LSU’s 59 points in 1st half sets NCAA women’s title game record

DALLAS (AP) — Jasmine Carson conceded a 3-pointer to end the all-time leading half in an NCAA Tournament women’s championship game as LSU built a 59-42 lead over the ‘Iowa Sunday.

LSU’s 59 points topped Tennessee’s 55 in the first half against Louisiana Tech in the 1998 title game. Tennessee won that game 93-75.

Carson, a graduate transferring from West Virginia, came off the Tigers bench to make her seven shots from the field. Whoever finished the half was his fifth from beyond the arc.

“I’ve worked for this all my life. It’s great to finally show it on this stage,” Carson said on the ABC/ESPN broadcast as he exited the field. “It’s preparation. Before the match, filming, scout, film. It’s all about preparation. »

The Tigers had 13 field goals in the second quarter, six of them being 3s. They were shooting 58.3 percent (21 of 36) overall and 9 of 12 on 3s.

LSU did that as All-American Angel Reese played just nine minutes in the first half due to a foul issue. Reese had seven points.

Caitlin Clark, the AP National Player of the Year, had 16 points in 16 minutes for Iowa before committing her third foul with 3:25 left in the first half.

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