Da Boot Sports
12/29/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU easily defeated Mississippi Valley State, 110-45 in front of 8,257 Tiger fans in the Maravich Center.

   This one was never close, LSU exploded out of the gate and cruised to the easy blow out victory.

   The Tigers shot 46-70 from the floor on the night for 66%. They were fantastic from behind the three point arc, hitting 12-31 for 39%. They sank 6-12 from the charity stripe. LSU only turned the ball over six times, zero in the second half. With great defense, they forced 17 turnovers. The Bayou Bengals dominated the boards, 41-22.
   Cam Carter led the Tigers with 23 points. Vyctorius Miller scored 20 points. Daimion Collins and Justin Sears both scored 15 points each. Corey Chest added 8 points. Dji Bailey and Derek Fountain both managed 7 points each. Noah Boyde finished with 6. Curtis Givens III had 5 points and Robert Miller III finished with 4.


   The Tigers started fast, opening the game with a 12-6 lead at the 15:24 mark. 

   Over the next three minutes LSU would go on a 13-2 run to increase their lead to 25-8, forcing the Delta Devils to call a timeout with 12:31 left in the first half.

   The Tigers kept rolling, outscoring the Delta Devils, 11-0 over the next three minutes to extend their lead to 36-8 with 7:44 remaining in the half.

   The blowout continued on as LSU built their advantage to 37 points, leading 47-10  at the 3:51 official's timeout. 

   LSU would go into halftime with a commanding, 55-13 lead.

   The Tigers were red hot in the first half shooting 61% from the floor. They hit 7-19 three point attempts for 37%. They were 2-5 from the free throw line. The Tigers only turned the ball over once in the first half while forcing Mississippi Valley State into 11. LSU also won the rebound battle, 22-13.
   Cam Carter led the team at the break with 16 points and Jordan Sears had 10. Daimion Collins and Vyctorius Miller both scored 8 points each. Dji Bailey and Corey Chest both added 4 points each. Curtis Givens III scored 4 and Robert Miller III had 2 points.


   LSU remained red hot to start the second half, going on a 14-9 run over the first four minutes of the period, taking a 69-22 lead. 

   The Tigers continued to pour it on, outscoring the Delta Devils, 27-12 over the next nine minutes to lead 95-34 with 7:09 left in the contest. The rest of the way was all Tigers until the final buzzer.

   With the win, LSU improves to 11-2 on the season. Next up the Tigers begin SEC play as they will host Vanderbilt on Saturday, January 4. Tipoff is set for 3:30 pm and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

   

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Da Boot Sports
12/22/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU welcomed UNO to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and then went on to earn a very ugly, 86-70 victory over the Privateers.

   It was the perfect example of a talented LSU team playing flat and down to their opponents level. They played with very little life or spark against a very bad (2-8) UNO team. 

   LSU shot 32-70 from the floor for 46% in the game. They hit 7-29 three point attempts. At the free throw line, the Tigers sank 15-21 for 71%. They committed 13 turnovers while forcing 9. LSU won the rebound battle, 50-37.
   Vyctorius Miller led the team with 17 points. Cam Carter finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Corey Chest registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dji Bailey added 12 points on the day. Jordan Sears finished with 10 points. Damion Collins had 8. Curtis Givins III finished with 7 points. Robert Miller III added 4 while Derek Fountain managed 2 points.

   The Tigers started slow as they usually do, as UNO took an 8-4 lead at the 17:28 mark forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout. 

​   With 10:55 left in the first half, LSU found themselves down by five, 15-10 to the Volunteers. 

   The Tigers continued there inconsistent, sloppy play over the next three minutes. At the 7:52 official's timeout, UNO led, 19-17, with the quiet PMAC crowd patiently waiting for something to cheer about. 

   In an ugly basketball game, we found things all even at 23-23 with 3:57 left in the first half. 

   A terribly played first half mercifully came to an end with LSU leading 30-29 at the break. 

