GREENVILLE, S.C. – Program records fell during LSU women's basketball' s defeat of Florida in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Star senior forward Aneesah Morrow scored 36 points, breaking the old LSU record for most points in an SEC Tournament game held by now assistant coach and Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus, as the Tigers downed the Gators, 101-87 . The 101 points were also the most points in a single SEC Tournament game for the program.
With the win, LSU (28-4) advances to the conference tournament semifinals taking on No. 2 seed Texas (30-2) tonight.
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The Longhorns were regular season co-champions with South Carolina in the SEC but a lost coin tossed relegated them to the 2-seed. Texas fought of No. 7 seed Ole Miss, 70-63, in its quarterfinal game Friday.
Texas defeated LSU, 65-58, in Austin during the regular season.
LSU is the No. 3 seed and will play No. 2 seed Florida Friday night at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 6 p.m.
Opponent: 2-seed Texas
Channel: ESPN2
The SEC Tournament airs on both ESPN, ESPN2 and SEC Network. LSU will play its first game on SEC Network and if it wins, its next game would be on ESPN2. The tournament's title game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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Saturday, March 8
Semifinal 1: No. 1 seed South Carolina vs. No. 5 Oklahoma, 4:30 p.m., ESPN 2
Semifinal 2: No. 2 seed Texas vs. No. 3 LSU, 7 p.m., ESPN 2
Sunday, March 9
Championship Game: Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. winner of Semifinal 2, 3 p.m., ESPN
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com .
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