The Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase provided two top-five teams playing at a high level, but unfortunately, they were in games against opponents who couldn’t keep up. First, we had No. 5 LSU defeating Seton Hall 91-64, and then we finished the showcase with No. 4 UConn trouncing Iowa State 101-68.
How LSU dominated
In our preview, we mentioned that Seton Hall didn’t stand much of a chance versus LSU—and that turned out to be true.
The Tigers’ guards feasted on the Pirates, with Aneesah Morrow scoring a team-high 24 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, giving her another double-double and putting her in the top 25 in rebounds in NCAA Division I history. Mikaylah Williams added 22 points, hitting six 3-pointers, while and Flau’jae Johnson scored 17. Kailyn Gilbert contributed 14 points off the bench, shooting an efficient 5-for-7 from the field.
The island was poppin’ tonight ️
22 points
6 made threes
5 rebounds
5 assistsTied for the eighth most threes in a game in LSU history pic.twitter.com/nBjLIiZtfh
— LSU Women’s Basketball (@LSUwbkb) December 18, 2024
Faith Masonius could have changed the fate of Seton Hall with a monster game, and she did her best. She had 29 points, her new season-high, but it wasn’t enough to alter the results. LSU was just too stacked for…
