Albany vs. LSU: Box score, stats and summary feat. Flau'Jae Johnson (Dec. 29)

The Albany Great Danes made this game close, but a massive fourth quarter gave the sixth-ranked LSU Tigers an 83-61 home win on Sunday. The Tigers won the fourth quarter 27-8 and had Aneesah Morrow score 20 points with 18 rebounds while Flau’Jae Johnson added 15 points and nine boards in the victory.

The Great Danes (10-3) were looking like a well-oiled machine as a 35.5-point underdog but ultimately, their struggles rebounding were just too much to overcome. The Tigers (15-0) remain undefeated and were able to overcome shooting 1-of-13 from beyond the arc.

Let’s take a closer look at the box scores and see how this game played out.

Albany vs. LSU box score

Albany vs. LSU box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Albany	25	13	15	8	61
LSU	16	18	22	27	83

Albany Great Danes box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Kayla Cooper	G	5-11	0-1	4-6	2	5	4	1	0	4	1	14
Kaci Donovan	G	5-12	3-6	4-5	2	5	3	0	0	2	5	17
Delanie Hill	G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lilly Phillips	G	4-11	2-8	4-6	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	14
Jessica Tomasetti	G	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	2	2	6
Gabriela Falcao	C	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	2	3	0
Martina Borrellas	G	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	2
Meghan Huerter	G	2-7	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Laycee Drake	G	1-5	0-1	1-2	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3
Abby Ray	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

LSU Tigers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Jersey Wolfenbarger	F	3-5	0-0	5-6	6	7	1	2	0	1	2	11
Aneesah Morrow	G	8-13	0-0	4-5	7	18	2	1	0	2	2	20
Mikaylah Williams	G	7-16	0-4	4-4	1	5	2	2	1	3	1	18
Last-Tear Poa	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Flau’Jae Johnson	G	7-16	0-3	1-2	5	9	2	1	0	1	3	15
Amani Bartlett	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sa’Myah Smith	F	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aalyah Del Rosario	C	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jada Richard	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mjracle Sheppard	G	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	4
Kailyn Gilbert	G	2-9	0-1	4-4	1	5	3	1	0	0	1	8
Shayeann Day-Wilson	G	3-9	1-5	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	7

Albany vs. LSU Game Summary

The Albany Great Danes shot basketball at a decent rate throughout the game as they went 21-of-56 (37.5%) from the floor, 6-of-23 (26.1%) from the 3-point line, and 13-of-19 (68.4%) from the free-throw line.

The team did a decent job rebounding the basketball as they grabbed 27 total rebounds (eight offensive, 19 defensive) and had just three steals and one block on the defensive end.

The offense had 12 assists but turned the ball over 14 times. The Great Danes scored 22 points in the paint and played methodically with only two points in the paint. They had a lead of 12 points at one point during this game.

The LSU Tigers were able to play well but did not shoot the basketball too well as they were 32-of-72 (44.4%) overall, 1-of-13 (7.7%) from beyond the arc, and 18-of-21 (85.7%) from the charity stripe.

LSU controlled the glass with 53 total rebounds (23 offensive, 30 defensive) and only dished out 12 assists as a team. The defense played well with eight steals but only one block throughout the game.

The Tigers committed 10 turnovers but they were able to score with 23 fast break points and 46 points in the paint. LSU’s 22-point lead was the largest difference in the score throughout the game.