Tempers rose during the highly anticipated Top-25 women’s college basketball game between the LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday.
The game was marked by players shoving, resulting in ejections, technical fouls for the coaches, and a notable clipboard-slapping incident by LSU coach Kim Mulkey. Sa’Myah Smith from LSU and Liz Scott from Oklahoma were both ejected from the game after a shoving incident in the first quarter.
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Head coach Kim Mulkey of the LSU Lady Tigers looks on in the first half during their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena on January 24, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
Oklahoma’s Beatrice Culliton and Smith got tangled up while battling for position in the paint. This led to a shoving incident, resulting in Smith and Scott being ejected from the game.
After the ejections, play resumed with Oklahoma leading 12-11. The game ended with LSU securing a 107-100 victory over Oklahoma.
An overall view of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on March 19, 2023, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Rebecca Warren/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
In the third quarter, Mulkey had a clipboard-slapping incident, and there were multiple technical fouls assessed during the game, resulting in a total of five technical fouls and 63 free throw attempts.
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Mulkey reflected on the game, acknowledging the intensity and excitement it brought to the fans.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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