 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/20/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil GAINESVILLE, FL - LSU traveled to Gainesville and struggled against the Gators, falling 79-61 on Tuesday night. DJ Thomas Jr. returned for the Tigers, but was rusty. LSU simply didn't have enough offense to challenge the 16th ranked Gators. The Tigers were inconsistent all evening against a very good Florida team. LSU shot 43% from the field on the night. They hit 3-11 from behind the arc for 27%. They sank 10-15 from the charity stripe. Florida dominated on the boards, out-rebounding LSU, 50-30. Nwoko led the team with 17 points. Mackinnon and Sutton both had 10 points each. King and Miller finished with 8 points each. Tamba had 4. Reece and Thomas added 2 points each, The contest began with both teams pushing that ball up and down to court quickly. At the 15:37 media timeout, the game was even at 7-7. Over the next five minutes, Florida out-scored the Tigers, 10-5 to take a 17-12 lead. Both teams would fall into a scoring drought, going minutes without scoring. With 3:49 left in the first half, the Gators led, 23-18. Florida would go on an 11-5 run to extend their lead to 34-23 with only 40 seconds remaining in the half. Thomas Haugh hit a three pointer at the buzzer to give the Gators a 38-26 halftime lead. Both teams shot 40% from the field in the first half. The Tigers hit 3-5 three pointers for 60%. At the free throw line, they sank 3-6. Florida out-rebounded LSU over the first 20 minutes, 23-15. The Tigers had seven first half turnovers while Florida only committed two. Nwoko led the team at the break with 8 points. King scred 6 points. Mackinnon added 5. Miller contributed 4. Sutton had 2 points and Tamba scored 1 point. Over the first four and a half minutes of the second half, both teams played even at 6-6. With 15:33 left on the clock, Florida led, 44-32. LSU struggled to gain ground on the Gators. At the 11:38 media timeout, Florida led by twelve, 52-40, as turnovers continued to hurt the Tigers. Florida quickly ran off seven straight to increase their advantage to 59-40 at the 10:26 mark. After trailing by as much as 24 points, the Tigers would go on a quick 9-5 run to cut the lead to 74-55 with 3:16 remaining.. With the loss the Tigers fall to 13-6 overall and 1-5 in the SEC. Next up the Tigers will travel to Fayetteville to play Arkansas on Saturday, January 24 at 7:30 pm.... The game will be telvised on the SEC Network. *DON'T MISS OUR DALE BROWN TRIBUTE LIVE PODCAST ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26 AT 7pm CST: Coach Brown will be live with us along with several of his former players! It will be a fantastic show! TUNE IN AND WATCH!  *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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 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/17/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU hosted Missouri hoping to pick up their first SEC victory of the season and that they did, defeating a good Missouri team, 78-70 on Saturday afternoon in front of 7,816 fans in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers shot 42% from the field on the day. They hit 10-26 from behind the three point arc for 38%. They sank 18-23 from the free throw line. LSU out-rebounded Mizzou, 35-30. The Tigers committed seven turnovers while Missouri had 12. Sutton led the team with 26 points. Mackinnon scored 20. Tamba added 8 points. Reece and King both scored 7 points each. Nwoko contributed 6. and Miller finished with 4 points. The Tigers opened the contest playing tenacious defense, keeping Missouri scoreless over the first four and a half minutes. At the 15:34 media timeout, LSU led 8-0. The visiting Tigers finally settled down and began to put the ball in the basket. Over the next four minutes, Mizzou out-scored LSU, 7-3 to cut the Tigers' lead to 11-7 at the 11:36 mark. LSU would then go on an 8-2 run to extend their lead to 19-9 at the 7:46 media timeout. The Tigers continued to play suffocating defense, limiting Missouri's offensive attack. At the 3:42 mark, LSU led by eleven, 29-18. Over the last 3:42 of the first half, both teams basically traded scores as LSU took a 37-27 advantage into the locker room at halftime. LSU shot 11-25 from the field for 44% in the first half. They hit 5-13 from behind the arc for 38%. At the charity stripe they sank 10-12 for 83%. Rebounding was very close with Mizzou leading 16-15. LSU only turned the ball over four times during the first 20 minutes while Missouri had eight. Marquel Sutton had a huge first half with 19 points. Mackinnon scored 10. Reece added 4 points. Miller and Nwoko finished with 2 points each. Both teams shot the ball well to start the second half, with LSU doing enough to maintain their double digit lead. At the 14:52 media timeout, the Tigers led 48-38. Over