 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/29/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NICEVILLE, Florida – The LSU men’s basketball team scored on 13 of its first 14 possessions and went on to an easy 96-63 win over DePaul Saturday night in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic at the Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College. The Tigers are now 7-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season and won the ECC for the second time, winning in 2021. Max Mackinnon was named to the All-Tournament team representing LSU and the MVP of the tournament was junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. Seven Tigers scored in double figures this year led by Pablo Tamba with 14 points and a team best seven rebounds. Mike Nwoko, Mackinnon and Jalen Reece each scored 13 points, while Thomas and Robert Miller III posted 12 each and Rashad King 11. Nwoko scored in double figures for the seventh straight game and Reed had six assists and no turnovers. Kruz McClure led DePaul with 22 points. LSU dominated the game almost from the start with LSU scoring the first six points and getting its first double digit lead at 18-8 with 12:36 to go in the first half. The Tigers used a 13-2 run to advance the lead to 27-10 at the 10:49 mark and led by as much as 28 in the final two minutes, leading at intermission, 50-22. LSU did not let up in the second half, despite playing a lot of combinations, quickly getting the lead into the 30s, leading by as much as 35 for the first time at the 13:20 mark of the half. LSU for the game shot 68.6 percent (35-of-51) for the game, the second-best scoring percentage away from Baton Rouge since 1956-57. The 33-point victory margin was the largest margin away from home since Feb. 16, 2000 when LSU defeated Ole Miss in Oxford, 97-53. The 96 points was the most points scored by LSU against a Big East team topping the mark scored against Villanova several years ago in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic. LSU, after an off night, was also efficient at the free throw line, making 21-of-26 for 80.8 percent. LSU had 22 assists on 35 baskets and outrebounded DePaul, 37-19, with 54 points in the paint to just 16 for DePaul. LSU held DePaul to 42.3 percent overall (22-of-52) and the Blue Demons were just 12-of-23 from the free throw line. The Tigers now return to Baton Rouge to leave Monday for the ACC/SEC Challenge game at Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts against Boston College. That game is set for Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. on the ACC Network. Quotes from LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon on the LSU Sports Radio Network: Opening Statement “That was a lot of fun to watch. I’m proud of our guys. To play twice in 20 hours. We finished up our postgame meal last night at about 1:00 in the morning. We didn’t go shoot around, we did all of our prep work in the meeting room and in the film room. I thought our guys handled it with great maturity and came out ready to go. It was all aspects of the game. I loved our defensive intensity and effort in the first half. And then the unselfishness, 22 assists on 35 baskets, 70% from the floor. I thought our guys were fantastic.” On LSU’s historic night… “I just love that it was efficiently done. We missed 16 shots for the whole day. We continued to impose our will and get to the free throw line. 22 assists to 15 turnovers and some of them were late there in garbage time. Then the balance, I believe it was seven guys in double figures and an eighth guy had eight points. So, I love that. I thought Rashad King, this was a big event for him, he really played well in the two games and that’s kind of my expectation for him. He was awesome. Then, I would love to praise, I know DJ Thomas was the tournament MVP and deservingly so, Max MacKinnon was fantastic all tournament, but I thought Jalen Reece was awesome today. 