All eyes will be on the battle in Columbia with Mulkey and Staley leading their programs into a blockbuster matchup. South Carolina has won 16 straight contests against the Tigers

Sophomore forward Mikaylah Williams led the way on the afternoon for LSU with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field, adding eight rebounds, two assists and a steal. Aneesah Morrow finished behind Williams with 20 points and 10 rebounds, recording her 18th double-double of the season.

The smaller lineups, which played in spurts, still won their nine total minutes by two total points, giving Mulkey more confidence in the idea that LSU can go small without impeding its ability to defend or rebound.

In a top-five matchup between the past two national champions, No. 5 LSU (20-0, 5-0 SEC) will play at No. 2 South Carolina (18-1, 6-0 SEC) Friday afternoon in Colonial Life Arena at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN as the Tigers put their unbeaten record on the line.

LSU women’s basketball faces its biggest test of the season on Thursday when it travels to No. 2 South Carolina. The top-five matchup with the Gamecocks comes fresh off the No., 5 Tigers’ road win against Florida on Sunday. LSU is still undefeated on the season, while South Carolina’s only loss came to No. 1 UCLA.

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey has been doing her best aunt impression in the SEC so far this season. Mulkey, 62, gave a gift to Florida coach Kelly Rae Finley ahead of the Tigers' 80-63 win over the Gators on Sunday,

No. 5 LSU (20-0, 5-0 SEC) remained unbeaten Sunday in Gainesville against Florida (11-9, 1-3 SEC), 80-63, as the Tigers had two players scor