leaving the court with some moral victory of some sort, she lost the game!!!!!!!!!! She's winless against South Carolina and coach Staley! ! ! And coach Staley lost in her teams only meeting ever against Caitlin Clark! Although that should be another matter entirely.

[@zariawalton4932]

still VERY PROUD of lsu🎉❤😢. but what a GAME from the gamecocks and lsu. women’s basketball won

[@MLMLW]

LSU played a great game.

[@richardmillee7116]

LSU bench needs to step up, no confidence or quality there😢

[@dionne7610]

USCs program has been amazing . Great game for the Lady Gamecocks❤

[@rgractor]

They’re just the Gamecocks now, they dropped the gender modifier a few years ago. Go GAMECOKS!!!

[@monnie7896]

Just say SC some folks get confused saying USC thinking you talking about USC Trojans

[@Berley_1234]

if only our football team could do as well

[@stanleyjh601]

@@monnie7896We were school before cali was a state!!

[@beardownbitches4074]

​@@stanleyjh601Casuals will always see USC as Southern California not South Carolina

[@obiokezie1078]

I love South Carolina’s center. Her development has been getting better each year. Did y’all peep the dime she threw in the final minutes?!? She nice

[@MoonMoon-fx1op]

She is, I just need her to get some more post moves

[@2thousand336]

Yeah, she's pretty good at finding her teammates on the perimeter. That particular one though, was a game changer! She could've tried to go back up with it. Which I wish she did more of actually. But if she missed, and/or gotten fouled, she's not very good at the line. Hall not hitting that 3, would have potentially changed the outcome of the game.

[@jasminedavis3894]

Lord this was a tough one! But my girls pull thru!! SC LET'S GOOOOOO!!

[@rosinaallen4507]

This was an absolutely great game! I believe it is one of the ones that will go down in history.

[@domino2009ful]

LSU ladies talking all that smack…South Carolina had the last laugh

[@marlenehill3526]

A great TEST FOR USE WE STILL LEARNING!!! PROUD OF YALL GAMECOCKS ALL THE WAY FROM PHILLY 🏀🏀🏀 GODBLESS💯💯🤎 LADIES

[@gmansp77]

This game gave me EVERYTHING I needed!

[@hardworkingcriminal4873]

This was a high intensity women's game. Suspect we'll see a rematch at some point of this season.

[@KevinMcLeod-metaphorgenius]

This will forever be a classic game‼️🫡

[@jeromedanielson4422]

The free-throw shooting was horrendous by both teams, this game could have been won from the line S, Carolina 54% LSU 44% certainly a weakness of both teams.

[@snoopcheatom5660]

The worst I ever seen in life, I was appalled all game

[@southernflavamaker]

Number 10 center for S.C.? I'm her new fan now.... Thick, beautiful and talk smack....I love it

[@tom11zz884]

Can't do that against IOWA. Clark will destroy them if they aren't hitting those free throws.

[@surferzapper20]

​@@tom11zz884that was basically what it came down to when SC faced Iowa last season. Hawkeyes hit all 14 FTs on their end, SC missed 4 and lost by exactly 4 points.

[@billcook6156]

Can I just say that I'm really impressed with how far women's basketball has come? When I was in undergrad at South Carolina I was in the band so I went to a lot of games, and the building was almost empty for women's games. And in graduate school at LSU, they hung a huge curtain on one side of the PMAC when the women played so it wouldn't feel quite so empty. Now the women are playing in front of raucous sellout crowds in prime time on ESPN. Glad to see them finally getting a following to rival the men.

[@bre3365]

Ouch🤧🤧😝😂SOUTH CAROLINA STILL UNDEFEATED.❤🖤💪🏽

[@msmonaco426]

I called this entire game. South Carolina has the best in women's basketball team and their bench is deep. LSU played a good game, but AR was winded and sometimes wouldn't run down the court, she made lazy fouls because she was tired. This was an excellent game. Lady Gamecocks still undefeated.