the next three minutes, Missouri cut the LSU lead in half. With 11:54 remaining, the Tigers led, 50-45. LSU responded with a 10-7 run to extend their lead to eight, 60-52 as Missouri called a timeout with 7:43 left on the clock. Missouri refused to go away, keeping the contest close as LSU was unable to pull away. With 3:25 remaining, the Tigers led, 69-61. With 53 seconds left, Missouri cut the LSU lead to four, 74-70. Tamba sank two free throws at the 23 second mark to give LSU a little breathing room. 76-70, Tigers. Sutton added two more free throws to extend the advantage to eight, 78-70 with 12 seconds remaining. The Tigers improve to 13-5 overall and 1-4 in SEC play. Next up, LSU will travel to Gainesville to play the Gators on Tuesday, January 20 at 6:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2. **There will be no podcast this Monday, January 19 due to the NCAA Football National championship Game. We will return on Monday, January 26 with the Dale Brown Tribute Podcast Show at 7pm CST. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/14/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Kentucky trailed LSU by as much as 18 points in the second half, but battled back to win the contest, 75-74 on a shot at the buzzer. This was a devastating loss for the Tigers when it looked like they were going to clinch their first conference win of the season. Max Mackinnon sank two free throws with 17 seconds remaining to put LSU up, 74-72. Kentucky's Otega Oweh was sent to the free throw line with four ticks left. Oweh hit the first but missed the second and LSU secured the rebound. Pablo Tamba was sent to the charity stripe and missed both free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining. Kentucky successfully made the long pass up the court, Malachi Mareno caught the ball at the free throw line and hit his shot at the buzzer to give the Wildcats the 75-74 come from behind victory. LSU shot 49% from the field for the game. They were 9-19 from three point land for 47%. The Tigers picked a bad night to have an off night at the free throw line, sinking 19-28 for 68%. Sutton and Mackinnon both had 16 points each to lead the team. King finished with 12. Reece scored 11 points. Tamba added 10. Miller scored 6 points and Nwoko finished with 3 points. Marquel Sutton got the scoring going, hitting a three pointer at the 18:02 mark to put LSU up 3-0. One minute later, Sutton drained another three, extending the Tigers lead to 6-0. At the 14:48 media timeout, LSU led, 6-3 as both teams were sluggish offensively. Over the next three minutes, LSU would go on a 10-0 run to increase their advantage to, 16-3, forcing Kentucky to call a timeout with 12:15 remaining in the first half. The Bayou Bengals held a 21-11 lead at the 7:39 official's timeout. LSU would out-score the Wildcats, 8-5 over the next three and a half minutes to take a 29-16 lead with 3:06 left in the half. The Tigers finished strong to end the first half, taking a 38-22 lead into halftime. LSU shot 12-25 from the field in the first half for 48%. They were 5-10 from behind the arc. At the free throw line, the Tigers sank 9-14 for 64%. LSU out-rebounded Kentucky in the first half, 22-16. The Wildcats committed five first half turnovers while LSU had six. Sutton led the team at the break with 14 points. Tamba scored 7. Mackinnon added 5 points. King and Miller both contributed 4 points each. Reece finished with 3 points and Nwoko has 1 point. Kentucky began the second half out-scoring the Tigers, 9-4 to cut the LSU lead to eleven, 42-31, causing Matt McMahon to call a timeout at the 17:28 mark. At the 11:27 media timeout, LSU led, 52-43. Kentucky continued to slowly chip away at the LSU lead, cutting it to seven, 61-54 at the 7:57 mark. The Wildcats kept the pressure on LSU, cutting the lead to one, 65-64 with 5:04 remaining in the contest. Over the last three minutes, Kentucky had out-scored the Tigers, 10-4. With 2:39 left on the clock, LSU clung to a 70-69 lead. LSU falls to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in SEC play. Next up the Tigers will host Missouri on Saturday, January 17 at 2:30pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/10/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil NASHVILLE, TN - The Tigers went into Nashville looking to snap their two game skid against #11 Vanderbilt, but the Commodores wouldn't allow it, defeating the Bayou Bengals, 84-73. LSU, still without start point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. shot 46% from the field on the day. They sank 7-20 from behind the three point arc for 35%. At the free throw line, LSU hit 12-17 for 71%. Vanderbilt out-rebounded the Tigers, 36-35. LSU committed 14 costly turnovers while Vandy only had seven. Mackinnon led the team with 27 points. Sutton finished with 13. Miller added 9 points. Nwoko, Reece and Tamba all had 6 points