6/6 from the floor, 6 assists, no turnovers. And then Pablo Tamba, he’s been kind of an unsung guy for us, just plays hard, that’s all he does. He plays hard. He gets 14 points and seven rebounds. Elite defender.” *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/28/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NICEVILLE, Florida – The LSU Tigers used two 10-0 runs in the first half of play to gain control and score a 71-62 win over Drake Friday night in the semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College. The Tigers will face DePaul, a 75-61 winner over Georgia Tech in the other semifinal game. That contest will be at 6 p.m. Saturday and televised on the CBS Sports Network. The broadcast of the game with JD Byars and Coach John Brady will be available in the Baton Rouge area on Guaranty Media affiliate WTGE-FM, 100.7 The Tigers. The Tigers fell behind in the first half after a 7-0 Drake run, 12-10, before its first 10-0 run which started with a Dedan Thomas Jr., three-pointer to give LSU the lead back for good, 13-12, with 11:46 to go in the first half. Marquel Sutton followed with a bucket with Thomas getting a layup for two more point and Rashad King hitting a triple off a Drake turnover to make the LSU lead, 20-12 with 9:48 to go in the first 20 minutes. Later in the half, LSU was up 23-17 with 7:02 to play and LSU posted another 10-0 run as following layups by King and Pablo Tamba, Mike Nwoko scored LSU’s next six points to push the advantage to 33-17 with 4:12 to go before halftime. LSU would lead, 71-62, at the half. Drake made a couple of runs at LSU in the second half, closing to within six points with 52 seconds left, but the Tigers, despite their worst night of the season from the line, made the ones that counted toward the end to send LSU to 6-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season, the last year the Tigers were in and captured the championship of the Emerald Coast Classic. Thomas had 18 points and five assists to lead LSU, with Nwoko finishing with 14 points and Max Mackinnon 11 points and four assists. Jalen Reed left the game late in the second half with what described as a potential ankle issue, but no details were available after the contest. Jalen Quinn scored 20 to lead Drake with Jaehshon Thomas getting 16 and Griffen Goodbary 10. Drake drops to 4-3 on the young season. LSU shot 46.4 percent for the game (26-of-56), but just 5-of-19 from distance (26.3%). LSU was 14-of-22 from the free throw line. Drake came in at 36.1 percent (22-of-61), making 8-of-30 from deep (26.7%) and a healthy 10-of-13 at the line. LSU outrebounded Drake, 41-34, and had a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint. LSU led for 38:18 of the contest, while Drake led for 14 seconds. -- LSU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK POSTGAME QUOTES LSU vs Drake November 28, 2025 LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement “I really liked our defensive effort and intensity tonight. I think Drake’s got a really good team. They don’t beat themselves. Defending the three-point shot, we knew was going to be really critical. They made 11 in their win at Charleston the other day. To limit them to 8-of-30 was key for us. Then in the second half, we were 0-of-1 from the free throw line in this first half which has been a strength of ours. Drake is second in the country in fewest free throws allowed. We got there 21 times in the second half on a night where we weren’t shooting it well. I thought that was a big key for us.” On stopping Drake’s three point shot… “That’s what we talked about with our players. We expected them to take 30 or more (three-point attempts). We told our players we can’t let them come out and make 12 or 14 of them. I thought our guys did a really good job. We forced their five men to take eleven threes on the night. They are lower percentage guys. I thought that was really important for us. We couldn’t put them away. I thought we had some opportunities there where we’re up 10 or up 12. We miss an open three, we got the offensive rebound and kick it out and miss another open three. We just couldn’t finish them. but it was good for us. We played in five games that weren’t close. To get in some of those situations, we made a big mistake there in the last minute. So we can learn from that and get better. All in all, it’s a good win for us over a really good team. Drake had won their last three SEC games, been to the tournament four years in a row. We’re thankful to win and excited to play again (Saturday).” *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/21/2025 By: Terrill Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - The Fighting Tigers defeated the Omaha Mavericks, 99-73 Friday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center to improve their record to 5-0. LSU had a good night shooting across the board. 52 % from the floor. 