Pointer fuels LSU’s 83-77 comeback win over Jackson State


              LSU guard Jailin Cherry, right, reacts in the second half of a women's college basketball game against Jackson State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Alexis Morris (45), left, forward Awa Trasi (32), forward Autumn Newby (0), center Faustine Aifuwa (24) and guard Jailin Cherry (1) celebrate their victory over Jackson State in a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Jailin Cherry (1) celebrates her team's victory over Jackson State in a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              Jackson State forward Daja Woodard (0) blocks the shot of LSU guard Alexis Morris (45) in the second half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              Jackson State forward Daja Woodard (0) blocks the shot of LSU guard Alexis Morris (45) in the second half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Alexis Morris (45) celebrates her team's victory over Jackson State in a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Jailin Cherry (1), left, forward Autumn Newby (0), and forward Awa Trasi (32), celebrate their victory over Jackson State in a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU head coach Kim Mulkey, left, hugs and talks to Jackson State forward Daja Woodard (0) after LSU won a women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guards Jailin Cherry, right, and Khayla Pointer, left, react in the second half of a women's college basketball game against Jackson State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              Jackson State head coach Tomekia Reed signals in the first half of a women's college basketball game against LSU in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              Jackson State guard Dayzsha Rogan, front left, shoots against LSU forward Autumn Newby (0) and guard Jailin Cherry (1) in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              Jackson State center Ameshya Williams-Holliday, left, shoots against LSU center Faustine Aifuwa, right, in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Jailin Cherry (1) celebrates a basket against Jackson State in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Jailin Cherry celebrates a basket against Jackson State in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
            
              LSU guard Khayla Pointer (3) celebrates a 3-point basket against Jackson State in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the first round of an NCAA tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Pointer fuels LSU’s 83-77 comeback win over Jackson State