LSU’s Reese shines with 36 points, 20 boards vs. Rebels

BATON ROUGE – No. 5 LSU (24-1, 12-1 SEC) bounced back with a 69-60 victory over Ole Miss (20-6, 9-4 SEC) on Saturday night in the PMAC in the annual Play4Kay Pink Out game.

Angel Reese led the Tigers with a career high 36 points as she dominated the paint on both ends all night. Reese added 20 rebounds to secure his fourth 20/20 performance and the first 30/20 game of his career.

Alexis Morris scored 15 and was 9-10 from the charity stripe. LaDazhia Williams and Flau’jae Johnson each had 8 points, and Johnson had 3 big steals.

Ole Miss’ Angel Baker led the team with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Madison Scott followed in scoring with 13 points and 4 boards. The Rebels held LSU to its lowest point total of the season.

Ole Miss’ defense proved strong as LSU entered halftime with just a two-point lead after a 15-point first half from Reese. The Tigers outscored the Rebels by 7 in the third and continued to battle in the fourth. LSU made shots through the fourth and cruised to a nine-point win.

LSU will next hit the road for its final two road games of the season. On Sunday, the Tigers will face the Florida Gators at 1:00 PM on the SEC Network. On Thursday, LSU is scheduled to take on Vanderbilt in a 6:30pm game on the SEC Network.