45% from three point land and 75% from the free throw line. The Tigers out-rebounded the Mavericks, 43-39. LSU had 11 turnovers while forcing Omaha into 12. Max Mackinnon was amazing from behind the three point arc, leading the team in scoring with 22 points. Dedan Thomas scored 15. Mike Nwoko added 14. PJ Carter had 12 points. Jalen Reed finished with 11. Marquel Sutton managed 9 points. Zipper, King, Mosley and Tamba all contributed 3 points each. Robert Miller had 2 points and Jalen Reece finished with 2 points. It was a good victory for LSU against a well coached Omaha team that played hard for 40 minutes. The Tigers began the contest with crisp play on both ends of the floor, racing out to a 12-0 lead before Omaha sank two quick baskets. At the 15:55 official's timeout, LSU held a 12-4 advantage. Over the next four minutes, LSU out-scored the Mavericks, 11-9 to increase their lead to 23-13 at the 11:43 mark. Every time LSU began to pull away, Omaha would do just enough to stay within shouting distance. At the 3:39 official's timeout, LSU was up by twelve, 38-26. The Tigers would go to the locker room with a 50-37 halftime lead. LSU shot 18-31 from the floor for 58% in the first half. they sank, 9-19 from behind the arc for 47%. The Tigers hit, 5-6 from the charity stripe for 83%. The rebound battle was close at the half, with LSU holding a slim, 20-18 advantage. The Tigers turned the ball over five times over the first 20 minutes, while Omaha only committed three. Dedan Thomas led the team at the half with 15 points. PJ Carter added 9 points. Max Mackinnon scored 8. Jalen Reed managed 6 points. Mike Nwoko contributed 4 points. Ron Zipper and Marquel Sutton both had 3 points each and Pablo Tamba scored 2. LSU started the second half red hot, going on a 10-3 run over the first two and a half minutes, forcing Omaha to call a timeout at the 17:30 mark. 60-40, Tigers. The Tigers continued to play well, maintaining their huge lead. At the official's 11:46 timeout, the Bayou Bengals held a 69-48 advantage. Five minutes later, LSU led, 79-57 with 7:10 remaining in the contest. The Tigers simply coasted the rest of the night for the victory. With the win LSU improves to 5-0. Next up, the Tigers will travel to Niceville, Florida to play in the Emerald Coast Classic. On Friday, November 28, the Tigers will take on Drake at 8:30 pm. On Saturday, November 29, LSU will play either, Georgia Tech or DePaul, TBA. Both games will be televised on CBSSN. *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/18/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned to the hard wood on Tuesday night, hosting a winless Alcorn State team in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and came away with a 107-81 victory. The Braves played LSU tough most of the night, before the Tigers were able to pull away late for a comfortable win. LSU continues to shoot well from the floor as they finished 35-63 for 56%. They sank 6-21 from three point land for 29%. LSU was very solid from the charity stripe, hitting 31-39 for 79%. The Tigers out-rebounded the Braves, 43-28. LSU committed 11 turnovers while forcing 13. Mike Nwoko led the team with 29 points. Marquel Sutton and Dedan Thomas had 16 points each. Robert Miller finished with 9. Jalen Reed and Jalen Reece both contributed 8 points each. Max Mackinnon added 7 points. Ron Zipper had 5. Palbo Tamba finished with 4 points. PJ Cater 3 and Rashad King 2. The Tigers started the game hot as they hit their first three shots to take a 6-3 advantage at the 18:13 mark. Alcorn State went on a 15-6 run over the next four minutes to take the lead. At the 14:30 official's timeout, the Braves led LSU, 18-12. The Braves continued to take advantage of sloppy LSU play, holding a five points lead, 25-20 with 10:29 left in the half. LSU battled back to tie the game at 34-34 on a nice basket by Marquel Sutton at the 4:56 mark. Two minutes later, the Bayou Bengals took the lead back on a three pointer by Jalen Reed. 41-38, Tigers with 3:07 remaining until the break. The Tigers would out-score Alcorn State, 9-6 over the final three minutes of the first half to take a 50-44 lead into the locker room at halftime. LSU shot well in the first half, hitting 16-31 from the floor for 52%. They hit 3-13 from behind the arc for 23%. The Tigers continue to be outstanding at the free throw line sinking 15-22 for 68%. Alcorn State led in rebounding, 21-20. LSU committed seven first half turnovers while the Braves had six. Mike Nwoko led the team at the break with 12 points. Dedan Thomas added 10 points. Max Mackinnon finished with 7. Jalen Reed scored 6 points. Robert Miller and Marquel Sutton both added 5 points each. PJ Carter scored 3 and Pablo Tamba finished with 2 points. LSU began the second half shooting the ball well, but an inspired Alcorn State squad kept pace to stay within striking distance. With 11:57 left in the contest, LSU held an eight point advantage, 74-66. At the 7:51 mark, the Tigers had increased their lead to 13 points, 83-70. Over the next three minutes, LSU out-scored the Braves, 10-4 to slowly begin to pull away. At the 4:57 official's timeout, LSU now led, 93-74. Alcorn State finally ran out of gas and LSU would go on a 14-7 run over the final five minutes of the game for the final margin. With the win, LSU improves to 4-0. Next up, the Tigers will host Omaha in the PMAC on Friday, November 21. