LSU used a big second half to blow out Middle Tennessee on Sunday, 83-56, and roll into the Sweet 16. The third-seeded Tigers will play either Creighton or UCLA on Saturday.
The victory offers not just some rest for LSU, but more time for what has, thus far, been the most dramatic clash of the women’s tournament (or the men’s) — Tigers coach Kim Mulkey vs. The Washington Post.
Seemingly everything and anything has happened through the years in the men’s and women’s tournaments, but coaches preemptively warring with newspapers over yet-to-be published stories may be a new one.