What did you expect?... South Carolina Takes Down LSU

South Carolina takes doen LSU
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[@godhouse5]

SC fan that was present, both teams played so hard. It was definitely a single elimination game type of intensity and effort. LSU was the more chippy team in terms of pushing, arm locking, reaching and hitting, and lower body bumping. The refs were not going to allow this game to get overly physical and repeat what happen at the SEC tournament. At the end SC was fresher, and both teams missed shots they typically make. LSU made a lot of fatigue related mental errors and turnovers that SC took advantage of.

[@girlmonkey]

Raven Johnson is a traditional point guard

[@keithroberts2892]

Floor General to be exact

[@LLCoolNay630]

@@girlmonkey she’s so good at it too. Controls the team.

[@MaseratiHolly]

Facts

[@Mr..G]

@@girlmonkey Yep, and she will be a traditional second round draft choice sitting on the bench at the next level then out of the league just like Destanni Henderson because she can't shoot, my friend. †

[@Hoopgenie24]

Being a traditional point guard doesn't mean that you have to be a bad shooter, and she definitely is that.

[@FridaisKitchen]

Go Cocks! 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 The energy inside CLA tonight was CRAZY!!!

[@brorick5472]

Coach Staley played Tessa Johnson the fourth period while Fulwieley watched from the bench. Tessa is making the most of her opportunities ... 😊

[@mayaedwards31]

Tessa no cap is there shooter she literally the most consistent at the 3. Also big moments. Fulwieley is good especially speeding up and getting fast point slick like a 6th man is how Dawn been using her to me. But poa, raven, and Bree seniors right and I’m now? So both of them gonna have to step up next year anyway big tho.

[@JewelCrowns77]

@mayaedwards31 Raven is a JR. She had redshirt her FR year

[@Tyana-g6x]

I predicted last season that Tessa would play more minutes than Fulwiley.

[@brorick5472]

@Tyana-g6x : You can make the argument that Tessa was the Final Four MVP.

[@kalidirect6635]

Day-Wilson was really blowing me going for the layups in the fast breaks. Why would she not pass the ball on the play she got blocked by Sania. That was crazy. Like DUH 🤣 Sania was looking at her like GIRL

[@fropropanop]

Joyce Edwards matched up well with Marrow too. Joyce is not scared and it shows. She’s a quiet assassin.

[@Swagu-02]

Morrow got her double against all your bigs 😂

[@fropropanop]

@@Swagu-02that’s cause she’s a great player. She got it but it was hard earned. SC definitely affected her and limited her as well as the rest of LSU.

[@michellesmith9522]

Highly intelligent and humble

[@Mr..G]

*@Swagu-02* Yep, just like the previous two times, and just like the previous two times she was handed another loss. The more things change the more they stay the same. The gamecocks will make that trade every time, my friend. †

[@Swagu-02]

@@Mr..G Aye it took you yo run to a woman sport to feel like a man.. but aye All good we took it to you ahh though.. as long as you know you will have to work for that W! We had our moment but ya girl Bree was on the court arguing and bout to cry tho so I know LSU was pressure

[@dianalevey9249]

That was a Great Game!!! Proud of my Gamecocks!!!!🔥❤️🔥

[@squash1010]

SC scouted LSU really well,too. Foul-jay would do her classic spin move layup and there were two SC players waiting for her to draw a charge. They knew what was coming and they were ready.

[@michaellabbe2919]

LSU fan here. You described this game perfectly.

[@nr30199]

So nice for South Carolina to throw LSU a block party 🥳 🎉 😂

[@Bigballer-r7d]

11 blocks 😮

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

Kim Mulkey is now 0-5 versus Dawn Staley since taking over at LSU. Safe to say there is no question who the best coach in the SEC is.

[@michaelpinell1861]

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[@lifewithyanna516]

Dawn has been at SC for 17 years Kim has LSU for 4 years BFFR

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

@@lifewithyanna516 Y’all wasn’t making excuses after Kim won a national championship. Take your ‘L’ with grace and move on.

[@ikewilson4500]

@@yslcologneconnoisseur7473 Take goes to show you LSU is going to get better

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

@ LSU is not the only team that is going to get better.

[@albathoughtsofficial]

Shout out for the awesome analysis, as always! This game was as you said, an Epic defensive battle and diving into the stats, SC just won more of those passion plays, like getting 11 blocked shots vs only 2 for LSU, and grabbing 11 steals vs 8 for LSU. And yes the LSU starters played much heavier minutes. Their entire bench played only 29 minutes total, while the SC bench played double that amount, a whopping 57 minutes. Kudos to the deep, and talented Gamecocks! Would love to see a rematch between them and the UCLA Bruins...

