BATON ROUGE, La. — Mikaylah Williams totaled 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team Thursday night, helping the Tigers pull away in the second half for an 89-73 victory over Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference matchup between teams moving in different directions.
Williams also became the 17th player in LSU history to score 1,500 career points when she hit a jump shot midway through the third quarter.
MiLaysia Fulwiley added 18 points and ZiKayah Johnson had 14 for LSU (25-4, 11-4 SEC), which has won three straight games. Grace Knox scored 13 points and Flau’jae Johnson chipped in 10 for the Tigers, who led by as many as 18 points.
Jaida Civil scored 17 points, Nya Robertson added 14 points and Talaysia Cooper had 13 for Tennessee (16-11, 8-7), which has lost five straight games and eight of its past 10. The Lady Vols had 11 3-pointers, their fourth straight game with at least 10 makes from behind the arc, but it has made no difference for Tennessee, which dropped out of the AP Top 25 this week after 31 straight appearances in the poll.
LSU, which is fourth in the SEC standings with the league tournament tipping off next week in Greenville, South Carolina, has now won four straight over Tennessee, which has not won in Baton Rouge since 2021.