Dec. 30, 2006

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sylvia Fowles scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 6 LSU extended its winning streak to eight games with a 61-44 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.

Ashley Thomas and Quianna Chaney each scored 11 points for LSU (13-1), which won for the fourth time in its last five meetings with Tech.

Ty Moore led the Lady Techsters (5-8) with 14 points and was the only Louisiana Tech player in double figures. Amber Metoyer had 11 rebounds for Tech.

Chaney's 3-pointer put LSU ahead 24-22 with 17:05 to go and marked the beginning of a 17-4 run, capped by Thomas' jumper with 10:13 left, that put the Lady Tigers in control for good.

The Lady Tigers shot 51.4 percent for the second half as they pulled away while holding Tech to 30 percent shooting (9-of-30) during the same span.

LSU scored the first seven points of the game, but Louisiana Tech quickly fought back and took its first lead at 11-9 on Sierra Nixon's jumper with 9:35 remaining in the first half. Neither team shot better than 30 percent through the first 20 minutes, and JoKierra Sneed's foul shot gave Tech a 20-19 lead going into halftime.