BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Detrina White had 21 points and 10 rebounds as LSU (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today; No. 16 AP) beat Mississippi State (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today; No. 20 AP) 61-54 Sunday.

Katrina Hibbert had 14 points and a game-high six assists and April Brown contributed 12 points for LSU (11-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference).

LSU seized a 26-24 halftime lead and pulled away in the second half behind 60 percent field goal accuracy (12-of-20).

Cynthia Hall led Mississippi State (11-2, 0-2) with 15 of her 18 points from 3-point range. LaToya Thomas added 13 and Jannifer Fambrough had 10 points for the Lady Bulldogs.