LSU Tigers at Georgia Lady Bulldogs
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Johnson scored 25 to help No. 12 LSU women beat Georgia 80-59 for 1st SEC win this season
LSU (14-2, 1-2 SEC) started 0-2 in conference play for the first time since the 2010-11 season. The Tigers lost the conference opener to then-No. 11 Kentucky 80-78 after Tonie Morgan's buzzer-beating 3-pointer on New Year's Day and then 65-61 at then-No. 12 Vanderbilt on Sunday.
Georgia (15-2, 1-2) had its best start to a season since the 2009-10 team won its first 16 games on its way to an 18-1 start and a trip to the Sweet 16.
Dani Carnegie, a Georgia Tech transfer, led the Lady Bulldogs with 24 points, Trinity Turner scored 11 and Rylie Theuerkauf finished with seven points. The trio combined to make 14 of 51 (27%) from the field.
Johnson scored six consecutive points in a 10-1 run to open the fourth quarter that gave the Tigers a 17-point lead with 7:20 to play.
LSU is 29-27 in the series that dates to 1982 and has won eight straight against Georgia.
Johnson made a layup about midway through the third quarter that made the senior the ninth player in history to score at least 1,800 points for LSU. Johnson has 1,816 career points.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 35% from the field and made just 1 of 14 from behind the arc in the first half, and trailed 38-28 at the intermission.
Amiyah Joyner had 12 points and 11 rebounds — her fifth double-double this season — and ZaKiyah Johnson also scored 12 points for LSU.
Georgia: Visits No. 3 South Carolina on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 59 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 80 - 59 |
| 4th 0:06 |  |
Jada Richard Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 59 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Savannah Henderson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 80 - 59 |
| 4th 0:18 | |
Savannah Henderson Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 59 |
Statistics
 LSU |
UGA |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-58 | FG | 22-71 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 4-29 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 12-16 | FT | 11-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 93 | Percent Led | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 4,857 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 11-1 | - | 25-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 1.5 | 24-3 |
| Texas | 9-3 | 2 | 24-3 |
| Tennessee | 8-3 | 2.5 | 16-7 |
| LSU | 8-4 | 3 | 22-4 |
| Ole Miss | 7-4 | 3.5 | 20-6 |
| Oklahoma | 7-5 | 4 | 19-6 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | 4.5 | 20-7 |
| Alabama | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Georgia | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Mississippi State | 5-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 8 | 15-12 |
| Texas A&M | 3-9 | 8 | 10-11 |
| Auburn | 2-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
| Arkansas | 0-12 | 11 | 11-16 |