 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 11/6/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Matt McMahon and his LSU Fighting Tigers opened up the 2024-25 basketball season with a victory over the UL Monroe Warhawks in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Wednesday night. After a sluggish start during the opening eight minutes of play, the Bayou Bengals found their groove and coasted the rest of the way. “It was a great way to start off the season." said Matt McMahon. "As I looked at the game, I really liked our defensive intensity and our ability to be disruptive there. I thought we did a terrific job defending the three-point line. They had only six assists and 14 turnovers. I thought that was really good for us on that side of the ball. We wore them down some with our pressure. We were really concerned with the defensive glass coming in. ULM returned a lot from last season and was a top 35 offensive rebounding team in the country. We got 78% of the misses tonight, which is a good number that will win for us. Offensively, when the ball moved, we were really effective. I thought (LSU Forward) Derek Fountain gave us huge energy when he came in the game and was able to change the pace of the game. I really enjoyed watching us play offensively. There were a few careless turnovers, and I think we are a much better shooting team than we showed. All in all, it was a great way to start the season. I look forward to learning from it and getting ready for Alabama State on Sunday.” LSU shot well from the floor most of the night finishing, 34-67 for 51%. They were able to sink 10-34 from behind the three point arc for 29%. The Tigers were solid from the charity stripe, hitting 17-19 for 89%. LSU committed 12 total turnovers while forcing UL Monroe into 14. The Tigers were lead by Jalen Reed who scored a career high 24 points. Cam Carter had a good first game as a Tigers, scoring 21 points. Curtis Givens III added 15 points. Dji Bailey contributed 13. Jordan Sears scored 7 points while Derek Fountain had 6 points. The Warhawks grabbed the early lead when Jerry Ngopot sank a shot at the 19:13 mark. Jalen Reed would then sink two free throws to even things up at 2-2. An LSU steal and fast break slam dunk by Bji Bailey lead to a UL Monroe timeout. With 16:11 left in the first half, LSU led 10-3. Sloppy play by the Tigers over the next five minutes, allowed UL Monroe to outscore LSU, 12-6, to cut the Bayou Bengals lead down to one point, 16-15 with 11:32 left on the clock in the opening period. Over the next four minutes, LSU would outscore the Warhawks, 9-0 to hold a 25-15 advantage at the 7:57 mark of the first half. The Tigers finally began to heat up as three different Tigers were able to sink a shot from behind the arc. With 4:15 left in the first half, LSU now lead, 38-19. LSU would finish off the first half going on a 34-12 run to take a 50-27 lead into the locker room at the halftime break. The Tigers shot 16-32 from the floor for 50% in the first half. They shot 5-18 from behind the arc for 28%. LSU had a great first half from the free throw line, hitting 13-14 for 93%. The Tigers committed seven first half turnovers while forcing eight. Jalen Reed led the Tigers at the break with 16 points. Cam Carter scored 14 points. Curtis Givens III added 8 points. Dji Bailey and Derek Fountain both contributed 4 points each, while Mike Williams III and Daimion Collins each added 2 points. The Tigers started the second half with a 16-7 run to increase their lead to 66-34 at the 15:19 mark official's timeout. LSU continued to pour it on the Warhawks, as they extended their lead to 74-40 with 11:55 to go in the game. The Tigers simply cruised the rest of the way. With only 3:47 left in the contest, LSU lead, 86-56. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU, Saints and Southern University coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Football Podcast ever Tuesday night at 8:00pm.. Thank you for all the support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! **If your a Saints fan, tune into our YouTube Channel next Monday night at 8pm for our new live Saints podcast, Fleur De Lis Focus. Check it out and join us for some fun New Orleans Saints football Talk... Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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