SAINT THOMAS, Virgin Islands — It was only recently that LSU head coach Kim Mulkey became aware that her Tigers were close to breaking a 43-year-old NCAA record — even though she had a hand in setting that mark.

But, after the fifth-ranked Tigers routed Marist 113-53 on Friday night in the Paradise Jam tournament, Mulkey said that records really didn’t matter to her.

“Oh, Lord no,” Mulkey said. “I didn’t realize it ‘til after someone said something about it to me just now. We don’t talk about that; I’ve never discussed that with any of these kids. It’s not something that’s high on our priority list.”

LSU (7-0) posted its record seventh consecutive 100-point game to advance to the Reef Division’s championship game, where the Tigers will take on Washington State on Saturday night.

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