Angel Reese continued her war against basketball referees by turning her anger to the NCAA as her LSU Tigers were eliminated by the UCLA Bruins in a tight 72-65 thriller on Sunday, March 30.
The third seed against the top seed, the winner was largely tipped to go all the way and win the national championship for their college and UCLA kept that dream alive as Baton Rouge tasted defeat.
LSU are still chasing the high Reese gave them in 2023 when she led her team to the NCAA title against Caitlin Clark‘s Iowa Hawkeyes, but have now fallen short in 2024 and 2025 in the Elite Eight stage.
As some eyes turn to Kim Mulkey to assess whether the 62-year-old is the right figurehead at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the 22-year-old Chicago Sky star found issue elsewhere.
“These refs man smh,” Reese posted to X.com, formerly Twitter, meaning she’s now got problems with the officials in the WNBA, NCAA and Unrivaled League as she continues to put pressure on the sport.
Flau’jae Johnson stars as LSU lose
Despite the disappointment on the night, the LSU Tigers should walk off the basketball pretty proud of their accomplishments. Narrowly edged out by the top seed, they were hardly blown out of the water.
Statistically, not a lot split the teams. UCLA led field goal percentage by 0.9%, three-point conversions by 7.4% and trailed LSU by 11.9% in free throw percentage, lady luck was just on Mulkey‘s side.
A seven-point defeat to a side that has lost twice through 37 matches is nothing to be ashamed of, that’s just how the penny drops in professional sports and the likes of Flau’jae Johnson and Annesah Morrow did their college proud.
Johnson, as the guard, racked up an impressive 28 points, four assists and four rebounds on March 30, whilst Morrow added 15 points, seven rebounds and an assist as a forward.
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