WATCH: Furious Coach Gets Slapped With a Technical Against Angel Reese’s LSU Tigers

On Thursday night, inside the PMAC, LSU’s No. 7 team pulled off a stunning upset against Texas A&M, winning 87-70, despite going up against the country’s toughest defense. Going into the game, the Aggies held the top spot nationally in both scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, with an impressive average of 48.9 points per game.

Despite the tough competition, LSU clinched the win with all five starters scoring in double figures and an outstanding 46.7% shooting from 3-point range. But there was a commotion as the Aggies’ coach was involved in a frantic discussion with the referee, who asked for a foul on LSU and ended up earning a technical.

Joni Taylor earns a technical against LSU

During the initial three minutes of the game, the Aggies dominated the court and successfully prevented LSU from putting any points on the board. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to strengthen their advantage using offensive maneuvers.

The defensive performance of A&M was praiseworthy as the game began. However, the team experienced some offensive challenges in the initial minutes, which led to them committing a total of four turnovers. At the end of the second quarter, Joni Taylor barged into the court.

She demanded a foul against Aneesah Morrow. She was wearing a dress similar to the Texas uniform and blended in more than she should have. That earned her a technical foul. She went ballistic as her player had to stop her by pulling her in to avoid her being thrown out of the court. Yet LSU finished the game with an upper hand.

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How did the nation’s best defense fail?

After an 8-2 comeback by the Aggies, LSU overcame an early 4-0 hole to lead 13-11 at the first media break. Following a 9-0 run, Van Lith’s three-pointer put LSU ahead 22–14. Van Lith and Williams combined for 12 points in the second quarter to give LSU its first ten-point lead.

The Tigers led 44-37 at the half after LSU defeated the Aggies 11-8 in the third quarter to increase their lead to double digits at the media timeout. Johnson’s fast-break layup ended the Aggie advantage at 0–0 and made LSU’s score 8–0. The fourth quarter began with LSU leading by 80 points.

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