LSU senior forward Kristen Morris earned her second start Thursday night in what coach Van Chancellor called the team’s “best offensive game this year.”Morris used the opportunity to continue her breakout play for the Lady Tigers, scoring 20 points en route to LSU’s 68-53 victory, its second against Arkansas this season.”I couldn’t be happier for Kristen Morris. She was just unbelievable,” Chancellor said. “The offense kept clicking and running what we wanted to run.”Morris also had five defensive rebounds, which she said has been a key aspect of her game.”I try to focus first on defense,” Morris said. “I don’t go out there thinking about how many points I’m going to score. I just want to make sure I can guard whoever they need me to guard and rebound the ball. That’s what we need most.”LSU began the game with a 9-0 run in the first 1:24 behind five points from sophomore guard Latear Eason, who scored a career-high 16 points in her ninth start of the season.”We wanted to come out with a lot of energy and play this game for 40 minutes,” Eason said. “Sometimes we have a tough time closing out a game.”Eason went 5-for-8 from the field with three steals.”She played 36 minutes and didn’t turn the ball over against a good pressure Arkansas defense,” Chancellor said. “Her game was more than solid tonight.”Arkansas freshman guard Ciera Ricketts began the scoring for the Lady Razorbacks, and fellow freshman Lyndsay Harris followed with a 3-pointer to cut LSU’s lead to 11-5 with 16:11 left in the half.There were six ties and four lead changes in the first half, which ended in a 35-32 LSU lead.Graham played 28 minutes and scored 6 points in her first start since suffering a knee injury Jan. 14.Morris gave LSU its biggest lead of the night, 63-47, on two free throws with just more than five minutes remaining.Ricketts led Arkansas with 11 points in 36 minutes.Chancellor said the Lady Tigers’ next game Sunday against Mississippi State will be an important rematch, as LSU lost the teams’ first matchup on a heartbreaking buzzer beater.”It will be a pivotal game,” Chancellor said. “That first meeting has been hard for me to get over. It’s a game our kids are looking forward to playing. I know I am.”——Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected]