LSU DEFEATS MISSISSIPPI STATE, 81-67

2/2/2025

Photo By: Jonathan Mailhes

Da Boot Sports
2/2/2025
By: Terrill J. Weil

BATON ROUGE, LA - The Lady Tigers continued to build new momentum with an 81-67 victory over Mississippi State in the Maravich Center on Sunday afternoon.

A scrappy Mississippi State team simply couldn't overcome LSU's talent and will as the Lady Tigers stayed in control throughout the entire contest.

LSU finished the day shooting 41% from the floor. They had a great day from behind the three point arc, hitting 9-20 for 45%. They sank 12-18 from the charity stripe for 67%. LSU turned the ball over 16 times while forcing State into 19. Mississippi State out-rebounded the Lady Tigers, 49-48.
Mikaylah Williams led the team with 22 points. Flau'Jae Johnson scored 20 points. Annesah Morrow had another double-double with 18 points and 20 rebounds. Jersey Wolfenbarger added 12 points. Four other Lady Tigers finished with single digit scoring.

The Lady Tigers opened up the contest with a 9-0 run over the first four minutes, forcing Mississippi State to call a timeout. 9-0 LSU with 6:07 left in the opening period.

LSU continued to play at a high level, even after State began to heat up. The Bayou Ben-Gals would outscore the Lady Bulldogs, 15-12 over the final six minutes of the first quarter to lead, 24-12 as we headed to the second period.

State continued to play hard and well, as they outscored LSU, 23-17 in the period, cutting the Lady Tiger's lead to six, 41-35 at halftime.

The Lady Tigers shot 44% from the floor in the first half. LSU usually doesn't make many three point shots a game, but in the first half they were a fantastic, 7-13 from behind the arc for 54%. They sank 2-3 from the free throw line. The Lady Tigers turned the ball over 10 times in the first 20 minutes, while State committed 12. The Lady Bulldogs out-rebounded LSU, 24-18.
Mikaylah Williams led the team at the break with 16 points. Flau'Jae Johnson scored 11. Aneesah Morrow added 6 points. Jersey Wolfenbarger finished with 4. Shayeann Day-Wilson and Aalyah Del-Rosario both contributed 2 points each.

LSU opened the second half with a 7-2 run to take a 48-37 lead, causing State to call a timeout at the 7:33 mark.

Over the next three minutes, the Lady Tigers would outscore Mississippi State, 7-4 to increase their lead to, 55-41 with 4:37 left in the third period.

They Lady Tigers held an 11 point lead, 65-54 as the third period came to and end. Mississippi State actually outscored LSU, 13-10 over the final 4:37 of the quarter.

With 5:36 left in the contest, LSU held a 76-61 lead after outscoring State, 11-7 so far in the final period.

LSU really turned up their defensive pressure, only allowing State to score six points during the final 5:36 of the game, (one basket and four free throws).

With the win, LSU improves to 23-1 overall and 8-1 in the SEC. Next, the Lady Tigers will travel to Columbia to play Missouri on Thursday, February 6 at 6:30 pm. The game is be televised on SEC Network Plus.

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