 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/19/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil OXFORD, MS - The Lady Tigers stormed back in the fourth period to win a huge conference game on the road against Ole Miss on Thursday night. A great win for Kim Mulkey's Ben-Gals! LSU shot 48% from the field on the night. They hit 4-12 from three point land. From the free throw line, they sank 16-20 for 80%. LSU out-rebounded Ole Miss 42-37. Fulwiley led the team with 26 points. Flau'jae scored 18. Joyner and Richard added 8 points each. Williams contributed 7. Z. Johnson scored 6 points. Knox added 3. Koval scored 2 points. The game pace started fast and physical with LSU hitting big shots against a tough Ole Miss defense. At the 5:36 media timeout, the Lady Tigers led 14-7. Over the next three minutes, Ole Miss out-scored the Lady Tigers, 12-10, cutting the LSU advantage to 24-19 at the 2:18 mark. The first period ended with LSU ahead, 26-21. The Lady Tigers shot an amazing 77% from the field in the first quarter. Flau'jae Johnson left the game with an ankle injury after scoring 9 points and hopefully will be able to return. Flau'jae was able to return to the contest. The Ole Miss defense was doing a great job of not allowing LSU to pull away, keeping the game close. At the 3:55 official's timeout we were all even at 31-31. The Lady Rebels out-played LSU in the second period, out-scoring them 12-6 over the final 3:55 of the first half to lead, 43-37 at halftime. LSU shot 15-27 from the field in the first half for 56%. They sank 2-6 from behind the arc for 33%. At the charity stripe, they hit 5-6 for 83%. LSU led the rebound battle, 15-13 at the break. The Lady Tigers committed 11 costly first half turnover while Ole Miss had seven. Falu'jae led the team at the break with 9 points. Williams scored 7. Z. Johnson finished with 6 points. Joyner and Fulwiley both had 4 points each. Knox added 3 points. Richard and Koval scored 2 points each. Ole Miss remained in control of the contest halfway through the third period. At the 5:35 official's timeout, the Lady Rebels led 52-45. The Lady Rebels dominated the third period on both ends of the floor, taking a 63-54 lead into the fourth quarter. LSU continued their sloppy offensive play into the final period as Ole Miss led, 69-61 with 5:34 to play. The Lady Tigers stepped up their defense, helping them go on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 69-69 with only 3:29 left in the contest. With 1:24 left on the clock, LSU led 74-70. The Lady Tigers defense kept Ole Miss without a basket, 0-16 from the field in the fourth period, only scoring points from the free throw line. LSU improves to 23-4 overall and 9-4 in the SEC. Next up the Lady Tigers will return home to host Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3:00pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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