 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.
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