Kim Mulkey was quick to point out to reporters earlier in the week that Aneesah Morrow came to LSU women's basketball an All-American caliber player.

The junior forward garnered Second Team All-American honors last season while at DePaul before transferring to Baton Rouge.

Inside Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday night, Morrow put together an All-American-level start to the game, hitting her first four shots, scoring eight of her team's first 10 points en route to a double-double performance as No. 9 LSU ran away from Georgia, 80-54.

The Tigers (25-4, 12-3 SEC) have won seven straight Southeastern Conference games.

Morrow finished with 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting with 10 rebounds.

LSU women's basketball's offensive balance paves way for big win at Georgia

LSU had shot the ball 38 times by halftime. All five of Mulkey's starters each had at least six field goal attempts and at least six points.

Led by Hailey Van Lith and Morrow, the Tigers collected 10 total assists by the break as some of the best ball movement they've had this season. And the extra pass, especially inside the paint, broke down the Bulldogs' matchup zone defense on the way to finishing the game with 17 assists.

The balance on offense allowed for LSU to shoot 45% from the field. Van Lith recorded a team-high 18 points, Reese finished with 17, Flau'jae Johnson added 14 points and freshman Mikaylah Williams pitched in 11.

LSU outscored Georgia, 38 to 8, in the paint.

Tigers thrive over Georgia on Kim Mulkey pillar: rebounding

With Reese, LSU did have an edge over Georgia in size. But one of the biggest improvements LSU has made as a team the last couple of weeks has been in the rebounding departmant. Mainly with guards like Mikaylah Williams, Flau'jae Johnson and Van Lith attacking the glass.

The Bulldogs could not keep up with five Tigers crashing the boards on both ends of the floor. LSU outrebounded the Bulldogs 36 to 27.

On the offensive glass is where LSU set the tone against Georgia as it held a 16-to-8 offensive rebound edge and won the second-chance point margin by 23 to 1.

Reese rounded out her double-double with 15 rebounds.

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LSU clinches SEC Tournament No. 2 seed with win over Georgia

All the Tigers needed was one more win in their last two regular season games to lock up the No. 2 spot in next week's SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.

LSU didn't waste any time. It led Georgia by 22 by halftime and put the Bulldogs to bed early for the win that clinched the seed behind No. 1 South Carolina.

This is the third straight year LSU carried the No. 2 seed into the SEC Tournament. Last season, it lost to No. 3 seed Tennessee in the conference semifinals and in 2022, LSU lost to Kentucky in the quarterfinals.

Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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