LSU Defeats Arkansas, 92-70, In Play4Kay Game

BATON ROUGE, LA – The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Arkansas, 92-70, on Thursday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Tigers are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 1 to face the 24th-ranked Alabama. The game will tip off at 11:00 a.m. CT inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

With the victory, LSU improves to 20-2 overall, while Arkansas drops to 11-11 on the season.

The Tigers opened the game with a made layup. Arkansas followed with a three-pointer, beginning a tightly contested first half. The Razorbacks went on a 7-2 run, gaining its largest lead, 15-8. The Tigers responded, outscoring Arkansas 14-7 to close the first quarter 22-22. LSU rallied ahead in the second quarter to hold the 36-33 advantage over the Razorbacks going into the break. The Tigers shot 36.2 percent on 17-of-47 shots. The Razorbacks shot 36.4 percent on 12-of-33 shots from the field. Arkansas knocked down five threes in the first half while LSU was 1-for-7. The Tigers dominated in the paint, owning 20 points to Arkansas’ 10.

In the second half, the Tigers put its foot on the gas and didn’t let up. Paced by Flau’Jae Johnson with 11 points, LSU outscored Arkansas 33-17 to extend its lead in the third quarter. They maintained the momentum into the fourth quarter to seal the game. LSU had 24 rebounds and 13 assists on the half. 

Flau’Jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams led the Tigers in scoring with 17 points. Kate Koval earned a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. In addition to Johnson, Williams and Koval, Grace Knox (12), Jada Richard (12) and ZaKiyah Johnson (11)  scored double digits. 

The Razorbacks were led by Taleyah Jones with 23 points on 8-of-20 shots and five treys.

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