Sooners Down by No. 6 LSU in SEC Quarterfinal

Friday, March 6

Bon Secours Wellness Arena • Greenville, S.C.

1:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

24-7,11-5SEC

112

LSU

27-4,12-4SEC

Oklahoma

LSU

112

Sooners Down by No. 6 LSU in SEC Quarterfinal

March 06, 2026 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Final Stats

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley had 22 points and eight assists, Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 6 LSU ran away from seventh-ranked Oklahoma 112-78 on Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament for its fifth straight victory.

Mikaylah Williams scored 14 points and Jada Richard had 13 for the Tigers (27-4), who held the Sooners to 36% shooting from the field and forced 22 turnovers. LSU shot 53% and made 13 of 24 3-point attempts.

LSU moves on to face No. 3 South Carolina, the tournament's top seed and three-time defending champion, in Saturday's semifinals.

Aaliyah Chavez scored 20 points and Sahara Williams had 19 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma (24-7), which had its seven-game win streak snapped.

LSU shot 57% in the first quarter and Fulwiley made a runner to beat the buzzer and give the Tigers a 28-19 lead. The Sooners twice got back within striking distance of the lead, but LSU began to pull away and increased its lead to 26 early in the fourth quarter.

Johnson made a 3 and then converted fast-break layup for a three-point play to push the lead to 30. The senior surpassed 2,000 career points, becoming the sixth player in LSU history to reach that milestone.

POSTGAME NOTES

• No. 7 Oklahoma (24-7, 11-5) was downed in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal on Friday, falling to No. 6 LSU, 112-78, in Greenville, S.C. The Sooners now turn their focus to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Committee revealed on March 1 that OU was the No. 12 team (3 seed) in the country and projected to host first- and second-round games of the tournament.

• Despite the result on Friday, Oklahoma's resume boasts 13 wins over NET top-100 teams and six Quad 1 victories on the season. Selection Sunday is set for March 15, but the committee's top-16 teams (host sites) will be released on Saturday, March 14.

• The game had 53 fouls called, 27 on Oklahoma and 26 on the Tigers. Teams also combined for 53 free throws, with OU going 21-of-28. Two Sooners – Raegan Beers and Brooklyn Stewart – fouled out, while OU starters Aaliyah Chavez and Sahara Williams each tallied four fouls.

• The loss snapped OU's seven-game winning streak that dated back to Feb. 12.

• True freshman Aaliyah Chavez led the way with 20 points, her 11^th 20-point game of the season. She was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line, surpassing Taylor Robertson's school record of 59 straight makes to set the OU record with 62. She now chases the NCAA record of 75, set by North Dakota State's Michelle Gaislerova, who made 75 in a row from 2018-20. The guard added three assists and two rebounds.

• Sahara Williams finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, one shy of her 11^th career double-double. The forward is peaking in March, averaging 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game over her last five.

• LSU's 112 points were the most the second most an Oklahoma team has ever allowed (trails Utah's 124 in 2022) and the most ever against a conference opponent. The Tigers shot 53% from the floor, and 54% (13-24) from deep.

• Turnovers proved one of the differences in the game as OU turned it over 22 times as the Tigers scored 35 points off turnovers.