LSU’s Angel Reese scored 25 points and had 24 rebounds to lead her team to victory over Michigan women’s basketball team, with the Wolverines struggling to score in the first quarter. Reese’s impressive performance, including 14 offensive rebounds, helped LSU advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. Michigan failed to make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2020. Jasmin Carson added nine points on three 3-pointers for LSU, while Laila Phelia led the Wolverines with 20 points. Leigha Brown, Michigan’s leading scorer this season, finished with just three points in 22 minutes after going scoreless in the first half. The Tigers dominated in the paint, and Reese’s four blocks helped to seal the win. Keywords relevant to the article include Angel Reese, LSU, Michigan women’s basketball, NCAA tournament, and Sweet 16.
LSU’s Angel Reese was the MVP of the game with 25 points and 24 rebounds, including 14 offensive boards, which almost matched the Wolverines’ team total. She also had four assists, three steals, and six blocks as the Tigers took down Michigan women’s basketball team 66-42. Reese was inadvertently hit in the face before the game and started with a bloody lip. Despite the injury, Reese dominated the game and helped LSU advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014.
Michigan women’s basketball team struggled to score in the first quarter and had no answer for Reese, who almost scored as much as their entire team in the game. LSU hit only four shots from the field in the first quarter, and missed all seven of its 3-point attempts. The Wolverines trailed by only five points going into the second quarter, and by just three when Laila Phelia made a layup 16 seconds into the second. However, LSU picked up the pace and made things difficult for Michigan.
Michigan’s leading scorer, Leigha Brown, went scoreless in the first half, missing all four shots from the field. Phelia led the Wolverines with 20 points, and Cameron Williams chipped in eight. Jasmin Carson added nine points on three 3-pointers for LSU, while LaDazhia Williams had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
LSU will play second-seeded Utah in the Sweet 16 in Greenville, South Carolina, on Friday. Meanwhile, Michigan failed to make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2020.
In summary, Michigan women’s basketball team was defeated by LSU’s Angel Reese, who dominated the game with her exceptional performance. Michigan struggled to score in the first quarter and could not stop Reese from scoring and rebounding. LSU advances to the Sweet 16, and Michigan will have to try again next year.
LSU’s Jasmin Carson hit an open look from the right side on the Tigers’ eighth 3-point try in the second quarter, making it a 15-12 game against Michigan. Carson then fired from the top of the arc to give LSU a nine-point lead after a miss by Leigha Brown. The Tigers stretched the lead to 14 before Michigan finally scored again, ending their 3:31 scoreless streak with a basket from Chyra Evans. LSU went on an 11-0 run during that time, and Angel Reese continued to dominate, finishing the first half with 14 rebounds (nine on offense) and 13 points, plus a pair of steals.
Michigan made a brief rally in the third quarter, drawing within nine with 2:54 remaining. However, Reese kept producing, scoring eight more points and grabbing six rebounds, scoring on layups and free throws. Toward the end of the quarter, she delivered a block on Laila Phelia’s layup attempt, sending the ball out of bounds. The block was her fourth in just three quarters, and she raised her arms in acceptance of the LSU fans’ approval.
After a replay review determined there was no foul, Michigan inbounded the ball but failed to get an attempt to the rim before the shot clock expired.
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