Despite trailing by nine points at halftime, LSU women’s basketball recovered and defeated Murray State 74-60 in Friday’s game.
The Tigers held the Racers to 14 second half points after being outscored 32-12 in the second quarter.
LSU moves to 4-0 on the young season, though this was its first real test of the season after three blowout victories where they won by over 50 points.
[autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] finished with 25 points, 10 of which were scored in the fourth quarter. She has double-digit point lines in LSU’s first four games. The guard added seven rebounds and five assists.
[autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] also finished in double-figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Morrow pulled down 14 rebounds to turn in her third double-double of the season.
Both teams turned the ball over 15 or more times. LSU recovered from an abysmal showing in the second frame where it shot 23.53% from the field. The Tigers shot over 50% in the second half.
LSU next game is Monday at home against Troy.