LSU women’s basketball outlasted Vanderbilt to win 83-77 in an exciting SEC matchup. Aneesah Morrow scored 23 points, Mikaylah Williams contributed 20 points and Flau’Jae Johnson finished the game with 25 points.

LSU’s offense was clicking in its previous game, a two-point road win over Tennessee. The Tigers shot 49% from the field in that contest and finished with 89 points — the sixth-most they’ve scored in a regular-season game against a Southeastern Conference opponent under coach Kim Mulkey.

Flau’jae Johnson delivered a strong performance in the fourth quarter to lead No. 5 LSU women’s basketball to an 83-77 win over Vanderbilt on Monday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Despite the win, Johnson didn’t shy away from critiquing her team’s effort.

LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson lifted her team past a pesky Vanderbilt team Monday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Cam Carter said LSU basketball had its "welcome to the SEC moment' in the first half of its loss to Vanderbilt.

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