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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The LSU Tigers women\u2019s basketball team begins its NCAA Tournament run as they face the Jacksonville Dolphins in the first round. <\/p>\n

The Tigers earned a No. 2 seed in the 2026 NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament and will host first and second round games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. <\/p>\n

LSU enters the tournament looking to make another deep postseason run after a strong regular season in the SEC. <\/p>\n

The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n

Below are live updates and highlights from WAFB Sports Director Jacques Doucet throughout the game:<\/p>\n

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