[@scottphipps2278]

South Carolina has The Number one Bench in The Country # 1

[@Mr..G]

@@scottphipps2278 Now tell us something we didn't know, my friend. †

[@cinquebleuu9408]

Just what I expected. The tangibles bench score 31 pts, eleven block shots, 22 turnovers, and 13 steals. SC is to deep. One blimp LSU killed SC on the boards Aneesah Morrow was a beast.

[@USC-PDOG]

And she’s a Senior if I’m not wrong.

[@Mr..G]

@@cinquebleuu9408 Not 22 turnovers, only 12 with 22 points off of turnovers, my friend. †

[@jermainebourn4218]

Lsu got like 4 or 5 players on the bench that never broke a sweat in weeks smh

[@Tyana-g6x]

The same as last season 😂

[@stephieshaw4039]

Lsu got tired started making mental mistakes/fouls

[@alphasports3743]

Noooo ... when in the hell does Day-Wilson shoot ... this is the first time I have seen her take those many shots and I'm not talking about outside shots I'm talking about fast breaks when LSU had a 2 on 1 advantage and SHE try to make a layup instead of passing to the open player, it was 3 blocks. Then the Day-Wilson / Smith exchange ... turn the ball over back to back.

[@Latease-ww6eb]

​@alphasports3743 I was screaming at the TV kim take wilson df out like wth are u doing smh hee and Gilbert kept doing dumb shit they all was doing dumb💩why do yall keep trying to shoot over them when they blocking all yall💩wilson,smith,murrow,MK,and Johnson were exhausted and tired smh kim should have kept Poole ass hell smh

[@Rosalina-Lee]

I appreciate your college commentary. been a fan for a while and i’m glad to see you doing so well ❤

[@SterlingHarris-b1w]

Good defense forces mistakes, and SC missed many bunnies they normally make and they normally shoot way better from the free throw line. This could have been much uglier

[@LLCoolNay630]

The refs had bad calls for both teams actually. Both teams were slapping each other up. LSU just had too many turnovers. None of the two teams were shooting well from 3. LSU just has no bench. KG didn’t do anything tonight.

[@cinquebleuu9408]

People have to understand bad ref calls are part of the game.

[@MsLawson34]

@@LLCoolNay630 Adia Barnes kicked KG off Arizona's team for a reason.

[@fropropanop]

Raven’s plan is defense first and everything else second. That’s why she’s dope.

[@QuitaLovesSports]

Yes she’s great at defense, but she really needs to score more if she hopes to have a good crack at making a WNBA team

[@MsLawson34]

​@QuitaLovesSports I see her being like Dijonai Carrington. But, yes, she'll need to develop a consistent 3 point shot

[@SidneyWhite-x5s]

Girl, you are nobody's fool. And you're cute! The girls brought the defense tonight. Johnson and Johnson both just make winning plays.

[@SidneyWhite-x5s]

Haley Van Lith is overjoyed to be playing for TCU. At least she no longer gets blamed for everything that goes wrong for LSU. What's amazing to me is that LSU players who got significant playing time last year, like Poa and Del Rosario are no longer qualified for playing time this year.

[@MSDIVASTYLE100]

Haley got blamed for the dumb sh/t that she actually did do! She was practically handing Clark the darn ball in that Championship game. I still think that she was a plant! That's why she left! TCU just got beat too!

[@AugustK-zc8jf]

I hope this was the last time people tried to the over-hype this match-up, there's no Rivarly when one tean wins and the other always loses, I hope the Rivarly talks can finally stop now.

[@Romii11223]

I’m not surprised at all and knew was going to happen!! Go Gamecocks!!

[@lorenzodawkins7500]

I really hope SC can get another shot at UCLA in the Final Four or natty game. LSU shouldn't feel too bad about this game, they have to figure out how to play without fouling as much but other than that today's effort would beat alot of other teams, SC is just on a different level as we all should know by now.

[@michaelpinell1861]

What different level? 18-26 and 7-9 and win by 10? Does SC not foul shooters? Cause that's the only different level I saw.

[@dylanwheat5729]

@@michaelpinell1861 I bet you think refs didn't play a factor in this year's football game...the LSU fan base is delusional...y'all flat out lost...17 straight LSU doesn't belong on the same court as South Carolina

[@jjdynomite6526]

@@dylanwheat5729how you switch over to football?! That’s not the topic. I love both these teams but the refs did call the game lop-sided. The fact that the refs felt they needed to do that is wild. The same things they called a foul for on LSU, they ignored when SC committed the same kind of foul. That’s lop-sided calling.

[@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h]

Dawn Staley is a gift to women's basketball. The sooner the rest of the coachless follow her lead (and I'm not just talking about in coaching), the better off the genre will be.

[@Mr..G]

Women basketball has a lot of gifts, my friend. Some came before Dawn, some with Dawn, and there will be others after Dawn. They all have their own style, my friend. †

[@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h]

@@Mr..G Yeah, well I'm talkin' about here and now and I'm a present kind of guy. I'm of the mindset of Janet Jackson: "What have you done for me lately?" And in the here & now in the pros, the current coaches are lacking in class or "were". Half of them got fired.