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm. The game will be televised on SEC Network Plus. John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/13/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers beat Florida International, 98-81 at home in the PMAC in front of 6,306 Tiger fans on Thursday night. After a sloppy and inconsistent first half, the Tigers settled down and improved their play on both ends of the court over the final 20 minutes. LSU finished the night shooting, 32-61 from the floor for 52%. They hit 4-17 from behind the arc for 24%. At the charity stripe LSU sank 30-34 for 88%. The Tigers out-rebounded the Panthers, 43-33. LSU turned the ball over 14 times on the night, while forcing FIU into 10. Marquel Sutton led the team with a double/double, 19 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Nwoko had 19 points. Max Mackinnon added 17. Dedan Thomas scored 15 points. Jalen Reed finished with 10. Robert Miller contributed 7 points. Pablo Tamba scored 6. PJ Carter had 3 and Rashad King added 2. Both teams started slowly, before LSU began to control the flow of the contest. At the first media timeout, the Tigers led, 9-4 with 15:43 left in the first half. Over the next four minutes, the Bayou Bengals were able to out-score the Panthers, 13-9, to increase their lead to 22-13 at the 11:26 mark. The Tigers reverted to sloppy play and FIU took advantage, cutting the lead to six points, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout with 9:40 left in the half with LSU leading, 24-18. LSU went ice cold without a basket or a four minute span, allowing FIU to come back and tie the contest at the 6:58 mark, 26-26. The Tigers sputtered back into the lead, going on a 10-2 run to retake the lead, 36-28 with 3:41 left in the first half. LSU went into the halftime break with a 43-38 lead, due to very inconsistent play throughout the first half against a very scrappy FIU team. The Tigers ended up shooting 14-31 from the floor for 45%. They struggled from behind the three point arc, only hitting 2-11 for 18%. At the free throw line, LSU sank 13-14 for 93%. The rebounds were close with LSU leading, 20-19. The Tigers turned the ball over seven times in the first half, while FIU committed six turnovers. Marquel Sutton led the team at the break with 9 points. Max Mackinnon and Mike Nwoko both scored 8 points each. Dedan Thomas Jr. finished with 6. Robert Miller and PJ Carter both added 3 points each and Jalen Reed scored 2 points in the first half. The Tigers were able to out-score the Panthers, 10-5 over the first four minutes plus of the second half to lead, 53-43 at the 15:43 official's timeout. After four converted LSU free throws, Marquel Sutton sank a three pointer at the 13:48 mark to extend the Tigers' advantage to, 60-43. LSU finally took control of the contest, leading by as much as 22 at one point. At the 7:39 media timeout, the Tigers led by 17 points, 75-58. With 4:15 left in the contest, the Bayou Bengals led, 86-70. The Tigers continued to play hard down the stretch to earn their third win of the season. Next up, the 3-0 Tigers have a home contest against Alcorn State on Tuesday, November 18. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm. *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/10/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE – The LSU basketball team used a 15-0 second half run to blow open the game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and score a 93-58 win over the University of New Orleans here Monday night. LSU is now 2-0 going into a Thursday contest with Florida International University at the Maravich Center. LSU used a quick start to establish a lead over the Privateers, scoring the first six points and quickly getting its first double figure lead at 12-2 three minutes into the game. The Tigers struggled with shot selection late in the first 20 minutes and UNO cut the LSU lead to five at 35-30 at the 3:17 mark. LSU regrouped and finish the