The temperatures exploded during the highly anticipated female university basketball confrontation of the 25 best among the LSU tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners.
The game had the players splicing, which led to executions, technical fouls of the coach and a remarkable moment that splashed the clipboard of the LSU Kim Mulkey coach. The striker of LSU Sa’myah Smith and the forward of Oklahoma, Liz Scott, were thrown from the game after the thrust incident in the first quarter.
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Chief coach Kim Mulkey, of the LSU Lady Tigers, observes in the first half during his game against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Colonial Life Arena on January 24, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty images)
The center of Oklahoma, Beatrice Culliton, was fighting for the position in the painting with Smith when the two tangled up. Culliton raised his arm to create a certain separation, and Smith took reprisals pushing it to the ground. Scott, who was also in the painting area, responded by pushing Smith.
Smith was cornered by Joe Schwartz, LSU basketball operations assistant. The teams separated and returned to their bank areas. The normally desired Smith was called for a foul on the play and then expelled after a review.
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“Push, I guess, it is considered to fight,” Mulkey said. “(Smith’s reaction) was shocking. He hurt our team with her not to be part of tonight, because we are trying to develop it. My old mentor (former Louisiana Tech coach), Leon Barmore, always said you have to maintain a Cold head in a hot game.
Mulkey also nodded with the entertainment value of the game: “I guess it was entertaining for fans.”
The game resumed after the ejections, with Oklahoma leading 12-11. The Sooners took advantage of the 6 -foot 2 Smith benefit to keep it close, recovering from a 24 -point deficit at the end of the third quarter to reach a point at the last minute.
A general view of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 19, 2023 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photos of Rebecca Warren/NCAA through Getty Images)
In the third quarter, Mulkey slapped a clipboard that the assistant coach Augustus was holding. LSU was enjoying an advantage of 67-45 at that time. Mulkey proceeded to shout and point out for several seconds, while Augustus seemed to deal with a brief moment of shock.
Later, the referees evaluated a technical foul after the Tigres coach argued a foul call against the star guard Flau’jae Johnson. Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk also received a technician at a different point of the game.
The chippy game ended with a total of five technical offenses and 63 free throw attempts.
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“We saw many things tonight,” Mulkey said. “You saw executions. You saw two teams write down more than 100. You watched a technician in the second flop … I started, and she told me that I started to point out the big screen. I was definitely looking at the big screen, And I was not very happy, but I don’t know if I point.
The victory of the 107-100 tigers over the Sooners improved the LSU record in the seventh place at 22-1.
