Wilson has 26 points, No. 1 South Carolina routs LSU 86-62

LSU guard Rina Hill (13) tries to keep the ball away from South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Travis Bell) LSU guard Rina Hill (13) tries to keep the ball away from South Carolina guard Tiffany Mitchell in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Travis Bell)

By Associated Press February 12, 2015 3 min read

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A’ja Wilson scored a career-high 26 points and top-ranked South Carolina rode a 28-6 first-half run to rout the LSU Tigers 86-62 on Thursday night.

Twelve steals and 18 fast-break points from freshman of the year candidate Wilson broke open a close game as the Gamecocks (23-1, 11-0) unleashed their galaxy of stars.

Wilson had 14 first-half points, including the first 3-pointer of her career, as she and Khadijah Sessions led the assault. Sessions had 12 and Tiffany Mitchell had 11.

The Gamecocks took out their frustrations of a 25-point loss at Connecticut on LSU by shooting 52.5 percent in the rout.

LSU (14-10, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) had won four straight and seven of nine coming in.