BATON ROUGE — LSU women’s basketball and Oklahoma quickly came to a shoving match in their top-15 matchup inside Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Thursday night.
With 4:10 remaining in the opening quarter, LSU junior forward Sa’Myah Smith and Oklahoma’s Beatrice Culliton got tangled up under the basket battling for a rebound.
After the play, Smith shoved Culliton and Sooner forward Liz Scott rushed over and pushed Smith back. LSU assistant coaches rushed off the bench to grab and get in front of Smith as her and Scott were quickly separated by their respective teammates.
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Officials went to the monitor and after review, handed down ejections for both Smith and Scott. Referees defined the altercation as a fight, meaning Smith and Scott will also have to sit their teams’ next game.
No. 13 Oklahoma (16-4, 4-3 SEC) was leading No. 5 LSU (21-1, 6-1 SEC) by just one point, 12-11, at the time of the ejections as both teams had traded the lead four times in the first five minutes of the game.
The Sooners maintained the lead by the end of the first quarter, 23-20.
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(This story was updated with new information.)
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In a heated showdown between LSU and Oklahoma, tensions reached a boiling point as two players were ejected from the game after a physical altercation.
The incident occurred in the second quarter when players from both teams got into a shoving match near the sideline. The referees wasted no time in stepping in and swiftly ejecting a player from each team for their role in the scuffle.
This altercation only added to the intensity of the game, as both teams fought tooth and nail for every yard. The ejections served as a reminder that emotions can run high in the heat of competition, but sportsmanship must always prevail.
As the game continued, both teams regrouped and refocused, determined to leave it all on the field and come out on top. The ejections may have been a setback, but they served as a wake-up call for the players to keep their emotions in check and stay focused on the task at hand.
In the end, LSU emerged victorious over Oklahoma, but the ejections will be a lasting reminder of the importance of maintaining composure and sportsmanship in the heat of battle.
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