   LSU shot 41% in the first half along with a miserable 2-16 from behind the three point line. They were 2-4 from the free throw line. The Tigers committed nine turnovers over the first 20 minutes, and won the rebound battle, 24-21.
   Cam Carter led the team at the break with 9 points. Vyctorius Miller scored 7 points. Dji Bailey finished with 6. Corey Chest added 4 points. Both Curtis Givens III and Daimion Collins both has 2 points each. 


   Nothing changed early in the second half as both teams continued their sloppy play, but the Tigers eventually would outscore UNO, 16-8 to take a 46-38 lead at the 12:59 mark. 

   The Tigers finally took control of the contest, going on a 15-12 run over the next five minutes to lead to 68-50 with 7:58 left on the clock. 

   With 3:42 left in the contest, LSU held a 20 point advantage, 77-57, as the crowd slowly began to make their way to the exits. 

   The Tigers improve to 10-2 as they will now take their Christmas break. Next up, LSU will play Mississippi Valley State on Sunday, December 29 at 6:00 pm in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.  

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Da Boot Sports
12/17/2024
LSU Sports Communications
​By: LSU Staff


   BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU Tigers shot a season-high 53.8 percent from the floor and 45.2 percent from 3-point range in a wire-to-wire 99-53 victory over Stetson Tuesday night at the Maravich Center.
   The Tigers held the Hatters scoreless for roughly 10 minutes to open the game, jumped out to a 17-0 lead, and never looked back. LSU went into the half with a 37-point lead and held Stetson to 10 points in the first half, the fewest points by an LSU opponent in a half since 1959. LSU led by as many as 49 points in the game.  
   LSU improves to 9-2 on the season, while Stetson falls to 1-10. LSU also improves to 6-0 this season when shooting over 50.0 percent, and 7-0 when opponents shoot less than 40.0 percent.
   The Tigers’ final game before Christmas will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 against UNO inside the Maravich Center.
   Cam Carter and Vyctorius Miller led the team with 16 points each. Cater was 6-of-10, including two 3-pointers, and logged three assists and a steal, and Miller was 5-of-8 overall, including a flurry of four triples in the second half. Corey Chest turned in his second double-double in three games with a career-high 13 points (6-of-9) and pulled down 10 rebounds, marking his fifth consecutive game with double-digit rebounds. Dji Bailey had 14 points, and Curtis Givens III had 12 and a team-high six assists with two steals to round out the top scorers for the Tigers.
   Stetson missed its first 10 shots from the floor, and LSU capitalized by taking a 10-0 lead capped by a 3-pointer from Carter that forced an early timeout for the Hatters at the 14:51 mark. The Tigers’ defense forced a shot clock violation out of the timeout and continued to suffocate the Hatters’ offense as the visiting club went into the under 12-minute media timeout trailing LSU 15-0, shooting 0-of-16 from the field. After Robert Miller made two free throws to stretch the lead to 17, Stetson scored its first field goal with 10:19 on the clock before the Tigers responded with an 8-0 highlighted by triples from Jordan Sears and R. Miller, making the score 25-2 with 7:35 remaining in the half. The Fighting Tigers’ run increased to 12 unanswered points – their second-longest run of the half, and ultimately went into the locker room with a 47-10 lead behind a 30-8 run to end the opening half. LSU shot 50.0 percent from the field (16-of-32), including 40.0 percent from behind the arc (6-of-15), while holding Stetson to a 12.9 field goal percentage on 4-of-31 shooting.
   Stetson scored eight of the first 11 points in the second half to cut the deficit to 32 points, but that was as close as the margin would get as LSU pushed its lead to 38 after Chest scored his seventh point of the frame, putting LSU ahead 59-21 at the 15:07 media timeout. The Tigers’ largest lead came late in the second half at 99-50 with 1:12 remaining to play as they cruised to victory, outscoring the Hatters 52-43 in the second half.
   LSU finished with a season-high 48 rebounds, highlighted by a season-best 34 defensive rebounds, keeping the
Hatters possessions short. The Tigers also outscored the Hatters 19-3 in second-chance points, 42-18 in paint points, 40-20 bench points and 21-1 in fastbreak points.
   Stetson concluded the game shooting 30.5 percent (18-of-59) from the floor and 32.0 percent from 3-point range (8-of-25).
   Mehki Ellison led Stetson with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting and was 4-of-8 from the 3-point line. Jordan Wood added 10 points for the Hatters.  



