What makes the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments so great is any team can end another’s season on any given day.
LSU (26-5) almost found that out the hard way as the Tigers had to rally back in the fourth quarter to avoid elimination at the hands of the No. 14 seed Jackson State in round one of the NCAA Tournament.
LSU watched a 17-point third quarter lead vanish entirely as Jackson State, who came into Saturday’s game winners of 21 straight game, grabbed a one-point lead heading into the fourth. The lead only grew from there as Jackson State went up 10 with less than five minutes remaining and LSU was staring down a stunning and unceremonious end to its season inside the PMAC.