LSU defeated UCLA 78-69 in an NCAA women’s basketball Sweet 16 game at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday.

LSU Lady Tigers guard Flau'jae Johnson (4) reacts after scoring against UCLA in the second quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) takes the court during starting lineups during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Thousands of basketball fans crowd into the lobby while waiting for doors to open for the UCLA vs. LSU and Colorado vs. Iowa games at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey hugs UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close before a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers guard Flau'jae Johnson (4) shoots the ball in the first quarter against UCLA during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey yells out to her players to move quicker as they take on UCLA in the second quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

An LSU band member plays the trombone with the band ahead of the LSU vs. UCLA game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

UCLA Bruins forward Angela Dugalic (32) guards LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) as she looks to turn the ball to shoot in the second quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers guard Hailey Van Lith (11) guards UCLA Bruins forward Angela Dugalic (32) as she dribbles the ball in the first quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) guards UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) as she drives the ball towards the net in the first quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) guards LSU Lady Tigers guard Mikaylah Williams (12) as she looks to shoot in the third quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) shoots a free-throw in the second quarter against LSU during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) reaches up to knock the ball away from UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) in the first quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey takes a moment to talk with LSU Lady Tigers forward Angel Reese (10) on the sidelines after the Tigers lead over the Bruins in the fourth quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey reacts to a call in the third quarter in favor of the Bruins during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

UCLA Bruins head coach Cori Close reacts to a call against the Bruins in the second quarter during a NCAA Sweet Sixteen game against LSU at MVP Arena in Albany, New York on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)