With an unmatched bounty of transfer talent, not to mention the second-ranked recruit in 2023, joining defending national champions LSU, a scroll through the star-studded Tiger roster begged a desperate question: where can you stop them? Enter, the Colorado Buffaloes.
Colorado’s solution focused little on the defensive end, instead leaning on their sweet-stroking perimeter stars and outgunning the No. 1 Tigers in a high-octane, West-coast shootout from Las Vegas.
What might be the most hotly anticipated team in women’s basketball history fell shockingly to No. 20 Colorado 92-78 in the season-opening Hall of Fame series. The Buffaloes shot 53 percent from the field and 10-23 from three-point range.
Early on, It was LSU catching fire early from distance though, as a pair of early triples from Hailey Van Lith clawed the Tigers out of an early deficit. Fellow transfer Aneesah Morrow glided to the rim for a layup, extending LSU’s…