Morrow scores 19, grabs 13 rebounds in homecoming as No. 5 LSU beats Illinois Chicago 91-73

CHICAGO (AP) Aneesah Morrow had 19 points and 13 rebounds playing in her hometown, and No.

5 LSU beat Illinois Chicago 91-73 on Thursday night.

FlauJae Johnson added 23 points and 11 boards, and Mikaylah Williams chipped in with 17 points and seven assists.

LSU (14-0) pulled away from UIC (2-6) in the third quarter, scoring 12 straight to break open an eight-point game.

Morrow had quite a day, with her No.

24 being retired at Simeon Career Academy, the same school where former NBA MVP Derrick Rose starred.

The 6-foot-1 forward then established herself for two years at DePaul before transferring prior to last season to compete for national championships.

The nation's leading rebounder, Morrow got a warm reception with at least 40 family members in the crowd of 4,322 the largest ever for a women's basketball game at UIC.

She missed six of her first seven shots, but finished 8 of 16 from the field.

Arin Freeman led UIC with 19 points, and Makiyah Williams scored 15.

Takeaways LSU: The Tigers again showed why they are one of the nation's best teams, even if it took them awhile to put away the pesky Flames.

UIC: The Flames can take some comfort in hanging with the No.

5 Tigers for more than a half.

Key moment Last-Tear Poa drove for a three-point play to start LSU's 12-0 run in the third quarter.

Johnson scored six in that stretch, including a tip-in that made it 53-33 with just under six minutes left in the quarter.

Key stat LSU dominated 28-10 in points off turnovers and outrebounded UIC 40-29.

Up next LSU hosts Albany on Dec.

29 before opening SEC play at Arkansas four days later.

UIC hosts Ohio on Sunday.

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