[@jayvonlewis2027]

Facts I’m ready to see dawn really let fulwiley get hers she got that DOG In her

[@thisguyjamal1209]

angel reese top 5 draft pick they stopped going to her in the paint

[@johnklein6040]

If AR was tired before the end of the game then maybe she should work on her stamina more instead of trying to be a celebrity.

[@jasi1573]

@@johnklein6040or maybe mulkey should use the bench more 🤷🏽‍♀️. She can’t expect the same 6-7 players to win all the time

[@Fam200532]

3 of her fouls were bad calls..what are you talking about..I will give you one foul as being lazy but that’s it…

[@rob4419]

Lol loved LSU trash talking Kitts the entire time just to get taught a lesson

[@TonyDphaxKing]

The POISE of S.C. 😮! This was an excellent match-up! A team with 28 straight road wins vs a team with 29 straight HOME wins. A demoralizing loss for LSU because they were at HOME and played extremely well. But oh the poise of S.C. Wow.😮😮

[@larry7688]

Regardless of what is said these are the two best teams in the nation & no other team has outscored SC in three quarters . These will be the final two teams for the championship

[@anthonytaylor7928]

That won't happen because they will put them in the same bracket so that they can make it easy for uconn or Iowa to play in the final watch and see

[@bigsizemusic8069]

Sadly true

[@CoachRJ334]

LSU will get blown out when they head to Columbia

[@comfortsheriff1352]

​@@CoachRJ334lol let's watch

[@Bb-yq4gi]

If you actually check the stats SC outscored lsu in every quarter but the first lol that’s why SC was still in the game throughout. It looked like LSU was winning every quarter because they took the first punch in the first quarter. LSU is not the only team that led after a quarter..North Carolina led after the first quarter against SC as well. Thats why SC knew how to come back in the game because they experienced it before.

[@edithharmon6810]

LETS GO GAMECOCKSSSS WAY TO FINISH STRONGGGGG

[@tombrady7616]

SC seems MENTALLY TOUGH. They just kept coming,after being down double digits on the road. CARDOSA is a straight beast 😮. CONGRATULATIONS 👏

[@DDub04]

Great week to be a gamecock basketball fan.

[@ronlove7706]

Such a GREAT game!!! Thanks for covering it!

[@HeatherSC02]

Go Gamecocks!!! What a game!

[@claudiavalencia812]

I will always root for My Girls LSU regardless 👏

[@Laniyab]

Only if they more players so they switch out to give them some air they definitely would of won....very good game best game they had all season they really can win again

[@williamseale]

Snapped lsu 29 game home winning streak cause we hadn't been there in 29 games. Last home loss January 6th 2022 against South Carolina

[@xxsskyyxx]

lol South Carolina is their bully .. like last year in the regular season

[@manlymanhunger7451]

I enjoy the NBA and NFL. But games like this I do recognize. Observations: Coach Mulky died 1000 deaths on the sidelines. The fans were just off the richter scale, intense. Cordoso kept blocking Angel’s shot and smiled at Reese each time. They battled. There were a lot of blocked shots in the game. Energy and intensity of players, fans and mulky was off the charts. Staly and Mulky two great coaches. Overall, both teams engaged in physical battles, bodies colliding and crashing. Reese, fouled out. Questionable calls??? Carolina managed clock and time outs very good. Conclusion: Carolina is a well disciplined and methodical team. They reflect the cool, calm and patient Dawn Staly. Hung around and waited till last minutes to steal game. So obvious what she and they were doing and did it. Cannot wait for rematch. Fantastic game on a Saturday night.

[@ZaniqueFitness]

I noticed that about dawn too she’s super composed and calm when they play

[@Ttg_playerr9]

@@ZaniqueFitnessknows how good her team is. Puts in the preparation before the game

[@jeremiahkellingbeck7873]

Ahh game on thursday not saturday

[@ASAP_AJ]

Dude this was an AMAZING GAME! Great job ladies

[@marlenehill3526]

Gamecocks slow start but we always come back exactly 💯 😌 🤪 A Great Win 🏀🏀🏀🆗️✅️🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿

[@KB-it3xc]

South Carolina different 😮‍💨

[@sky-booth]

Honestly, almost losing to a team without a bench … isn’t a flex for SC … Angel Reese not fouling out would have had their first loss

[@yscroggins37]

This was the best game,non stop action!!!❤

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

I’m not doubting Dawn Staley. South Carolina is winning the championship.