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Da Boot Sports
12/14/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   FRISCO, TX - The Tigers went on the road to Lone Star State to take on SMU, but unfortunately suffered a tough loss to the Mustangs, 74-64.

   After leading by six at the half, LSU sputtered in the second half with poor shooting and sloppy ball handling. Give credit to the  Mustangs. They were a different team in the second half, owning the paint and dominating LSU in a physical manner. 

   LSU finished shooting 43% from the floor. They only hit 4-15 from behind the three point line, while sinking 14-18 from the free throw line for 78%. Seventeen turnovers haunted the Tigers with 13 of them coming in the second half. The Mustangs out-rebounded LSU, 41-31. 
   Jordan Sears led the Tigers in scoring with 21 points. Dji Bailey added 13 points. Cam Carter finished with 11. Daimion Collins scored 9 points. Corey chest contributed 6 points, while both Millers, Robert and Vyctorius added 2 points each.

   Both teams played even over the first five minutes of the contest as we sat at a 5-5 tie at the 15:29 media timeout. 

   The Mustangs came out of the timeout with a 7-0 run to take a 12-5 lead, but that seemed to wake the Bayou Bengals up, as LSU would respond with a 8-0 run to take the lead, 13-12 at the 12:06 mark. 

   The pace of the game began to speed up as both teams pushed to ball up and down the floor quickly, but both teams would go cold, struggling to sink a basket. At the next official's timeout, LSU held a 17-13 lead with 8:00 minutes left in the first half. 

   Over the next four minutes, LSU would outscore the Mustangs, 11-9 to increase their lead to 28-22 at the 3:51 mark. 

   The Tigers would go into the locker room at the half with a six point lead, 33-27. 

   LSU shot well in the first half, going 13-29 from the floor for 45%. They hit 2-7 from behind the arc for 29%. They sank 5-6 from the charity stripe for 83%. The Tigers only turned the ball over four times in the first half while forcing eight. The Mustangs won the rebound battle over the first 20 minutes, 24-16.
   Jordan Sears led the team at the break with 12 points. Dji Bailey scored 7. Cam Carter, Daimion Collins and Corey Chest all added 4 points each and Robert Miller III finished with 2 points. 


   LSU started the second half with sloppy play, turning the ball over often and allowing SMU to score easy baskets in the paint. The Mustangs out-raced LSU with an 8-2 run to tie the contest at 35-35, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout at the 17:28 mark. 

   SMU shifted into another gear and exploded out to an eight point lead, 47-39, forcing a LSU timeout with 12:33 left in the contest. After only committing four turnovers in the first half, LSU turned the ball over ten times in the first eight minutes of the second half to contribute to the Mustangs' surge. 

   The Mustangs remained in control with a 57-49 lead with 7:41 left on the clock. The big story of the second half so far was LSU's 13 turnovers. The sloppy play helped fuel the SMU dominating run. 

   But as they have done all season, this LSU team showed no quit. The Tigers battled back to cut the lead to five, 64-59 with 3:35 left in the game. 

   With 57 seconds left, the Tigers trailed by four, 68-64. But SMU did what they needed to do to hold LSU off for the win. 

   The Tigers are now 8-2 on the season. Next LSU returns home to host Stetson on Tuesday, December 17 at 8:00 pm.... 

   

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Da Boot Sports
12/8/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday to host Florida Gulf Coast and came away with an 80-71 victory in front of 7,156 Tiger fans. 

   The Tigers remained in control throughout the contest against a tough and pesky Eagles squad. 

   LSU shot a nice 50% from the floor for the game. They hit 8-27 from behind the arc for 30%. Sank 14-16 from the free throw line for 88%. The Tigers won the rebound battle, 36-30. 
   Daimion Collins led the team with 18 points. cam Carter and Jordan Sears both finished with 13 points each. Corey Chest scored 12 points. Dji Bailey added 11 points. Vyctorius Miller contributed 8 points and Robert Miller III had 4. 


