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LSU thrash Texas Southern by school-record 109 points in historic 131-22 rout

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LSU thrash Texas Southern by school-record 109 points in historic 131-22 rout. (2026, November 6). The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/05/lsu-texas-southern-131-22-record-win-40-0-quarter

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LSU's women's basketball team defeated Texas Southern 131-22 on Thursday night, marking a school-record margin of victory by 109 points and the largest in NCAA women’s basketball history between two Division I opponents. Jada Williams led LSU with 18 points, scoring 16 in the second quarter during which LSU outscored Texas Southern 40-0. Seven players from LSU scored in double digits, contributing to their impressive offensive display while Texas Southern struggled, shooting only 13% and committing 38 turnovers.
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On November 3, No. 9 LSU women's basketball team routed Texas Southern with a school-record and NCAA record-breaking margin of victory in a game between two Division I opponents, winning 131-22. The Lady Tigers scored an astounding 40 unanswered points in the second quarter alone, forcing nine turnovers while holding Texas Southern scoreless for 13 straight attempts. This marked LSU's second consecutive game scoring over 100 points to start their season and improved their all-time record against Texas Southern to 7-0. Seven players contributed double-digit scores, led by Jada Williams with 18 points, including 16 in the second quarter alone.

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LSU NCAA Texas Southern Tigers the Lady Tigers

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LSU ORG · 6× Texas Southern ORG · 4× Williams PERSON · 2× the Lady Tigers ORG · 2× Division I ORG · 1× ESPN Insights ORG · 1× Iowa State ORG · 1× Jada Williams PERSON · 1× NCAA ORG · 1× Tigers ORG · 1×

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Jada Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the second quarter and No 9 LSU scored 40 unanswered points in the period on the way to a school-record margin of victory in a 131-22 win over Texas Southern on Thursday night.
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🔮 Jada Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the second quarter and No 9 LSU scored 40 unanswered points in the period on the way to a school-record margin of victory in a 131-22 win over Texas Southern on Thursday night.

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Jada Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the second quarter and No 9 LSU scored 40 unanswered points in the period on the way to a school-record margin of victory in a 131-22 win over Texas Southern on Thursday night. asserted
LSU → score → night
LSU (2-0) outscored Texas Southern 40-0 in the quarter, forcing nine turnovers and holding the visiting Tigers without a field goal in 13 attempts. asserted
LSU → outscore → attempts
It was LSU’s second straight 100-plus-point game to start the season and the Lady Tigers improved to 7-0 all-time against Texas Southern (0-2). asserted
Tigers → start → Southern
The margin was also the largest in NCAA women’s basketball history in a game between two Division I opponents, according to ESPN Insights. uncertain
margin → accord → Insights
Williams, a transfer from Iowa State, was among a group of seven players who scored in double figures. asserted
who → score → figures
Freshman Anna Minaeva scored 21 points, Mikaylah Williams added 20, ZaKiyah Johnson 17, Grace Knox and MiLaysia Fulwiley contributed 15 each and Lola Lampley finished with 10. asserted
Lampley → score → 10
Williams was scoreless in the first quarter but made six of seven shots, including three three-pointers, in eight minutes of the second quarter. asserted
Williams → make → quarter
Fulwiley and Knox added six apiece. asserted
Fulwiley → add → six
Mikaylah Williams’ three-pointer, the fourth of the quarter, accounted for LSU’s 65-13 lead at the break. asserted
pointer → account → break
Jayla Cornelius’ six points led Texas Southern, who shot 13% (8-for-55) and turned the ball over 38 times, enabling LSU to outscore TSU 55-0 in points off turnovers. asserted
who → lead → turnovers
LSU presented flowers to former All-American Angel Reese, who helped the Lady Tigers to their first national championship in 2023. asserted
who → present → 2023
Reese was this year’s WNBA defensive player of the tear and was part of the Atlanta Dream team that reached the finals and came within a single win of the team’s first ever championship. asserted
that → reach → championship
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