each. Moselly and King scored 3 points each. Vanderbilt took the lead early and controlled the contest though out the first half of play, thanks to strong three point shooting. At the 8:09 mark, a dunk by Jalen Washington put Vandy up by twenty, 37-17. The Tigers refused to fold, fighting back to trim the Commodores lead to 14 at the half, 52-38. At the break Max Mackinnon led the team with 14 points. LSU continued to fight in the second half, going on a couple of nice runs to eventually cut the Vanderbilt advantage to single digits, 58-50 at the 14:11 mark. The Tigers cut the lead to seven, 64-57 at the 9:39 mark, before Vanderbilt would go on a 6-2 run to increased their lead to eleven, 70-59 with 8:05 remaining. With only 3:52 remaining in the contest, LSU trailed, 77-67. LSU cut it to 80-71 with 46 seconds left on the clock. The Tigers just didn't have enough to overcome a very good Vanderbilt team. With the loss the Tigers fall to 12-4 overall and 0-3 in SEC play. Next up LSU will return home to host Kentucky on Wednesday, January 14 at 6:00 pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/6/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home and were unfortunately unable to rebound from their loss in College Station, as they fell to South Carolina, 78-68 in front of 6,303 Tiger fans. LSU trailed by as much as 28 points in the first half and faced a 25 point deficit at the half. The Tigers did a great job of fighting back to get as close as six late in the contest, but ran out of gas. The Bayou Bengals only shot 39% from the field for the game. They hit 8-25 from three point land for 32%. They sank 12-14 from the free throw line for 86%. LSU out-rebounded the Gamecocks, 42-30. South Carolina committed six total turnovers while LSU had 14. Mackinnon led the Tigers with 15 points. Carter and Tamba scored 10 points each. Miller added 9. Mosley, Nwoko and Sutton contributed 6 points each. King finished with 4 points and Reese had 2 points. The Tigers started slow, missing their first six shots of the game, allowing South Carolina to go on a 10-0 run. An angry Matt McMahon called a timeout at the 16:58 mark. The Gamecocks continued to pour it on the ice cold Bayou Bengals, outscoring the home team, 11-5 over the next two minutes. At the 14:42 official's timeout, South Carolina now led, 21-5. The Gamecocks had yet to miss a shot. hitting 8-8 from the floor and 5-5 from behind the three point arc, while LSU was a dismal, 2-12 from the field. At the 11:44 media timeout, South Carolina held an 18 point advantage, 28-10. LSU remained lifeless on offense with sloppy ball handling and poor shooting, while the Gamecocks remained on fire, extending their lead to 35-10 with 8:48 left in the first half. Stunned LSU fans watched quietly as the rout continued. With 3:54 left in the half, LSU trailed, 43-15. Without a doubt, it was the worse half of basketball that LSU has played all season. The Gamecocks took a 50-25 lead into the locker room at the half. South Carolina shot 52% from the field and hit 10-13 three point attempts over the first 20 minutes. LSU only shot 8-28 from the field for 29%. They sank 4-12 from behind the arc for 33%. They hit 5-6 from the charity stripe for 83%. South Carolina also won the rebound battle in the first half, 19-17. The Gamecocks had only two turnovers while LSU committed nine. Robert Miller led the team at the break with 4 points. Mazi Mosley, PJ Carter, Max Mackinnon, Rashad King and Pablo Tamba all scored 3 points each. Marquel Sutton, Jalen Reece and Mike Nwoko added 2 points each. Do the Tigers have it in them to make a serious run in the second half? LSU finally showed signs of life to begin the second half, going on a 10-2 run, trimming the Carolina lead to, 52-35, forcing a timeout by the Gamecocks at the 17:34 mark. The Tigers electrified the crowd by going on a 11-1 run to cut the lead to ten, 58-48 with 12:02 remaining in the contest. LSU refused to quit, battling back to cut the South Carolina advantage to nine, 64-55 at the 7:23 mark. With 3:56 remaining, South Carolina led, 70-62. Simply not enough in the tank to complete the comeback. This was a very tough and disappointing loss at home for the Tigers. LSU has now dropped two straight, falling to 12-3 overall and 0-2 in SEC play. Next up the Tigers will travel to Nashville to play #11 Vanderbilt on Saturday, January 10 at 12:00 pm CST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/3/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil COLLEGE STATION, TX - The Tigers fell 75-72 on the road in their SEC opener. The Tigers played well enough to win, but simply couldn't hit the big shot when needed late. LSU played without star point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. due to a lower leg injury. It was an exciting basketball game with six ties and five lead changes. LSU shot 46% from the