LSU survives Iowa's late charge to win first women's basketball national title

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The LSU Tigers used a dominant first half to take care of Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to capture the university’s first NCAA women’s basketball National Championship, 102-85.

LSU went into their locker room riding high with a 17-point lead after the first half, during which Jasmine Carson was unconscious from the field.

Carson dropped a team-high 22 points, all but one point coming in the first half after she went a perfect 7 of 7 from the field with five perfect three-pointers. 

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Last-Tear Poa #13 of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts during the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

But Carson only took one second-half shot, missing the three-pointer. Instead of her contributions, Alexis Morris took over for the Tigers as she put up 19 second-half points after having only two in the first half.

In the fourth quarter, Morris was getting one-on-one opportunities and making the most of them, using mid-range jumpers to do so. She finished the game with 21 points, nine assists and two rebounds.

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LSU's Angel Reese waves goodbye after Iowa's Monika Czinano fouls out during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

As the Tigers continued to keep their lead at double digits in the fourth quarter, head coach Kim Mulkey knew she