It was a slap of the arm and ensuing whistle that shifted the tide in a meeting of No. 1 South Carolina and No. 9 LSU that lived up to the hype.
After Hailey Van Lith turned the ball over on an LSU inbound pass, Angel Reese chased down Raven Johnson in an attempt to keep the South Carolina guard from tying the game. But with four minutes left in regulation, she hit Johnson’s arm from behind and committed her fifth foul.
Johnson tied the game on free throws and South Carolina went on to win, 76-70.