floor on the day. They hit 6-19 from behind the arc for 32%. At the free throw line, the Tigers sank 16-20 for 80%. The Aggies out-rebounded LSU, 38-30. The Tigers committed 16 total turnovers while A&M had 15. Nwoko led the team with 21 points. Mackinnon finished with 20. King added 10 points. Miller scored 8. Tamba had 6 points. Reece scored 4 and Sutton added 3 points. Both teams started slow with shaky shooting from the field, but it was the Aggies who settled down first to take a 14-8 advantage at the 14:26 official's timeout. Over the next four minutes LSU continued to take poor shots allowing Texas A&M to maintain a 22-15 lead at the 10:18 mark. The smaller and quicker Aggies were out-playing the Tigers, but the Bayou Bengals were able to battle hard to keep the contest close. With 4:06 remaining in the first half, Texas A&M held a 29-25 lead. LSU was able to retake the lead for the first time since six seconds into the game when they led, 2-0, thanks to a 7-2 run. With 1:28 remaining in the half, LSU led, 32-31. Texas A&M's Ruben Dominguez sank a three pointer at the buzzer to help the Aggies take a 37-34 lead at halftime. LSU shot 11-27 from the field for 41% in the first half. They hit 4-9 from behind the three point arc for 44%. They sank 8-10 from the charity stripe for 80%. A smaller Texas A&M team won the rebound battle in the first half, 22-14. LSU committed six turnover in the first 20 minutes while the Aggies had seven. Mackinnon led the Tigers at the break with 13 points. Nwoko scored 11. King added 5 points. Sutton contributed 3 points and Miller finished with 2 points. The Aggies would go on a 10-6 run to open the second half, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout. At the 15:20 mark, A&M led, 47-40. At the 11:34 mark, the Aggies held a 52-44 advantage. Over the next four minutes, the Tigers would go on a 16-10 run, cutting the Texas A&M to two, 62-60 with 6:55 remaining. LSU led, 64-63 at the 3:17 mark in a very competitive and well played SEC basketball game. The Tigers played hard, but simply came up short on the road, missing a three point attempt at the buzzer to force overtime. With the loss, LSU drops to 12-2 overall and 0-1 in SEC play. Next up, the Tigers return home to host South Carolina on Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPNU. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show on January 5 at 8pm..... Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *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.
LSU Starters All Post Strong Numbers In 90-62 Win Over Southern Miss To Close Non-Conference Play12/29/2025  Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/29/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE – LSU’s starting lineup combined for 77 points, 34 rebounds, 16 assists and nine blocks as the Tigers finished non-conference play with a flourish in a 90-62 win over Southern Mississippi Monday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers for the eighth time since the start of the 1999-2000 season, finished with no more than one non-conference loss in November and December and enter Southeastern Conference play on Saturday at 12-1. Southern Miss falls to 7-7. DJ Thomas Jr., had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting overall, including 2-of-2 from distance and 4-of-4 from the free throw line to go with a career high equaling 12 assists (second time this year) for the Tigers. Mike Nwoko had 22 points and six rebounds, making 10-of-13 from the floor. He also had a career high five blocks in the game and six rebounds. Max Mackinnon was the other Tiger in double figures with 15 points, with three treys. While Marquel Sutton and Pablo Tamba both finished with nine points each and pulled both pulled down double figure rebounds with Tamba grabbing 15 and Sutton 11. The Tigers posted 42 points in the paint and had a 14-7 advantage in second half points. LSU out rebounded the Golden Eagles, 43-39. LSU had 19 assists on 32 made baskets and posted just six turnovers in the contest with a season high team total of 11 blocks. The Tigers shot 51.6 percent for the game (32-of-62), making 8-of-26 from distance and 18-of-25 from the free throw line. LSU held Southern Miss to just 30.6 percent (19-of-62) with just three makes from distance and 21-of-29 from the free throw line. LSU, which led for 38 minutes of the contest, was behind just 2-0 off the opening jump ball and an LSU turnover before Tamba hit a three to give LSU the lead for good at 3-2 with 18:13 to go in the first half. The Tigers quickly raced out to a double figure lead on a Mackinnon three-pointer that gave LSU a 19-7 advantage. Southern Miss cut the margin to eight twice in the first half, but the Tigers went to the dressing room, up 11, 41-30, at halftime. LSU’s biggest lead in the second half, when LSU made 17-of-30 from the field, came with 1:17 