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March Madness: LSU mounts wild 4th-quarter rally to beat Virginia Tech, reach national championship game

Kim Mulkey’s run isn’t over yet.

Though the Tigers appeared stunned by a defensive change on Friday night, they completely took over in the fourth quarter to keep their season alive. LSU rallied to knock off No. 1-seeded Virginia Tech, 79-72, in the Final Four at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas.

LSU IS HEADING TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY#WFinalFour x @LSUwbkb pic.twitter.com/XFjoI4U5vg

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 1, 2023

The win moves the Tigers into the national championship game for the first time in school history, where they’ll take on either Iowa.