Back home and back on track
After suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of South Carolina, LSU (21-1, 6-1) bounced back Sunday afternoon inside the friendly confines of the PMAC and beat A&M 64-51.
It wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing game as the Tigers and Aggies shot 32 and 31 percent from the floor respectively. LSU, once again, struggled from three, hitting on just three of 20 attempts, but the Tigers were just too big for Texas A&M.
LSU out-rebounded Texas A&M 52 to 33. They also had 18 points in the paint to Texas A&M’s eight, and had a 26-16 edge in points in the paint.
Flau’Jae Johnson led the way for LSU with 22 points and was a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line. She also had five rebounds and a pair of assists. Aneesah Morrow just missed out on a double-double, 19 points and 9 rebounds, but she moved into the top-10 in NCAA Division 1 history with her 1,535th career rebound.
It’s not too often that LSU gets some solid contributions from the bench, but Sunday was a happy exception. Kailyn Gilbert hit a pair of threes and grabbed seven rebounds, and Jada Richard had seven points in 17 minutes.
Up next, LSU has a tough game at home as the Tigers welcome in the #15 Oklahoma Sooners. Tipoff is set for 6:00 P.M. and the game will be on ESPN2.