The followers actually acquired their cash’s price Thursday night time in Baton Rouge.
No. 7 LSU’s wild 107-100 house win over No. 13 Oklahoma on Thursday featured a participant being shoved to the bottom, a number of ejections, Girl Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey slapping a clipboard out of an assistant’s palms and, oh yeah, each head coaches receiving technicals fouls.
As they are saying, it simply means extra within the SEC and Mulkey stated it marked one of many wildest video games she’s ever coached throughout her illustrious profession.
“I always was told from my old mentor, Leon Barmore, you’ve got to keep a cool head in a hot game,” Mulkey stated when discussing the ejection of Sa’Myah Smith. “Never let ’em see you sweat.”
She added: “I guess it was entertaining for the fans.”
The fireworks began early Thursday with Oklahoma main, 12-11, with 4:10 remaining within the first quarter when the Sooners’ Beatrice Culliton jostled for place with Smith.
The referees known as a foul on Smith earlier than Culliton did a 180 flip towards Smith whereas utilizing her elbow to clear Smith’s palms free.
Smith then shoved Culliton to the bottom to set off the fracas.
Oklahoma’s Liz Scott instantly got here to her teammate’s protection and shoved Smith, who tried to go again towards Scott earlier than being blocked by a teammate and assistant.
Each Smith and Scott earned ejections.
“Pushing, I guess, is considered fighting,” Mulkey stated of the ejections.
Mulkey, by no means one to shy from the highlight, then offered meme-worthy materials within the third quarter whereas main, 67-45, when she slapped a binder out of assistant coach Seimone Augustus’ palms.
Augustus stood there along with her handheld out for a number of seconds in a seeming state of shock whereas Mulkey continued to scream and level.
Mulkey later earned a technical for arguing a foul in opposition to Flau’Jae Johnson.
Thursday’s sport featured 5 technicals, 53 mixed fouls and 63 mixed free throws tried, with LSU using a 10-point halftime to an essential convention win.
“We saw a lot of things tonight,” Mulkey stated. “You saw ejections. You saw two teams score over 100. You saw a technical on the second flop. … I got tee’d up and she told me I got tee’d up for pointing at the big screen. I was definitely looking at the big screen and I was not real happy, but I don’t know if I point. But she’s across the way. Whatever.”