[@Mr..G]

@@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h In your initial comment, you said, *"And I'm not just talking about coaching."* Then, my friend, you finished your last comment talking about "coaching." I personally don't know what WNBA coaches getting fired has to do with Dawn Staley having class or being a gift to basketball especially when she has never been a WNBA coach. Neither has she won a WNBA title or been a WNBA MVP. Since you were indeed talking about basketball, and since she is a college coach and you like the here and now, Geno Auriemma with 11 NCAA titles and the most WNBA players would be a greater gift to the sport. Kim Mulkey has also won more titles. You mentioned class but didn't provide an example. Class comes in many forms, and while I'm a huge Dawn Staley and SC fan, Neile Ivey has as much as anyone, my friend. †

[@frederickrobinson9502]

LSU down the stretch looked out of condition when SC applied their pressure defense

[@ikewilson4500]

Dud.. They're not as deep as SC

[@MsLawson34]

​@ikewilson4500 They are deep. Mulkey just didn't play her bench. As soon as they made a mistake, she benched them or didn't play them at all.

[@ikewilson4500]

@MsLawson34 Wrong.. Not the same talent level. She'll get it, though. It's only year 4

[@KentLittlejohn-c2k]

This only makes march more interesting.

[@THE-MAD-TECHIE]

I was surprised it was this close...outside of Tennessee LSU has had (as usual) one of the easiest schedules in the nation. So having been relatively untested I expected them to fall behind early .. but the opposite happened they played well early. This will be a year that LSU if they want a top two seed they will actually have to earn it... as this year the SEC has some good teams beyond SC and LSU . This year LSU as of right now has 5 more top 20 team on the rest of their schedule. In the past their only real opponent was SC (like the first half of this season outside of Tennessee). So if LSU gets to March with 2 losses or less they will actually deserve a top seed.

[@cookiedowntheshore]

Fagin just starting to blossom!

[@THE-MAD-TECHIE]

I am not saying Joyce Edwards is not capable of potentially getting National Player of the Year but it will be hard. The next few years she will be up against Watkins and Hidalgo and also Sarah Strong all of who will likely have a much higher usage rate. The depth of SC and the high usage rate of those other three stars will make it hard. But I do expect she will be in the conversation the next few years.

[@amcra1]

same can be said about Aja & Aliyah’s canpaign.

[@tjkelly197759]

I wouldn't be surprised if Del Rosario is playing for USC next season. Kim runs those starters too hard.

[@KimGib15]

Again, I would like to thank UCLA for handing us that L. Y’all woke up the beast

[@Tyana-g6x]

As a Gamecock fan, I didn’t expect to go undefeated. Plus we miss that tall height that we had with Boston/Amihere/Cardosa.

[@williamwellis4044]

Aneesah Morrow should be brought home to Chicago Sky to play 2, 3, and occasionally some 4. The girl has toughness, relentlessness, handles, 6-15 from 3pt land this year, terror on boards, midrange terror, and doesn't mis layups, an bring the ball up and start a play

[@amcra1]

no she shouldn’t

[@JimmyArmstrong-j2n]

Good sport Talk and live show 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@ldbwa1050]

What’s crazy is LSU played really good. I knew Dawn was gonna make some adjustments after halftime though.

[@phillipsimpson447]

the difference in this game can be attributed to SC blocking 11 of LSU's shots. That's huge,

[@michaelpinell1861]

No, 18-26 and 7-9 are more factors than those blocks. To say all of those blocks were the cause is not so. To say more of those blocks were fouls would be more accurate.

[@koolkat4766]

Bottom line, too many turnovers.​@@michaelpinell1861

[@wishfulthinking2371]

@@michaelpinell1861This comment is LSUs problem they DEPEND on getting to line and having favor of refs to win. Stop the flopping learn to make better decisions. SC vs UCLA, UCLA got away with fouling SC a lot with with limited trips to line but SC didn’t lose because of Fouls they played a bad game and UCLA deserved to win. Y’all should have lost to Rice and Middle Tennessee in the tournament last year. LSU had the refs favor against these cupcake teams in the non conference schedule and even against their SEC matchups like against Auburn. No excuses LSU, if your team it’s getting favorable calls, score, go on runs, make better shot selections.

[@MrKelzKelz]

​@@michaelpinell1861 read the rule book, those blocks wasn't fouls.

[@MrKelzKelz]

13 steals 28 pts off turnovers

[@Geemonroe11]

LSU. Couldn’t have won this game lol Johnson and Johnson was playing great guard defense

[@nzinga95]

LSU lost because they began their year by playing 11 homes games and no games against aany ranked teams. Whereas, Carolina played against 8 ranked teams beforre they played LSU, which was their 9 ranked team. And Carolina's DEFENSE ruled!!!