half on a 9-2 run to lead at intermission, 44-32. UNO still trailed 46-35 when LSU methodically put the game away in the second half. After two free throws each by Mike Nwoko and Pablo Tamba, Dedan Thomas Jr., hit a layup to increase the margin to 17, 52-35, at the 15:09 mark. A Tamba layup pushed the advantage to 19 and Jalen Reed scored in the paint to make it 56-35. That was followed on the next possession by a Reed rebound make and then a Reed 3-pointer from up top to make it 61-35 and a 26-point advantage with 12:46 to go in the contest. LSU would lead by as much as 36 points in the final four minutes of the game after leading for all but the first 20 seconds of the contest. LSU had four players in double figures with Nwoko leading the way with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 4-of-5 at the free throw line. Reed had 15 points in 17 minutes, hitting 6-of-10 from the field. Also with 15 points was Marquel Sutton with a strong double double adding 15 boards. Tamba also double doubled with 10 points, 10 boards. Jakevion Buckley led the Privateers (1-1) with 12 points and eight boards, while Coleton Benson added 10 points. LSU shot 43.7 percent for the game, including 50 percent (16-of-32) in the second half. LSU overall was 31-of-71, making 10-of-27 from distance and 21-of-29 from the free throw line. UNO shot just 29.9 percent (20-of-67) with six treys and 12-of-17 at the line. The Tigers had another big rebound night, outrebounding the Privateers, 56-36, and had 21 assists on 31 made baskets as point guards Thomas and Jalen Reece combined for 12 assists (8 for Thomas, 4 for Reece) and just one turnover. The Tigers posted a 42-28 advantage in points in the paint and had just seven turnovers for the game. When the Tigers play on Thursday, the first 500 students will receive a free LSU hoodie and fans can get in for free by showing their football ticket to the LSU-Arkansas football game on Saturday. Post Game Press Conference Below John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/5/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU opened their 2025-26 season with a 96-60 victory over Tarleton State on Wednesday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in front of 6,525 Tiger fans. The Tigers quietly shot the ball extremely well on the night. They finished 33-47 from the floor for an amazing 70%. They sank 8-18 from behind the arc for 44%. At the free throw line, the Tigers hit 22-29 for 76%. LSU out-rebounded the Texans, 39-21 and the only blemish of the night was LSU committing 15 turnovers. Max MacKinnon led the team with 19 points. Dedan Thomas Jr. finished with 16. Marquel Sutton added 13 points. Jalen Reed and Mike Nwoko both finished with 11 points each. Robert Miller had 10 points. PJ Carter and Jalen Reece both had 5 points each. Pablo Tamba finished with 4. Both teams started fast, each sinking a quick basket each to start the game, but LSU held a 3-2 lead, thanks to a free throw by Dedan Thomas after he was fouled while making his shot. At the 15:49 media timeout, LSU led the Texan Riders, 11-6. Over the next five minutes, the Tigers began to slowly pull away. At the 11:34 mark, they led, 25-11. LSU continued to maintain their lead, outscoring the Texans, 18-15 over the next eight minutes. With 3:38 left in the first half, LSU held a 43-26 advantage. The first half came to an end with LSU holding a 47-31 lead at the break. Max MacKinnon led the Tigers at the half with 13 points. Marquel Sutton added 10. Robert Miller III scored 8 points. Dedan Thomas Jr. contributed 7. Jalen Reed scored 6 points and PJ Carter added 3 in the first half. The Tigers shot very well in the first half, going 16-31 from the floor for 76%. They sank 5-9 from behind the three point arc for 56%. At the charity stripe, LSU hit 10-13 for 77%. The Tigers out-rebounded the Texans, 16-13 in the first half. LSU turned the ball over nine times over the first 20 minutes. The Tigers started the second half strong, out-scoring Tarleton State, 10-4 over the first four minutes. At the 15:58 official's timeout, LSU held a commanding, 57-35 advantage. LSU continued to shoot the ball well and play suffocating defense, as they extended their lead to 31 points, 77-46 with 7:48 left in the contest. The Bayou Bengals simply coasted the rest of the way for the 96-60 victory. Next Up, LSU (1-0), will host UNO on Monday, November 10. Tipoff is set for 7:00 pm. post game press conference John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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