With the victory, LSU picked up its second-straight SEC win and improved its record to 16-2 overall and 2-2 in league play. With the loss, Texas was handed its first loss of the season, dropping to 18-1 on the year and 3-1 in the SEC.

LSU still hasn’t beaten an AP top-five SEC team under Mulkey. Now – because Johnson shook off a slow start, rediscovered her scoring touch and closed out a tight game – it has a chance to use its win over a Georgia as a springboard into its first such victory.

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns face the No. 12 LSU Tigers in a women’s college basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 (1/11/26) at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

The 10th-ranked Commodores (15-0, 2-0 SEC) won the first top-15 matchup at Memorial when they beat the Crimson Tide. Now, Vanderbilt will face a team in LSU (12-3, 0-2) that has struggled to get its season going.

NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt basketball is now in rare air after Saturday’s 84-73 win over LSU. Mark Byington’s team is 16-0 and is just one win away from setting the program record for most-consecutive wins to start a season. Here’s a few takeaways on the Commodores’ win and where they stand.

Vanderbilt women's basketball is one of four undefeated teams remaining and will look to stay unbeaten after a trip to Texas A&M. The road trip started out well, with Vanderbilt taking a 43-24 lead into halftime.