[@Swagu-02]

All that being said then SC should have blew them out. SC was struggling most of the game just like LSU. SC just made little more plays to win

[@amcra1]

@@Swagu-02hence a team with experience for their OOC schedule,dip

[@KentuckyRick62]

Quita, have you thought about creating a Discord for your fans so we can interact with each other and talk women’s basketball. I’m in two discord groups but they are all in to Men’s basketball. They tolerate my chats but don’t really engage, lol.

[@QuitaLovesSports]

Sooo many things to join… I’ll think about it!

[@KentuckyRick62]

@ I understand, you could get lost in a maze of internet services. We want you doing you and making videos. If I can’t find a women’s forum maybe I should create one lol. 😝

[@avsail2002]

We are waiting for you to join BlueSky. You already have a built-in audience!

[@MrKelzKelz]

Rebecca Lobo once said in a game that you couldn't hold your hand up against a defender like hand check but you can put it there and take it off talking about Raven against Clark in the championship game but soon as Morrow do the same thing she the 1st one screaming that is not a foul... Make it make sense, Lobo should be banned from SC games.

[@kellyswell]

JOYCEEEEE❤

[@MrKelzKelz]

Joyce is extra efficient, she often shoot 60 to 80% from the field she won't miss a lot of bunnies

[@Pharaohx115]

NICE WIN FOR THE Gamecocks

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

Yeah, well you are supposed to win a home game.

[@jessicaputnam1450]

I expected them to give LSU the L no problem. I haven’t watched it yet but I enjoyed the highlights

[@ethantremblay6563]

LSU is lucky Ashlyn isn’t playing due to injury, because if she were, Aneesah’s production would look very different. Aneesah Morrow is a dog, but Ashlyn is much stronger than Chloe, far more athletic, and just as good a rebounder as Aneesah. On top of that, Ashlyn can block shots and defend at an elite level.

[@Tapoutkingg]

Get out of here with that weak-ass take. Aneesah Morrow is 3 for 3 in double-double games against South Carolina. She had two last season with Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso on the floor. Ashlyn Watkins was a non-factor in those games. Even at 6'1, Morrow can rebound against any player in the country. Even Dawn Staley acknowledged her after the game.

[@wishfulthinking2371]

Double Doubles arent wins.

[@Swagu-02]

Watkins better be glad she isn’t locked up

[@wishfulthinking2371]

@ like someone’s brother last year

[@amcra1]

@@Swagu-02yo mama

[@donaldtillman4351]

I want the Sky to get Raven at the end of the second round to shutdown CC

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

Well you know they could draft Sonia Citron in the first Round with their Second pick for that. And still get Raven in the 2nd Round. If I were the Sky, I would trade some of their players outside of KC and Reese for additional picks to assure they get both.

[@donaldtillman4351]

@SportsTymeStories-h8x They have 3,9, 15, and 28

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

@ And I would still trade for more. This Draft is just too good IMO and most of the players they kept, aren't. IMO. Then sign any potential Free Agents. Or and and some combinations of deals with current player for those players.

[@CocheseSha]

@@donaldtillman4351 - The Sky doesn't have any picks in the 2nd and 3rd rounds

[@Laniyab]

Sky don't have a second round pick only 3 and 10 n I think a third round ​@@SportsTymeStories-h8x

[@scottphipps2278]

Coach Mulky did not help her team preparation by playing a weaker schedule

[@scottphipps2278]

The Ref's let them play for the most part

[@Scrapper1]

It's not a rivalry.. ppl gotta stop saying that..

[@BrandonEldridge-kx9kv]

LSU had no chance as I predicted.

[@GodivaK]

they actually had a chance clown. They could have won 🤡

[@lorenzodawkins7500]

#50 for LSU was doing a bit more than I'm used to her doing, interesting play. Gilbert didn't seem to play alot either

[@michaelpinell1861]

Gilbert played 15 minutes too long.

[@preparedman8544]

Using the refs as an excuse is not indicative of a championship mentality. The refs allowed LSU to be extremely physical during the first half and SC just stayed the course. No complaining. The refs normally are not for Dawn Staley and everyone knows it but they don't complain just adjust. When SC went to LSU there are questionable calls but keep playing. LSU is very talented and I'm not a fan of saying the bench is not good players. Sometimes you have to trust them so they can gain confidence. You can't wait until it's an important game and look down the bench and say we don't have one. Dawn play alot of players and have been even when they weren't good.

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

If the REFS were not for DAWN, she would have ZERO NCAA Titles. Fact is, certain teams and Coaches get far better calls then most teams. That has been the case since Basketball was invented.

