LSU TAKES NC STATE'S BEST SHOT, SURVIVES LSU vs NC State Sweet 16 score: Tigers, Kim Mulkey top Wolfpack to advance to Elite Eight Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

One of 20 total assists for the Tigers in the game, the play gave LSU women’s basketball its largest lead of the game to that point, a 72-55 advantage with 3:34 left in the third quarter.

SPOKANE, Wash. — For the third straight season, LSU women's basketball has advanced to the Elite Eight. The Tigers (31-5) rallied in the fourth quarter in the Sweet 16 to take down NC State 80 ...