 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.
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