UCLA outlasts LSU in March Madness Elite Eight: Live reaction, updates

After going 1-of-8 from the floor in the Sweet 16 against NC State for a season-low of three points, LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson told reporters she was going to have no problem flushing that performance. When asked what she does to get past a game like that, Johnson said she needed to be reminded what happened in that game. When she was told she had just three points, she said, with a laugh, “For real? I forgot about it.”

And she clearly did.

Against UCLA, Johnson proved to be the perimeter spark the Tigers needed, especially in the second half. After going 2-of-7 from the floor for four points through the first two quarters, the junior showed how she could flush that performance, too, taking over for her team when it mattered most. In the second half, Johnson ignited the Tigers, scoring 24 second-half points on 8-of-9 shooting, almost single-handedly keeping them in the game. She led all scorers with 28 points.

Johnson has not definitively said whether she plans to return to LSU next season. Since she turns 22 before the end of 2025, the junior could opt to put her name in for the WNBA Draft.