Ole Miss Women's Basketball Falls in Semifinals of SEC Tournament vs. LSU
The Ole Miss Rebels met their end in the SEC Tournament on Saturday night in a 75-67 loss to the LSU Tigers, but NCAA Tournament seeding awaits on Selection Sunday.
Ole Miss trailed LSU 19-12 at the end of the first quarter on Saturday, and that deficit sat at 36-28 by halftime. The third period saw the Rebels cut deeply into LSU's advantage and make the score 53-51 entering the fourth quarter, but the Tigers were able to pull away in the final minutes to secure the win.
Louisiana State University forward Angel Reese (10) grabs a loose ball near Ole Miss guard Zakiya Stephenson (21) during the second quarter of the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament game at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Saturday, March 9, 2024.
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In scoring, Madison Scott led the way for the Rebels with 22 points, and she was joined in double digits by Marquesha Davis (21) and Kennedy Todd-Williams (16). As a team, Ole Miss shot 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from three compared to percentages of 42 and 33 from LSU in those categories, respectively.
This marks the second time this season that Ole Miss has dropped a game to LSU, with the first coming in January at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford.
Although Ole Miss will not be playing for an SEC Tournament title in this campaign, it still will play for a spot in the postseason as it was projected as a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament in the latest Bracketology projections from ESPN.
The Rebels will know their tournament seeding and destination on Selection Sunday, an event that is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CT on March 17, and it will be televised on ESPN.
