LSU women's basketball and Oklahoma's top-15 battle was about as physical as it comes. But Kim Mulkey and the Tigers emerged victorious Thursday.

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A mid-February meeting with Texas could decide who holds the cards to own the top No. 2 seed in the bracket, and there’s an opportunity to steal a line if the SEC winds up with two No. 1 seeds (a possibility). Or LSU could earn it outright by winning the SEC tournament.