Aneesah Morrow tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds while two other Tigers topped 20 points as No. 5 LSU defeated Vanderbilt 83-77 on Monday in Baton Rouge, La., to remain unbeaten.
LSU (19-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference), which is off to its second-best start in program history (23-0 in 2022-23), also got big nights from Flau’Jae Johnson, who scored 25 points, and Mikayleah Williams, who put up 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
The Commodores (14-4, 1-3) pushed LSU, going bucket for bucket with the Tigers for a half and entering the fourth quarter down just 58-57.
Vanderbilt trailed by three after Iyana Moore hit a pair of free throws with 1:26 to play. Williams and Johnson missed shots on the ensuing possession, but Morrow gathered another offensive rebound, her fourth of the game, and converted with a bucket to push the lead back to five.
Khamil Pierre led the Commodores in scoring (28) and rebounding (eight). Moore chipped in 23 points, while Mikayla Blakes had 12.
–Field Level Media
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