[@preparedman8544]

@SportsTymeStories-h8x So, you actually think a black woman, Dawn Staley will get calls over these white coaches that are just as successful as she? So explain how when SC played Iowa in the final four and they painted the narrative that Coach Staley players were Bar fighters, thugs and bullies. The refs came right out and gave Boston 3 fouls in the first 5 minutes and she had to sit. SC still only lost by 4 points. SC didn't complain they took it and won it all last year. Everyone know SC would have beat LSU again for the Natty. Stop painting a narrative that Coach Staley getting favors from refs. Each time Dawn got spanked by UConn there were calls that favored Geno. No complaints and no excuses, they lost. Guess what Geno was always loaded with all 5 stars. If LSU don't know how to use Rosario please send her to Columbia. Coach Staley will play that 5 star.

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

@ First of all, I could Coach Dawn's bench to a winning a Record, so stop pretending as if Dawn hasn't had stacked teams along with other Coaches that are winning the last few years. And yes, Dawn typical will get the Calls over certain teams. But not EVERY team. Facts aren't Complaints nor excuses and folk better start figuring that out Soon.

[@ReadR00ster1]

What are people talking about, they could have called another 50 fouls on LSU. They reach so much and Morrow is a big time flopper.

[@michaelpinell1861]

18-26 and 7-9? Does SC not foul shooters? UCLA says different. 😂😂

[@scottphipps2278]

LSU had never beaten South Carolina

[@MrKelzKelz]

Lsu actually lead the series

[@deekwilliams3255]

Thank you. The refs did not cause LSU to lose. Excuses

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

Well those are not the FACTS. Refs are always one of the biggest parts of the game and last night was no different.

[@QuitaLovesSports]

The refs were a factor but they weren’t THE factor… the fact is that LSU bench didn’t show up and their starters couldn’t withstand South Carolinas defense

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

@ Teams don't actually need the bench to always show up but the Refs did. And it cost LSU the game.

[@SidneyWhite-x5s]

The Refs are trained to see fouls that viewers and fans do not see, and to miss fouls that are obvious to the rest of the world. I hate them!

[@michaelpinell1861]

18-26 and 7-9 and you win by 10? It showed SC can make enough free throws to win, but it didn't say they were better. I'm weak at all of SC fans saying, "And we didn't play our best." I'm like, "no shit, the team you played got in your shit." This has been the 2nd time in 3 games I've seen that. Do they not ever give the opposing team credit? But there's plenty of season left and I see Tennessee knocking SC off.

[@mzdee2u894]

gamecocks 4 lyfe

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

More times then not, most players can really go Cold towards the end of games regardless of the Defense. Everybody and their grandmother should know the Depth of SC as compared to most teams. So many teams can't throw it in the Ocean in the final quarter. Trying to make it anything then what it was and what we see all day long in Basketball for most teams at HOME, SC at home, REFS giving them Home Cooking. Happens all the time. This wasn't some 3 or 5 game series. So I don't buy the tired myths. REFS gave LSU the business. Sure, the SC players might be a little fresher, but we are talking about ELITE players like Flau'jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow. The TWO FAB freshman for Michigan were able to go the distance but folks want to act like Flau'jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow Couldn't. It's all about Willpower. And yes, REFS were giving SC all the Home Cooking they could eat. Now we see if a Tennessee can stay hot from 3s and how that would play out against SC. They are up next.

[@back2theebasics971]

The difference is what kim always says, a team that grows together is what makes a team chemistry key! Take notre Dame, uconn, and Ucla. They have chemistry and cooking this year!

[@michaelpinell1861]

She says experience but 18-26 and 7-9 doesn't help either. Call these games even. I expect when these teams play, they should always set a new record for fouls and that's because of how hard and physical they each play defense.

[@Hartford92]

Hey Quita...LSU definitely lost that exceptionally well played basketball game versus South Carolina because of the Gamecocks DEFENSE, BLOCKED SHOTS, more FREE THROWS and much better BENCH production. I'm from Connecticut scouting that game competition. Great game! BUT.... Neither LSU or SC can win against UCONN's 3 point shooting committee if the Huskies keep up their team defense and excellent offensive ball movement.

[@rover7139]

LSU played off emotions in the fist quarter after that they lost every quarter just like last year..S.C didn't even play well and still won by 10. SC just cruised in the 3rd and 4th quarter turning it up when they had too. And both teams had shots rimmed out.

[@Tiger4life1965]

Actually the last quarter was a tie, 15-15 so do your homework. LSU didn’t play well and still lost by effectively 8, not counting the last 2 insignificant points.

[@keithroberts2892]

@@Tiger4life1965And that’s the bain of you’ll existence, lose a close game to SC because it’s literally your best game on your whole depressing resume

[@Tiger4life1965]

@ we haven’t been nor will we get blown out by anyone…..cough…..UCLA!

