Can anything top the “Thrilla from Kamilla”?
A 2024 SEC Tournament championship game between the still-undefeated No. 1-seed South Carolina Gamecocks (31-0, 16-0) and the defending national champion No. 2-seed LSU Lady Tigers (28-4, 13-3) promises to deliver more drama. The tourney title game between the SEC’s two titans tips off Sunday, Mar. 10 at Bons Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN).
In addition to preserving their perfect mark, South Carolina is shooting for a second-straight SEC Tournament title, and their eighth overall. LSU has returned to the conference title game for the first time since 2012, looking to win the program’s first tourney trophy since 2003. The two teams met once during the regular season, with South Carolina, boosted by a clutch 3-pointer from junior guard Bree Hall, coming back for the 76-70 win in Baton Rouge. Angel Reese fouled out with over four minutes to play, with her absence proving pivotal to LSU’s upset bid.
South Carolina survives and advances
South Carolina’s perfect season was in absolute peril until Cardoso, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, drained the first 3-pointer of her career as the buzzer sounded, allowing the Gamecocks to escape against the No. 5-seed Tennessee Lady Vols, 74-73.