[@rasheedjeffries5754]

Nah Iowa is

[@GodsProphet23]

Definitely not beating LSU Clark plays no defense​@@rasheedjeffries5754

[@xxsskyyxx]

@@rasheedjeffries5754nah Iowa don’t have the defense that South Carolina or lsu has this year & South Carolina is by far the deepest team from starters to bench

[@shawndellmatthews2647]

SC is winning the Natty this year! 🏆

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

@@rasheedjeffries5754Told y’all

[@ortazbooker8365]

Great showing! I love the passion that was on display Women's college basketball is the best thang going right now !!!

[@maxhayashi4078]

That Kamilla Cardoso's stare at Angel Reese was awesome!!

[@Omingogeta]

This game was good af🙌🏽 love chloe kitts game tho

[@theronyoumans1383]

One of the best games I’ve seen men or women in awhile. Great job by both squads

[@nikkijay670]

Not the best from SC but they all just all around an amazing team. Between teamwork, great coaching, respect & knowing how to run the ball and straight up Humble… way to go gamecocks . Fought till the very end 💪

[@BigOpps-by2eo]

They're both a problem in the tournament

[@Meh4991z]

Great Game!!!

[@letmebreakitdown2u152]

What a game! These women post up ...defense....drive the ball! It's so much better than watching a men's NBA game where they just stand there and shoot 3s all day! Much love to the ladies! You guys are what's exciting about basketball right now! Heck ...anyone here go watch highlights of last year's Iowa vs South Carolina game. Incredible!🔥🔥🔥

[@mzprince4139]

Wow you have to give it up to SC for getting a tough road win. Great game.

[@BiggRogg007]

This looks like a team that can go undefeated!

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

There is UConn coming up to CLA, in my opinion all the injuries to the huskies are keeping them from #1 ranking, they played 7 ranked team and are 5-2 Carolina are 5-0 but some of the ranked teams is now unranked.

[@BiggRogg007]

@@kenichitamagusuku3194 that's fair

[@baseballjourneywiththecald9492]

I’m not mad at this Loss because now I now we can compete with the best I’m happy to see this hoped for a win but we can build off this loss

[@vernonkelly3379]

South Carolina did not play their best game and still won on the road. Child please 😂

[@ericbanks9286]

⁠@@vernonkelly3379LSU didn’t play their best either….

[@abnermangui-ob4763]

Who did'not?

[@ElfridPayton-ri3tq]

@@vernonkelly3379it was a reason they didn’t play they best game…you go sit down. MW will not go 1-10 for no more!!

[@ElfridPayton-ri3tq]

MW will not go 1-10 from 3 again.

[@Jayswole]

AMAZING GAME!!! REGARDLESS IM STILL PROUD OF LSU.

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

I must say LSU did play well

[@nr30199]

Fantastic win for the Gamecocks

[@letstalkaboutitsistahs]

LSU proved they are better than when they played Colorado!!!! I look forward to correct what went wrong and they will go very far in the tournament!!!

[@CoachRJ334]

Why was Angel on the bench in the clutch

[@crunchysoulster]

@@CoachRJ334She fouled out. One of them (her foul #4) was bogus. I still think my girls SC would have won either way but Angel should have still been in the game.

[@CoachRJ334]

@@crunchysoulster I didn't watch the full game I fell asleep I was wondering why she was out ....South Carolina is really good because LSU don't usually lose at home

[@jonathanokonkwo4715]

The energy is amazing ! Nah both teams deserve all the praise !

[@Bigran36]

Way Togo SC and awesome job Coach Staley, representing all of us from North Philly! 22nd & Lehigh yessir!!