[@keithroberts2892]

@ sure, cause yall don’t play UCLA nor anyone else in the non conference 😂😂😂

[@Tiger4life1965]

@ played UCLA last year and won when they were better.

[@ThomasT-un6nc]

Block Party

[@fropropanop]

Lsu didnt have anyone that could shut down the middle either. Also, when all the ladies foul they say they didn’t. Constantly arguing calls which you know are correct taints the audiences perception. The Refs set the tone early, they called everything they could.

[@fropropanop]

I agree, the refs called a good game. They set the tone early that they were gonna call any and everything.

[@SportsTymeStories-h8x]

Safe to say there is no question who has the best and deepest talent in the SEC but that hardly means they have the best Coach. Same for all the other conferences.

[@blachstockmusictroupe]

Kim should have played all her bigs!

[@marvelousmarva9666]

Bad night for LSU! LSU had a lots, lots of mistakes! They just didn’t bring it. I love both teams tho!

[@quentincleveland1131]

Refs took over after 1st Q LSU got frustrated

[@PunChee-mj3no]

The 2 schools and fan bases may feel a way about each other, but I think calling this a rivalry is a reach when SC has beaten LSU so many times.

[@michaelpinell1861]

In recent history. LSU still leads this series.

[@PunChee-mj3no]

​@@michaelpinell1861 On what planet is this true? LSU has lost 17 straight games to SC.

[@michaelpinell1861]

@PunChee-mj3no look up the stats. You do realize SC existed b4 the 17 years Dawn was there right and SC was a forever bottom dweller right? Don't forget where you come from.

[@PunChee-mj3no]

@michaelpinell1861 Yeah, but you said recent history. It's not where you're from, it's where you're at. And right now, Dawn's team is dominating. Just accept it.

[@lacosta771]

Surpised LSU didn't lose by more. They aren't that good this year.

[@Swagu-02]

Maybe they are better the you think or maybe SC isn’t that much better then LSU

[@hood_TheJoker]

LSU was invited to a large block party up in five points Columbia all the natives enjoyed it 😭😭😭😭

[@philipmeyer8801]

Yall lsu fans are soft. Talkn all that smack, then boo hooin after an L. Take the L, softies. We were not crying after Ucla bought it to us. Yall SOFT !!!!!!!!!

[@QuitaLovesSports]

To be fair, I’ve seen some South Carolina do the same thing. Ultimately there are some in all fan bases that aren’t rational…

[@Tiger4life1965]

Last I checked, both teams shot in the 30’s, so what is SC lowest shooting percentage this season?

[@raiderguy104]

100% win

[@Swagu-02]

@@raiderguy104 You must can’t do math because yall definitely took a L to be 100% win

[@MaseratiHolly]

*Day Wilson pissed me tf off. You 5 foot nothing shooting lay ups on giants and getting blocked. Jus dumb asl*

[@clarifennell6248]

They don't individually play the minutes to have 2 or 3 huge scorers. If Joyce played the whole game she would definitely have 20+ each game.

[@ajanggarang7870]

LSU is a better team in the one on one game. SC just suffocated the space for that talent and took the game home with her BIGS.. Dawn is not developing her team for the future..She just make them a team that if drafted into a single Franchise will never be defeated. But look at her top tier draftees in the WNBA..Boston and Cardoso arent playing as higher as drafted.

[@fropropanop]

The LSU GUARDS were a mess. Gilbert didnt have her usual energy.

[@JordynWOKE14]

Sc exposed LSU weak schedule. They played true competition tonight.

[@johnbwright]

More so their weak bench.

[@Tiger4life1965]

Sc didn’t expose anything, they won at home by 8 not counting the insignificant last 2. That game show that if it was in BR, the outcome would’ve been different!

[@johnbwright]

@ can’t even be objective about the final score, then you want to “what if” about it? Please make it make sense.

[@christopher3381]

LSU won the national championship with a weak schedule. This was mental errors by Day-Wilson and the lack of a post player

[@JordynWOKE14]

@@Tiger4life1965 SC has beaten LSU at home and in BR for the last 17-18 years, the outcome of the winner still would’ve been the same. SOUTH CAROLINA

[@fropropanop]

The so called bad blood btwn the teams definitely had an effect on how the game was officiated.

[@arrylmccall8983]

What kind of thumbnail is this...? What dis we expect...? We expected the refs to be fair....Every shot by LSU was blocked clean apparently.... And every forced shot from SC was a foul... apparently...Took our players out the game Mentally..The jump ball calls were premature...The foul shot disparity was ridiculous..... However, I must say SC is the best coached team in the nation... Coach Mulkey Has to be Better with her rotations...Daye Wilson gives US nothing. .ever ...Why Coach is so patient and loyal to her...is beyond me....Jada could do no worse... And she's a Better scorer...

