GREENVILLE, S.C. — Midway through the fourth quarter of No. 3 LSU’s clunky 54-42 win against No. 9 Miami, Tigers coach Kim Mulkey said the quiet part out loud on a television interview with ESPN.
“Look at the scoreboard,” Mulkey said. “If I was watching this game, I’d turn it off.”
The Tigers and Hurricanes won’t be remembered for the offense they showed Sunday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, where LSU earned its first trip to the Final Four since 2008 and first under Mulkey since she returned to her home state last season.
Miami shot 31.6 percent from the field and made zero 3s, missing all 15 attempts from beyond the arc. LSU shot 30.2 percent from the field and 8.3 percent from 3, making just 1 of 12 attempts from deep — and not until the fourth quarter.
LSU sophomore guard Kateri Poole, who made the game’s lone 3-pointer, said that the Tigers are simply in a funk with their long-range shooting, something they’ll need to work through before the Final Four in Dallas where they’ll play the winner of Monday’s matchup between Virginia Tech and Ohio State.
But it’s at least possible there was an external factor at play Sunday night contributing to both teams’ abysmal numbers on offense.
“They need to take some air out of the ball. It’s too much…
