The LSU women's basketball program picked up an 83-56 win over Middle Tennessee on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16, and it could have been the last game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for Angel Reese, but she chose to not focus on that when speaking to the media after the game, keeping the focus on winning a second national championship.

“Stay tuned, I mean I don't want to finish my career, obviously, at LSU, I want to finish in Cleveland if I do finish, so I appreciate everybody for loving me and supporting me, but I'm not done yet,” Reese said, via Tyler Harden of LSU Reveille.

Angel Reese has been in college for four seasons, playing her first two with the Maryland women's basketball program, and playing the last two seasons with LSU. She has the ability to stay for one more season with LSU women's basketball due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she has yet to announce her plans. It would make sense if she moves on to play in the WNBA this summer after all she has done at the college level. There is not much left to prove for Reese, but it will still be worth monitoring her decision after March Madness wraps up for LSU.

Angel Reese and LSU win on back of monstrous second half

The Tigers were in a close game for much of the afternoon, even trailed at halftime and early in the third quarter, but they turned up the intensity and outscored Middle Tennessee 51-20 in the second half. Reese spoke about the halftime adjustments her team made and raved about the team's defensive effort in the win.

“Being able to contain the point guard,” Angel Reese said, via Harden. “Number four, she's a great player and just giving kudos to her, she did a lot for them. And Flau'jae (Johnson) told us at halftime ‘cut the head off the snake' and just doing whatever it takes to win. I think I did a great job helping Hailey (Van Lith) being able to step up when she got set on a screen. I think did a great job just playing team basketball and team defense.”

Aneesah Morrow also spoke on the importance of LSU's defense and getting Middle Tennessee in foul trouble during the win.

“That was something we talked about in film,” Morrow added. “They don't really have a bench, and we knew we had to get the starters in foul trouble. We had to attack and take advantage of every possession we have.”

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Hailey Van Lith also talked about the game potentially being her last at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and she spoke about how the fans impact the games more than they know.

“I think fans don't always know it, but they really do effect the game, and there was even some moments in that game where their energy was contagious and it was so loud,” Van Lith said. “And I think they intimidated Middle Tennessee a little bit for us. And they really effected the energy of the game. And it helped us get over that hump and start the run, so we wouldn't be able to do this without our fans, that's for sure.”

LSU will play the winner of Monday's UCLA vs. Creighton game in the Sweet 16.