LSU Tigers: When and where to watch the Tigers Sweet 16 matchup
The LSU Tigers are dancing into the Women’s Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. Here’s what fans need to know about their matchup with the Utah Utes.
The LSU Tigers will face their most significant women’s NCAA Tournament challenge in the Utah Utes. Utah (27-4) is the Greenville 2 bracket’s No. 2 seed and is fresh off a 63-69 win over Princeton. They’ll take on the Bayou Bengals in Greenville with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line.
No. 3 LSU Tigers (30-2) vs. No. 2 Utah Utes (27-4) Game Details
Game Time: Friday, March 25th at 4 p.m. CST
Location: Bon Secures Wellness Area, Greenville, S.C.
TV Broadcast: ESPN
Online Stream: fuboTV; DirectTV stream
Radio Broadcast: ESPN 104.5 Baton Rouge; LSUSports.net
The LSU Tigers knocked off No. 6 Michigan, 66-42, in round 2 of the women’s NCAA tournament. Angel Reese secured her 30th double-double of the season with 25 points and 24 rebounds. The Tigers went up big early and never looked back as they dominated the Wolverines in all facets of the game. LSU will now have their biggest tournament challenge, with No. 2 Utah on their slate.
Utah finished the regular season as co-Pac-12 conference champions with Stanford. However, the Utes were upset by Washington State in their first game of the Pac-12 conference tournament. Nevertheless, Utah enjoyed an excellent season after finishing 21-12 (8-7 Pac-12) the year prior.
In other women’s NCAA Tournament news, March Madness ravaged thousands of brackets last weekend. In the Greenville 1 bracket, No. 9 Miami knocked off the No. 1 seed Indiana in a Round of 32 thriller. Then, No. 8 Ole Miss upset No. 1 Stanford in the Seattle 4 bracket.
This is the second time a pair of No. 1 seeded teams were knocked out the women’s NCAA Tournament ahead of the Sweet 16. The last time such occurred was 1998 when No. 9 Notre Dame upset No. 1 Texas Tech and No. 16 Harvard upset No. 1 Stanford.
The winner of LSU vs. Utah will advance to the Elite Eight and face the winner of No. 4 Villanova and No. 9 Miami.