GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Louisiana State 82, Vanderbilt 63
(AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Angel Reese posted her 26th double-double of the season scoring 23 points and grabbing 18 rebounds as fifth-ranked LSU beat Vanderbilt 82-63 for the Tigers' third straight win.
LSU (25-1, 13-1 Southeastern Conference) won its seventh straight against Vanderbilt sweeping the season series with this victory tying up the all-time series at 26 apiece. The Tigers improved to just 5-15 all-time at Memorial Gym.
Reese moved a double-double away from matching Sylvia Fowles' single-season school record of 27 set in 2006-07, and the sophomore forward had her double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds by halftime.
Alexis Morris added 21 points for LSU, and LaDazhia Williams had 13.
Vanderbilt (12-17, 3-11) hasn't beaten LSU since the 2016-17 season at Memorial Gym. Ciaja Harbison came in second in the SEC in scoring trailing only Reese, and she tied her career-high with four 3s - making all three she tried in the third. Harbison finished with 21 points. Jada Brown added 10.
LSU never trailed starting off with a 3-pointer by Morris as part of an 8-2 run to open the game. The Tigers led 18-11 after the first quarter and Sa'Myah Smith's layup capped nine straight points as they built their lead to 38-19 and led 40-20 at halftime.
Vanderbilt refused to go away, outscoring LSU 21-10 in the third to pull within 50-44 on Harbison's fourth 3 of the game and third of the quarter with 3:57 to go. They took advantage of the Tigers going nearly 4 minutes between made buckets after Reese's layup with 5:40 left.
But Morris knocked down three free throws, then a 3-pointer with 1:47 to go. Reese's layup capped a 10-0 spurt as LSU pushed the lead to 60-45 at the end of the third. The Tigers opened the fourth with an 8-2 run to help put this latest win away.
BIG PICTURE
With five Tigers 6-foot-2 or taller compared to Vandy's tallest player Sacha Washington at 6-2, LSU used the decided size advantage to dominate on the boards (43-29) and had a decided scoring edge on second-chance points (23-6). Even with missing some close shots, they also easily outscored Vandy 46-16 in the paint.
Harbison, who also leads the SEC in steals per game with 2.5, needs more help on a Vanderbilt roster hit by a trio of season-ending injuries. Washington had back-to-back double-doubles last week for the sophomore forward's best games yet. But Washington had only eight points and three rebounds in 24 minutes before fouling out.
February 23, 2023
| LSU | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Reese | F | 37 | 9-14 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| L. Williams | F | 22 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| A. Morris | G | 37 | 8-18 | 3-4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| F. Johnson | G | 32 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Carson | G | 23 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| K. Poole | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| S. Smith | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| L. Poa | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| A. Bartlett | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Besselman | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Ward | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 33-64 (.516) |
9-13 (.692) |
7-22 (.318) |
14-43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 82 | |
| Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Garraud | G | 38 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Harbison | G | 38 | 6-15 | 4-6 | 5-8 | 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| B. LaChance | G | 31 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| S. Washington | G | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| R. Allen | G | 22 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| D. Washington | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Y. Chambers | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| J. Brown | 13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Totals | 200 | 22-58 (.379) |
7-11 (.636) |
12-32 (.375) |
10-29 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 63 | |
Officials: Cameron Inouye, Carla Fountain, Ashlee Goode
Attendance: 3,274
