Final
LSU rallies to take down San Diego State in first round
Mar 19, 2012 - 2:36 AM Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - LaSondra Barrett scored 17 points and brought down 10 rebounds as the fifth-seeded LSU Lady Tigers stormed back to take down the 12th-seeded San Diego State Aztecs 64-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Pete Maravich Center.Courtney Jones had 13 points and eight rebounds while Jeanne Kenney chipped in 10 points for LSU (23-10) which advances to the second round where the Lady Tigers will face fourth-seeded Penn State.
Courtney Clements had 17 points and Chelsea Hopkins put in 16 and handed out seven assists for San Diego State (25-7).
The teams had identical 37.9 percent shooting efforts in the first half and entered the break tied 27-27.
LSU trailed by six with 10 minutes to play but then ripped off a 15-2 run to reclaim the lead, which the Lady Tigers would never surrender as they turned in a 22-for-28 effort from the free throw line over the final twenty minutes to overcome a paltry 38.9 filed goal percentage.
The Lady Tigers held a 43-32 edge on the boards. The Aztecs didn't take advantage of their free throw opportunities hitting on only 7-of-20 attempts from the charity stripe.
- SAN DIEGO STATE: 56
LSU: 64
Final
Mar 18 9:58 PM - 111
rootsRUWTbot Added 54 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
San Diego State(12) 47, LSU(5) 47 4th - 6:13Mar 18 9:34 PM - SAN DIEGO STATE: 27
LSU: 27
Halftime
Mar 18 8:36 PM - SAN DIEGO STATE: 0
LSU: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 18 7:53 PM
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