Johnson, a first team All-Southeastern Conference selection for the No. 7 Tigers, was held out of LSU's regular-season finale that Ole Miss won 85-77.

Without Williams, the Tigers picked up a 21-point win over the Wildcats, a 30-point victory over Auburn and an 8-point win over Ole Miss. She returned for the SEC Tournament title game against South Carolina but came off the bench and scored only 2 points in 23 minutes of action. LSU lost 79-72, then reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers will be without star guard Flau'Jae Johnson for the foreseeable future while nursing a lower-body injury. Johnson will be out through the Southeastern Conference Tournament,