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Kim Mulkey's LSU Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 in the national championship game on Sunday, winning the ...

She scored 40 in the semifinals to knock out unbeaten South Carolina one game after she had the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA history in the Elite Eight. Mulkey has never lost in a championship game. The feisty and flamboyantly dressed Mulkey, who wore a sparkly golden tiger striped outfit, now has four titles in her career — the third most all-time behind Geno Auriemma's 11 and Pat Summitt's eight.

Angel Reese starred and talked trash as her Tigers held Caitlin Clark and Iowa at bay in a 102-85 victory.

“She is the plan,” Morris said. “Obviously the transfer portal was good to us at L.S.U.,” Mulkey said. “Coach Mulkey is the GOAT. “The biggest thing is it’s really special, I don’t think it’s going to set in for me for quite some time,” Clark, a junior, said. Then Griner was arrested in Russia one year ago, charged with carrying a vape cartridge with hashish oil, and the United States government ruled that she had been wrongfully detained. But I’m glad she’s back.” She added: “I’m glad she’s safe, she’s sound. The Tigers led a 3-point barrage, anchored by Carson, who made five in the first half to help build a 17-point halftime lead. when Johnson knocked down the first of the Tigers’ three baskets from 3-point range in the first quarter. “When your two seniors have to sit on the bench, those two women didn’t deserve that. championship is Mulkey’s fourth as a head coach, moving her to third on the career list. The Tigers’ 102 points were the most in a Division I women’s title game. Iowa’s 85 was the most in a loss.

LSU's bench outscored its Iowa counterparts 30-8 on Sunday, as the Tigers dominated a pivotal second quarter on their way to their first NCAA title.

"I just think it was meant to be," Carson said. That's a lot of points." Morris tallied 15 fourth-quarter points -- going a perfect 6-for-6 shooting in the last 10 minutes to put the game away, a run capped by her 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining that got the Tigers over the century mark. [Alexis Morris](https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4281251/alexis-morris) (21) are accustomed to putting up big numbers, but on Sunday, the Tigers' bench shined, outscoring Iowa's reserve unit 30-8. Smith and Poa also played big minutes in the second quarter, with the latter chipping in a pair of 3s during that frame. got in there and they extended the lead." "Everybody knew if Jasmine was on, we're winning the natty," Johnson said. "As a shooter, when somebody sags off you, that's the green light," Carson said. [LSU Tigers](/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/99/lsu-tigers) coach Kim Mulkey criticized her bench after an ineffective first half against the [Virginia Tech Hokies](/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/259/virginia-tech-hokies) during Friday's national semifinals. [Iowa Hawkeyes](/womens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2294/iowa-hawkeyes) on their way to winning the school's first basketball national championship. You've got to look at the stat sheet." "We just put 100 on the board.