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The second-seeded LSU women’s basketball team is advancing to its fourth consecutive Sweet 16 after securing a 101-47 win over seventh-seeded Texas Tech on Sunday. (Photo by LSU Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By ANDRE CHAMPAGNE, Tiger Rag Staff Reporter <\/strong><\/p>\n

For the fourth consecutive year, Kim Mulkey and her LSU women\u2019s basketball team are advancing to the Sweet 16. Second-seeded LSU defeated seventh-seeded Texas Tech 101-47 behind suffocating defense on Sunday afternoon inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.<\/p>\n

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LSU (29-5, 12-4 Southeastern Conference) held Texas Tech (26-8, 12-6 Big 12 Conference) to its lowest field goal percentage of the season at 25. 4 percent (16-of-63). It was also the second lowest field goal percentage LSU has ever held a team to in an NCAA Tournament game.<\/p>\n

After scoring 100 points for the 16th time this season, LSU solely holds the NCAA record for most 100-point games in a single season. <\/p>\n

Senior guard Flau\u2019jae Johnson did not disappoint in her last game ever in Baton Rouge. She led the way for the Tigers, scoring 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting. She also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals.  <\/p>\n

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Junior guard Mikaylah Williams was also unstoppable on Sunday. She also scored 24 points on an efficient 9-of-15 shooting. Williams added seven rebounds, four assists and a steal.<\/p>\n

LSU will take on either third-seeded Duke (25-8, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) or sixth-seeded Baylor (28-8, 15-3 Big 12 Conference) in the Sweet 16 on Friday or Saturday at a time to be determined inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n

LSU opened the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run to take a commanding 84-32 lead with 8:05 left to play. The Tigers outscored the Lady Raiders 25-15 in the final period.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech started the scoring off in the third quarter, but it would not spark anything. After Tech\u2019s opening bucket, LSU went on a 13-0 run to take a 56-27 lead with 6:23 to go. The Tigers did not let their foot off the gas. Mulkey\u2019s squad took a 76-32 lead going into the final ten minutes of the game after shooting 64.3 percent from the field in the quarter. LSU held Texas Tech to just 3-of-22 shooting in the third. <\/p>\n

The Tigers opened the first five minutes of the second quarter on a dominant 12-0 run to give them a 31-14 lead. Texas Tech stopped the bleeding when Denae Fritz knocked down a wide-open corner three to make it 31-17 with 4:23 to go before the break. Later, Flau\u2019jae Johnson continued to hurt the Lady Raiders in transition as she was able to convert on a contested layup to make it 40-22. The Tigers went into halftime with a 43-25 lead. Williams erupted for 10 points in the quarter.<\/p>\n

LSU picked up right where it left off on Friday as soon as the ball was tipped. ZaKiyah Johnson grabbed an offensive rebound and went right back up with a layup to give the Tigers their first points of the game. LSU then turned defense into offense in the next two minutes. The Raiders were held to no points on 0-of-3 shooting through the first three minutes. LSU capitalized and took an early 10-0 lead with six minutes to play in the period.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech was not going to go that easy, though. The Lady Raiders hit back-to-back threes to cut LSU\u2019s lead to four points with 4:44 to play. Texas Tech made it a one possession game after Maupin knocked down a pair of three free throws. The two teams traded buckets for the remaining two minutes of the quarter and LSU led 19-14 after one. The Tigers held the Lady Raiders to 3-of-14 shooting.<\/p>\n

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