LSU took sole possession of first place in the SEC with a strong second half in a 75-53 win over Vanderbilt in Baton Rouge.

The Tigers only led by one at halftime, but Sylvia Fowles scored 10 points in a 1-minute span of the second half as LSU outscored Vandy 47-26 in the second period. Fowles finished with 26 points and 22 rebounds, career highs in both. Seimone Augustus added a game-high 28 points on 11-14 shooting. Erica White had a career high 14 assists, in her third straight start.

“When the game plan is don’t let two-and-a-half people beat you and if they’re hot they’re going to hurt you,’’ Vandy coach Melanie Balcomb said. “You don’t keep Sylvia to 13 boards at halftime, a lot of them where on her own misses, and Seimone got looks in her favorite spots.’’