 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/3/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil CHESTNUT HILL, MASS - The Tigers hit the road to take on Boston College in the ACC/SEC Challenge and came away with 78-69 overtime victory. After struggling badly in the second half, the Tigers found just enough to come from behind and tie the game to force overtime. LSU woke up in the extra period to take the win. It was great to see the Bayou bengals fins a way to pull out the victory on an off night. LSU ended the night shooting 29-72 from the floor for 40%. They had an off night from behind the three point arc, omly hitting 3-19 for 16%. From the free throw line, the Tigers sank 17-20 for 85%. LSU out-rebounded BC, 46-41. The Tigers committed ten turnovers while forcing the Eagles into 14. Dedan Thomas Jr. had a great game leading the team with 23 points. Marquel Sutton finshed with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Mike Nwoko and Max Mackinnon both added 12 points each. Robert Miller added 8 and Pablo Tamba finished with 5 points. The Tigers took and held the early lead, 8-4 at the 15:27 official's timeout. Over the next three minutes, LSU would out-score BC, 8-3 to increase their advantage to 16-7 at the 11:58 mark. The Tigers were playing a very physical style so far in the contest, crashing the boards well and controlling the game. LSU would go cold over the next four minutes, allowing the Eagles to score six straight to cut the lead to 16-13 with 7:50 remaining in the first half. The Tigers got their groove back, out-scoring BC, 13-5 over the next five minutes to take a ten point lead, 29-19 at the 3:05 official's timeout. The Bayou Bengals would take a 37-26 lead into the locker room at halftime. LSU shot 49% from the floor in the first half. They struggled from behind the arc, only hitting 1-7 for 14%. They were 2-4 from the charity stripe. The Tigers out-rebounded the Eagles, 24-15 over the first 20 minutes. LSU committed six turnovers while BC had seven. Dedan Thomas led the team at the break with 11 points. Marquel Sutton finished with 10. Robert Miller and Mike Nwoko both had 6 points each and Max Mackinnon and Pablo Tamba had 2 points each. Both teams played well to start the second half and the Tigers held a 45-33 advantage at the official's 16:01 timeout. The Eagles would go on an 8-0 run, cutting the LSU lead to four, 45-41, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout with 14:23 left on the clock. The Tigers would go ice cold, allowing BC to keep pace. LSU led by one, 49-48 at the 9:57 media timeout. LSU continued to struggle badly on offense. With 2:53 left in the contest, BC led, 58-55. The Tigers would find a way to battle back and tie the contest to force overtime. LSU regained their focus in the extra period, out-scoring the Eagles, 17-8 to earn the 78-69 victory. With the win, the Tigers improve to 8-0 and are ranked 19th. Next up, LSU will travel to Fort Worth, Texas to play Texas Tech on Sunday, December 7. Tipoff is set for 2:00 pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPN2. *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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