FULL INTERVIEW: Flau’jae Johnson “We’re on a good path” as LSU opens NCAA Tournament vs. Rice [Video]

No. 3 LSU, the defending National Champion, will begin its quest at the NCAA Tournament on Friday in the PMAC at 3 p.m. CT against No. 14 Rice on ESPN.The game will air on ESPN with Dave O’Brien and Christy Thomaskutty. Patrick Wright and Shaeeta Williams will call the game on the LSU Sports Radio Network, 100.7 FM in Baton Rouge.Louisville and Middle Tennessee State will face off against each other Friday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN2 in the PMAC. The winner of that game will face the winner of LSU-Rice on Sunday. The game time for Sunday will not be announced until all NCAA Tournament games have been completed Friday evening.The Tigers are a No. 3 seed for the third straight year under Coach Kim Mulkey. Last year LSU became the third No. 3 seed ever to claim the National Championship. It marked Coach Mulkey’s fourth national title and …