The SEC Ladies’s Basketball Championship was already going to be a heated contest between the rivals South Carolina Gamecocks and LSU Tigers, however issues went overboard through the recreation Sunday.
Gamecocks heart Kamilla Cardoso and Tigers guard Flau’jae Johnson obtained right into a skirmish within the fourth quarter after MiLaysia Fulwiley stole the ball from Johnson, who was later known as for a foul.
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South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso and LSU’s Angel Reese battle for the ball through the first half of the Southeastern Convention ladies’s match remaining, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Picture/Chris Carlson)
With the clock stopped, Johnson pushed away South Carolina’s Ashlyn Watkins after the sophomore ahead started to rejoice in her face.
Cardoso came to visit and shoved Johnson to the ground, which sparked pushing and shoving between gamers as coaches started to interrupt them up. At the least one individual came to visit the scorers’ desk and onto the court docket to get into the brouhaha earlier than getting whisked away by safety.
The incident induced a 19-minute delay within the recreation with the undefeated Gamecocks main 73-66.
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LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson (4) and Mikaylah Williams (12) rejoice after Aalyah Del Rosario is fouled by South Carolina through the second quarter, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Photos)
Cardoso, who was the hero of the semifinal recreation for South Carolina, was ejected from the sport. Each benches had been ejected from the sport as properly. The sport ended with 5-on-5 basketball.
Cardoso will possible need to miss South Carolina’s first recreation of the NCAA match as a result of she was ejected for preventing.
South Carolina coach Daybreak Staley apologized to the basketball group.
“You know, when you’re playing in championship games like this in our league, things get heated,” she instructed ESPN after the sport. “No bad intentions. Their emotions got so far ahead of them that, sometimes these things happen. I want to apologize for us playing a part in that.”
South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso blocks a layup try by LSU’s Hailey Van Lith through the second quarter, March 10, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Photos)
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South Carolina gained the sport, 79-72. It’s the eighth SEC Tournament Championship win for the Gamecocks within the final 10 seasons. Fulwiley led the staff with 24 factors.
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