Angel Reese Praised by CBB Fans for Dominating in LSU’s March Madness Win vs. Rice
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Angel Reese’s double-double helped lift LSU to a 70-60 victory over Rice in the first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament on Friday.
The win was far from easy for the defending national champions, as head coach Kim Mulkey’s team held a narrow 30-27 advantage at halftime. The lead was cut to just two points in the third quarter, although LSU was able to pull away.
Rice came within six points during the fourth quarter as well, but a jumper from sophomore guard Flau’jae Johnson as well as a pair of free throws from senior Last-Tear Poa helped put the game away.
Reese was unstoppable on the glass, pulling down 19 rebounds. Although the 2024 SEC Player of the Year shot just 1-7 from the field, she connected on eight of her 12 free-throw attempts to finish with 10 points.
Fans were impressed with her strong performance on both ends of the court, as she added one block and three steals.
LSU Women’s Basketball @LSUwbkb
No. 10 Double Double 👑 pic.twitter.com/Qjxu6ALvIL
The Athletic WBB @TheAthleticWBB
(3) LSU survives a first-round scare from (14) Rice 70-60 in Baton Rouge.
Angel Reese grabbed 19 rebounds in the win.@lsuwbkb | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/Q6pNX6sbv5
Cory Diaz @ByCoryDiaz
16 rebounds for Angel Reese today so far.
There’s still 13:30 left in this game…
She may get 30…#LSU
SSN Jay-O @Jay_3shifty
Angel Reese rebounds like no other. This is a bad game for her and she’s gonna have 20 rebounds
frantz @tapaje101
Angel Reese is a damn good basketball player. If she was having even a decent shooting game today, the stat line would be nuts
Latesia @Latesia27
Angel Reese had a bad offensive game but those 19 rebounds were clutch today and Winning in March is all that matters not stats. We gotta be better w turnovers
Lo Head TV @MaxP77
Great game #lsu #angelreese 19 rebs on an off shooting night is impressive 💪🏾#collegebasketball
The Tigers advanced to the second round, where they’ll face off against the No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee on Sunday following the team’s upset victory over No. 6 Louisville.
