COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds to help No. 3 LSU outlast Texas A&M for a 72-66 win on Sunday.
Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling late to help LSU (23-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) stay undefeated ahead of next week’s showdown with top-ranked and undefeated South Carolina. It was Reese’s 23rd straight double-double.
The Tigers won their first eight SEC games by averaging 23 points but needed extra time before Sunday’s tight game against the Aggies last week to earn an 82-77 win over Georgia.
An 8-0 run by Texas A&M (6:15, 1:10) topped by six straight free throws cut the lead to 66-62 with less than two minutes to go. Reese made two free throws before Kay Kay Green made 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to leave LSU 68-63 with less than a minute left.
Last-Tear Poa added two free throws for the Tigers to later bring it to 70-63 seconds. LSU forced a turnover and Reese added a basket to go 72-63 with 17 seconds to secure the win.
Sahara Jones had 14 points for the Aggies who lost their third straight.
Tineya Hylton scored a 3-pointer for A&M after a turnover from Reese to reduce the lead to 3 early in the fourth quarter. But Reese was fouled on the next two possessions and took three free throws to make it 52-45.
Another 3 from the Aggies, this one from Jones, cut it back to 4. But Ladazhia Williams made an off-balance layup to start a 6-2 sprint that put the lead to 58-50 with 5 ½ to go .
Texas A&M used a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 5. But Flau’jae Johnson grabbed a steal and finished with a jump shot as the first of the Tigers’ six direct points to make it 66-55 with three minutes remaining.
The Tigers led by 13 points at halftime.
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LSU: Johnson had 11 points… The Tigers made 3 of 9 3-pointers. … LSU made 21 of 26 free throws.
Texas A&M: Hylton had 12 points. … A&M scored 20 points on LSU sales. … A&M made 6 of 17 3-pointers.
NEXT
LSU: Visiting high-level South Carolina next Sunday.
Texas A&M: Visiting the state of Mississippi next Sunday.
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