COLUMBIA, Mo. — The LSU women's basketball team came up short in its comeback bid against Missouri on Sunday afternoon, 69-65, in Columbia. LSU is now 11-3 overall and 1-1 in SEC play.
Despite being down by 21 points at the half, LSU outscored Missouri 44-27 in the second half and closed to within 2 points late in the game.
Khayla Pointer led all scorers with 23 points, including shooting 11 of 12 from the free throw line. Ayana Mitchell recorded the 33rd double-double of her career with 14 points and 16 rebounds and made her second three-pointer of the season, just the ninth of her career.