LSU Lady Tigers Defeat Mississippi State, 81-67

Per LSU: BATON ROUGE – No. 7 LSU (23-1, 8-1) capitalized on stellar performances from Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams as they took care of business against Mississippi State (16-7, 3-6) on Sunday afternoon in the PMAC with a 81-67 victory.

LSU had four players reach double digits in scoring. Mikaylah Williams led the way with 22 points coming off her career day against Oklahoma, while Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow each had 20 and 18 points, respectfully. Morrow’s 20 rebounds were good enough for her 21st double-double of the season. Jersey Wolfenbarger finished the day with 12 points.

Mississippi State was led by Eniya Russell, who finished with 13 points.

The Tigers opened up the game with solid play on both ends, jumping out to an early 9-0 advantage with five points by Williams, forcing the Bulldogs to take an early timeout. Williams and Johnson both hit a pair of triples in the opening quarter, continuing to shoot it well after they both scored over 25 points Thursday night. The first quarter ended in favor of the Tigers, 24-12.

Williams added another two triples in the second quarter as she finished with 16 points to lead all scorers in the first half. LSU built a 18-point lead in the second quarter, but the Bulldogs went on a 12-0 run to tighten the game. LSU took a 41-35 lead into the half.

Mississippi State’s leading scorer Jerkaila Jordan was held scoreless in the first half, thanks in large part to Johnson’s defense with three blocks against Jordan through the first two quarters.

The Tigers wasted no time to get the second half started as Morrow converted an and-one at the rim to open the scoring. LSU was able to push their advantage to 14 points at the 4:37 media timeout through back-to-back buckets from Morrow and Wolfenbarger. The quarter ended with the Tigers in front, 65-54.

The fourth quarter saw LSU put the finishing touches on their win, as they held the Bulldogs to just 23.5% shooting in the final quarter. The game ended with a score of 81-67 as the Tigers took home the victory.

LSU will hit the road for their next game as the Tigers are slated to travel to Columbia to take on the Missouri Tigers on Thursday, February 6th. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT, and the game can be seen live on SEC Network+.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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