The primary quarter of Thursday’s girls’s faculty basketball matchup between Arkansas and No. 6 LSU could not have gone a lot better for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas solely trailed by 9 factors, 23-14, on the finish of the primary interval. In opposition to an undefeated LSU squad, the Hogs confirmed loads of struggle in entrance of a house crowd inside Bud Walton Enviornment.
By way of the ultimate three quarters, nevertheless, the Tigers confirmed why they’re some of the feared groups in girls’s faculty basketball, taking down Arkansas, 98-64.
Kailyn Gilbert led LSU in scoring off the bench with 16 factors, and was one in every of 4 Tigers to succeed in double figures.
Arkansas guard Izzy Higginbottom continued her scorching begin to the season, main all scorers with 27 factors. Higginbottom was one in every of two Razorbacks in double figures, as Carly Keats additionally scored 18 factors.
The loss drops Arkansas to 7-9 general and 0-1 in SEC play, whereas LSU stays unbeaten at 16-0 and 1-0 in SEC play. As of Thursday night, the Razorbacks are the one SEC workforce with a shedding general report.
Arkansas will journey to No. 5 Texas on Sunday, whereas LSU will host Auburn in Baton Rouge.