[@michaelpinell1861]

Not to bash our players but Day-Wilson didn't crack until the second half. She gave some quality minutes and hit some timely buckets at times. That 18-26 and 7-9 is what bothers me. Statistically, LSU won all major categories except free throws attempted. That was the game. And I still don't believe SC is above the rest especially after my team, that was supposed to get run out of the gym lost to the officials.

[@alvinrolle2762]

They get them all Americans,how come all of them stay there you could flip a coin who should start,LSU coachsaying

[@marilynntowner1519]

The referees gave UCLA the game and took the gamecocks off their stride. I don’t feel the gamecocks lost that game.

[@michaelpinell1861]

They were down 30 at UCLA. The refs didn't cause that. UCLA was shooting in the ocean that game a SC played their worst defense. I'm gonna repeat this 18-26 and 7-9. Who benefitted from the refs?

[@askdr.m3440]

Gamecock fan here! I don’t know why Mulkey doesn’t play her bench. Del Rosario needs more playing time. Del Rosario is 6’6”! Develop her! I only saw two bad fouls called against LSU. Well, one that was questionable and one that was definitely bad. The last foul called against Morrow was a bad call. That was definitely not a foul. She definitely poked the ball. However, those two calls wouldn’t have made any difference. Referees had some bad calls against SC. Just play the game!

[@Mr..G]

This was actually a bad game fundamentally and cosmetically. Both teams missed way too many gimmies in the paint which led to poor FG percentage. SC shot 37.1% while LSU shot 29.9. From three, the gamecocks went a dismal 2-13 for 15.4%, and the tigers weren't much better going 3-14 for 21.4%. Defense,, foul shots and points off turnovers won it for SC. They had 11 blocks, and went 18-26 from the charity stripes compared to LSU'S 7-9. In similar fashion, they scored 22 points off turnovers compared to LSU's 8. At some point, Raven and Bree will have to give the team something on the offensive side of the ball or it might eventually cost them. The game would have definitely looked different at the PMAC maybe with or without the same outcome, but I just couldn't see Kim Mulkey beating Dawn Staley at the CLA without a post-game and only *six (6)* players, my friend. †

[@Tiger4life1965]

Isn’t it suspicious that none of those 11 blocks were fouls??!!

[@michaelpinell1861]

I kinda agree with most of what you say, but each team played 9 players. That's 2 more than what Kim played last year. The free throw discrepancy is the game. Take that away and LSU wins, so favorable calls won this game.

[@Mr..G]

@@michaelpinell1861 Each team played 9, but SC played 9 All Americans, my friend. LSU played only 4. Three of LSU's bench players only played 14 minutes combined, 9, 3 and 2. They had a total of *zero (0)* points and *4* rebounds. That's less than last year's 2 bench player's 33 minutes 7 boards and 8 points. They have regressed. The three gamecocks with the least amount of playing time off the bench, combined for 35 minutes, 22 points and 7 boards. Only one played less than 14 minutes. There's your difference. I can't blame the refs. They call it how they see it. Kim Mulkey said it best, my friend: “Well you’ve got 10 McDonald’s All-Americans. Flip a coin, y’all can play any of them you want. Got to keep them happy, right?” Mulkey said. “I don’t have that. I’ve got to go with what I have, what I feel in my gut. Fatigue could play a part, but I always tend to give credit to the opponent. *The shots we miss could have been fatigued. The shots we miss could have been their good defense."* †

[@amcra1]

🤡 alert

[@Mr..G]

*@amcra1* 🤫 confirmation- *"A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must BE QUIET! For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner."* †

[@saladin719]

Glad they one but why won't Staley put Sakina Walker in a 6-5 center that can play is she still injured? She's a senior why isn't she getting anytime?

[@askdr.m3440]

Sakima has been plagued by injuries before she even came to SC.

[@Tyana-g6x]

Sakima leaves much to be desired. I’m not sad to see her ride the bench. I wonder if her former NBA dad forced her to play the sport.

[@mzdee2u894]

hey quita.

[@Laniyab]

4 n morrow the only ones been on that big stage they have no leader those new guards not good never been on a big stage like that. I was saying the same thing why they would go into that crowd like that

[@ikewilson4500]

Its only coach 4th year at LSU!! She won a chip her 2 year. The depth is coming!!!!!!

[@amcra1]

she has depth. She doesn’t play them

[@Unpackaged_Vinyl]

LSU has no depth. They only played 8 players last night while Carolina plays 10. Some of those LSU players don't look happy. Especially Del Rosario.

[@ChrisHill-w3j]

Coach Mulkey hasn't developed any of the bench players over the last 2 years. As a result, it's hurting the team. I think Del Rosario, Richard, Sheppard and Gilbert all transfer out next year.

