Flau’jae Johnson, No. 8 LSU run past Auburn 78-48 in the SEC Tournament

Flau'jae Johnson scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half, Angel Reese had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 8 LSU raced to a 21-0 lead on the way to a 78-48 victory over seventh-seeded Auburn in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday. Second-seeded LSU (27-4) will face either No. 3 seed Mississippi or 11th-seeded Florida in Saturday's semifinals. Johnson, a sophomore guard, led the way, hitting a 3-pointer, making a three-point play and canning another long-distance shot to put LSU up 15-0 less than four minutes in.