[@gregpaspatis9425]

"22nd & Lehigh yessir!!" Didn't there used to be some big league baseball and pro football park (stadium) at that location for something like 60 years over three fifths of the 20th century?

[@JamOwnnIt]

Excellent game!!!! These 2 teams did not disappoint! 😵‍💫💢💯💯❤️

[@mmsdae]

Best game this year🔥

[@Ferrari-sw7nl]

Totally bias ESPN announcers were pulling for LSU the whole game. SC showed why they are number 1. Deal with it

[@Zenigundam]

Hailey Van Lith cost LSU the game. She's a liability out there.

[@lawzlive]

These two cast a lot of SC games and it's usually who has the bigger story and/or who's the visitor. They're job is to feed into the crowd. I'm garnet and black all the way but have to admit LSU's underdog hype plus the crowd, it was the bigger story.

[@gregpaspatis9425]

Totally bias ESPN announcers? I see it as being more about the announcers absorbing the crowd atmosphere at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge and nothing more, what would you have had the announcers do (Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo), would you have them announcing the game the way that a poker championship or a spelling bee championship would be announced?!?!?!?

[@EazyBest]

SC was off this game and still won 😅

[@pauljefferson1109]

They wasn’t off, they was getting d up

[@heathhulsey6807]

Great game, The energy was awesome

[@Ttg_playerr9]

What a game

[@unselflover]

Chloe Chloe Chloe. It was great seeing you finish through contact and stay on your feet.Kamila, when is the light bulb going to go off and you realize you can dominate every game. Shoot the ball Kamila.Great game by all. Haley did her thing. She looked comfortable last night. Great game ladies.

[@HitKLHman]

Them girls Ballin.

[@WhoisDJNox]

What A Game! Wow!

[@vanessavalley9747]

Coaching from both sides is truly amazing!!

[@dwaynecainesr.7001]

North Philly Legend is running things!! #SALUTE Coach Dawn Stanley!!!

[@drithehilarious9856]

that block by morrow is crazyyyy

[@GhabCeoJTSnow]

Great game South Carolina been that in Women’s basketball I liked seeing the back and forth blocks etc from Angel Reese and Cardoso great matchup!!

[@anghoppi]

Awesome game for both teams!

[@Lastdon56]

SHOOT THE BALL HAILEE! lmao man what a game.

[@sumterlb]

Yea, same thing I scream at my phone watching their highlights. 😂😂😂. She is a pure scorer, not a point guard.

[@Groovy9]

South Carolina stayed composed the entire game no matter being down credit to Dawn Stayley

[@mgf909]

What a game!!

[@abnrgr7569]

Both teams could beat Iowa with the defense they play. Neither is a 1 person dependent team. Awesome.

[@laideevalynteena8172]

This game was sooooo good and exciting!

[@thepassportog]

South Carolina got quality shows nearly all of the 4th qtr. lsu had to hit tough shots to keep it close. USC wins by 15+ on a neutral court.

[@GodsProphet23]

USC gtfo

[@xxsskyyxx]

Exactly lol if sc was at home they would’ve won by 10+ easy .. honestly by 15-20

[@BettyeJo-nl1sc]

Great game for both teams!

[@smootbeatz3060]

That was a good game on both sides

[@loyalnino]

LSU Tigers are good but South Carolina has their number..they always get the W

[@guessthelogo]

Nothing will separate me from LSU! They put up a great fight and had a great game! This has been the best game of the year, in my opinion!

[@reese44622]

Great game girls very competitive. I like it.

[@33ladyRAM]

wow, I missed a great game! BRAVO to both teams!

[@charlesmoore280]

They talked earlier in the year about South Carolina falling off 😂

[@xxsskyyxx]

lol facts & we beat them badly last year luckily they didn’t face us in the championship

[@Junebug1228]

Wow, that was a great game

[@Asaadhasan300]

Bre Hall sealed that game 2 clutch 3’s best game lsu played all year

[@user-sz7rj2wr8r]

Both teams fought hard great game for both sides love u all warriors