[@Unpackaged_Vinyl]

@ChrisHill-w3j Yes. I told my wife the same thing last night about Del Rosario. My wife has a family friend whose daughter played under Mulkey at Baylor that got railroaded after being a highly regarded recruit in high school. Needless to say, Mulkey has a track record. If you are not a favorite of hers, she won't put you in.

[@GodivaK]

Day-Wilson gotta be slow! Basic point guard ish, she stay messing up! Her and poa suck at pg man. Besides the bench? LSU Needs a PG and a true big

[@Tiger4life1965]

This game was won based on 2 things. Home court & refs. By the way, what’s South Carolinas scoring average this year cause I keep hearing how SC held LSU G to 56 points?? I believe they averaged less than a point per possession in their own gym.

[@dantaereacts2365]

We beat lsu 17 times in a row. Hope you didn't expect anything out of the norm

[@Happy-your1]

This game sucks .. the ref gave them the game all night .

[@titusjackson9791]

All Damn Night!!! Refs were calling fouls nearly every defensive play but they didn’t call those same fouls on SC!!!! Damn shame!!!

[@Gamecockfanatic1112]

@@titusjackson9791I disagree! I was there and from the start the fans said let them play! So, it went down.. Flaujae and Morrow got frustrated and drew multiple fouls 4 each one..by being too aggressive.. just like in the final game period!

[@williams7446]

@@Gamecockfanatic1112 exactly. Flaujae was getting frustrated the last game they had and that’s how all of that mess happened. She was doing the same thing tonight and committing fouls. Oh well

[@Mr.Shaw62]

The Refs gave it SC??? What game did U watch???? That’s gone be your excuse? Y’all scored 56 points…..but that’s all on the refs?? Stop it!!!

[@Happy-your1]

@ exactly that’s why we got those numbers because they weren’t calling the calls if so we would have went to the line and the number would be higher . Four lsu player in foul trouble against two of SC everyone saying the same thing make it make sense

[@jamiefox9245]

Mulkey is stubborn and always gets out coached by Staley.You have a 6’5” Wolfenbargrr 6’6” Del Rosario and they get limited minutes is bizarre to me.Day- Wilson is the best ball handler on the squad and should focus on being the floor general.Run some sets for the bigs on offense.Should be going 9-10 into the bench.

[@GodivaK]

are you slow? Del Rosario SUCKS! why play someone more bc they are tall. Everytime yall talk, you show why you aren’t a coach and on the internet sounding like a clown. All the accolades this lady Coach Kim has and you seriously think you can do and know better!? lmfao 🤡

[@ChrisHill-w3j]

I take it that you don't watch LSU basketball. Del Rosario is horrible. She's picked up some weight and is even slower than last year. Wolfenbarger is actually a guard. She's playing out of position. She doesn't have the dawg in her or the skillset to play post. As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't miss either of them if they decided to transfer out.

[@SidneyWhite-x5s]

What cost LSU this game was the absence of Angel Reese! That and snow on the ground in Baton Rouge! Kim Mulkey, just like Dawn Staley, was an All-American point guard. Why can't she train her point guards to play the game right? And I believe LSU has a bench. It's just that Kim Mulkey does not use her bench.

[@michaelpinell1861]

That's not true. Every team AR played on against SC lost. So please stop bringing that Lady up. 18-26 and 7-9 is what cost LSU the game. That's the free throw discrepancy. Training a player to do anything is like training any of us to do something. But that's besides the point because the ones opposite are trained to counter. So, I'm not understanding that point.

[@GodivaK]

you can train PG all you like but if they are hard headed and selfish what can you do?

[@Mirror_of_the_Soul00]

Lsu choked, unfortunately

[@michaelpinell1861]

Now, I need to call you out Quita. Anybody saying LSU was tired in the first quarter is full of it. Bench production does not always amount to scoring. When u get in the game, can you get a deflection, set a nice screen, etc. Looking at the box score, they each played 9 players. Most minutes played was 38 by Morrow. To not say fouls weren't a factor is BS and you're riding the hype train. SC was 18-26, and LSU was 7-9. Take away free throws and LSU wins. So, did SC really beat LSU or did the officials? LSU clobbered them on the boards. So make sense what you're saying. Yes LSU had some untimely turnovers but SC did not beat LSU as badly as many say, considering free throw discrepancy. And to take this team as a non contender is foolish.

[@Tiger4life1965]

💯!!

[@artdogg50]

Morrow played 38 minutes, Williams 37, Wilson 34, and Flau'Jae 33. I mean that is a lot.

[@michaelpinell1861]

@artdogg50 that is a lot, but what team outside of one team with 10 McDonald's AA doesn't play their best players anywhere between 65-85% of the minutes? Even the best team in the NBA plays their starters a lot of minutes. Only the 6 and 7 rotation players see any significant minutes outside of that. But to say first quarter is asinine. I guess SC was tired too because their starters played more than normal too.

[@quentincleveland1131]

Sc is trash this year