   Both teams opened the game playing fast pace and up tempo, as LSU found themselves in a close contest early with the Eagles. At the 15:43 media timeout, the Tigers held a 13-10 advantage.

   Over the next four minutes, LSU would start to pull away, going on an 11-2 run to take a 24-12 lead.

   With 3:13 left in the first half, the Bayou Bengals held a 37-22 lead as they turned up the heat on both ends of the floor. 

   The contest would go to halftime with LSU up by 15, 42-27.

   The Tigers shot the ball well in the first half, going 15-28 from the floor for 54%. They hit 6-14 from behind the three point line for 43%. The men purple and gold sank 6-7 free throws for 86%. The turnovers were close as the Tigers committed 9 turnovers while FGCU had 10. The battle on the boards were close also with LSU leading it slightly, 19-17.
   Cam Carter and Dji Bailey both scored 11 points each to led the team at the break. Jordan Sears had 8 points. Corey Chest added 6 points. Daimion Collins had 4 points while Robert Miller III finished with 2. 


   LSU started the second half with a 8-4 run to increase their lead to 50-31 at the 15:46 mark.

   Over the next five minutes, FGCU would outscore LSU, 10-6 to cut the lead to 56-41 at the 11:09 mark. But the Tigers would respond with an 11-5 run to build a twenty point lead, 67-47 with 7:26 left in the contest.

   The Tigers simply coasted the rest of the way to their 8th victory of the season.

   With the win, LSU improves to 8-1. Next up the Tigers travel to Frisco, Texas to take on SMU on Saturday December 14. Tipoff is set for 3:00 pm and the game will be televised on ESPNU. 


   


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Da Boot Sports
12/3/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil


   BATON ROUGE, LA - On Tuesday night LSU hosted Florida State for the SEC/ACC Challenge and came away with a big 85-75 win. After an up and down first half, LSU took control early in the second half and earned an impressive win over a good Florida State team. 

   LSU finished the night shooting 28-62 from the floor for 45%. They hit 9-27 from behind the arc for 33%. The Tigers had a great night at the free throw line, sinking 20-29 for 69%.
   Cam Carter led the Tigers with 26 points. Jordan Sears had 21 points. Vyctorius Miller added 15 points. Dji Bailey finished with 8 points. Robert Miller III scored 5 points. Corey Chest and Daimian Collins finished with 4 points each. Jalen Reed had 2 points before he left the contest with a leg injury. 


   Early on it was a back and forth contest, as we stood at a 7-7 tie at the 15:27 mark for a media timeout. Over the next three minutes LSU would outscore the Seminoles, 8-6 to grab a 15-13 lead with 12:04 on the clock. 

   The game stayed close and competitive before FSU would go on a 17-12 run to take a 30-23 lead at the 4:31 mark.

   The Tigers would claw back to within three as the first half ended with FSU holding a 35-32 lead.

   LSU shot 12-34 from the floor for 35%, while shooting 3-14 from three point land for 21%. The Bayou Bengals sank 5-7 from the free throw line for 71%. Each team committed seven turnovers each and the rebound battle was even at 23-23 at the break. 
   Cam Carter led the Tigers with 10 points. Jordan Sears and Dji Bailey scored 6 points each. Corey Chest added 4, while Jalen Reed, Daimion Collins and Vyctorius Miller finished with 2 points each in the first half.


   The Tigers started the second half with an 8-0 run to retake the lead, 40-35, forcing FSU to call a timeout at the 18:06 mark.

   LSU continued their fine play on both ends of the court, outscoring the Noles, 14-10 over the next six minutes to increase their lead to 54-45 with 12:01 left in the contest. Six minutes later, the Tigers found themselves up by ten, 66-56 at the 6:38 mark.

   The Bayou Bengals simply controlled the contest over the final six minutes for a nice victory for LSU... 

   The Tigers are now 7-1 on the season. Next up, LSU will host Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, December 8. Tipoff is set for 2:00 pm.

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​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.