to play when the Tigers led by 29 points. Southern Miss was led by Tylik Weeks, who played 27 minutes after getting four first half fouls, with 12 points and Tegra Izay added 11. The Tigers will be off on Tuesday and will begin practicing for the SEC opener on Wednesday. League play opens with seven games on Saturday as LSU will be at Bryant-College Station for a 3 p.m. game at Reed Arena against Texas A&M. LSU’s home SEC opener is set for Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m. against South Carolina. Tickets are available at LSUTix.net. LSU vs Southern Miss December 29, 2025 Post-game quotes LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement… “As we wrap 2025, I want to acknowledge several members of our program who earned their college degrees. Rashad King, Pablo Tamba, Marquel Sutton, Jaden Bobbett and PJ Carter. Then we had two managers – Peyton Bourgeois and Kobe Haynes. I’m really proud of those guys and wanted all seven of them to earn their college degrees; five of them are working on another degree and one of them is working on his third degree. As for the game – I’m a big believer in that you’re going to play the way you practice. I thought our guys came back from Christmas break hungry. There was some disappointment and some things that happened on the defensive side of the ball in our last game before the break and our guys did a good job of taking that challenge tonight to hold Southern Miss to 30% from the floor and 20% from three. We played with great unselfishness on offense with 19 assists and only six turnovers. It was another balanced attack from an offensive standpoint. Great win and a great way to wrap up 2025. Now we’re excited for the opportunities ahead as we start SEC play this weekend.” On having 19 team assists on 32 shots made tonight… “It was key for us tonight. But we know that as we go to Texas A&M on Saturday, Coach (Bucky) McMillan is always going to have a top 5 or top 10 team in America in forcing turnovers, so it’s going to be a critical stat again on Friday. Southern Miss gave us a good test from the standpoint of mixing the defenses; you saw them play man (coverage), mix their ball screen coverage, 1-3-1, 2-3, and press coverages. I thought DJ (LSU Guard Dedan Thomas Jr.) really did a great job diagnosing what was happening on the floor. When we were able to get stops, we were able to get out in transition, and I think that’s where we can really flourish from an efficiency standpoint. All in all, ball security was really good. We gave up a few too many second shots; we need to clean that up. Overall, we’re pleased with the team effort.” On Mike Nwoko’s career-high five blocks tonight… “Probably my favorite stat of the game. He’s been so good offensively since he got here and he keeps getting better every time out. You see the connection that he and DJ have on the different ball screen coverages and roll opportunities. He’s scoring it so efficiently, but we’ve really challenged him to provide that rim presence for us. I’m sure this was a season-high in blocks for us tonight, but it all started with Mike. He was aggressive coming over and fixing some things that went wrong for us on the defensive end. I thought he was fantastic on both ends of the court, and that’s what we’re going to need as we go into SEC play.” Junior Guard Dedan Thomas Jr. On the dominant defensive performance as a team… “The coaches were really on us, but credit to them (Southern Mississippi) though, they made some really big shots and they really pushed us so just this whole week after the Christmas break, we just knew that we definitely had to prove that we’re actually a really good defensive team if we just play up to our potential, so I feel like we played a lot better guarding the three especially.” On taking advantages of his three-point shooting opportunities… “I know how hard I work. I’m still very confident in my ability to shoot the three ball and (LSU Forward) Mike (Nwoko) even gets mad at me when I don’t shoot it. I mean I feel like I put in a lot of work in my three-point shot. The coaches are confident in me and my teammates are confident in me so I feel like I just put too much work in not to shoot threes more so I’m going to keep shooting them, just staying confident in my shot so it’s going to fall.” Junior Forward Mike Nwoko On having a career high in blocks… “I was just jumping to be honest. I kind of just went up and blocked the ball there really wasn’t much too it; and shout out to my guys they really put me in a position to go up and block those shots. They weren’t following so I was able to go up there and get the ball and block it.” On the overall assessment of the team going into SEC play… “I’m very confident heading into SEC play for sure. Being one of the few guys that was on an SEC team last year, I definitely warned these guys a whole lot about ‘hey, the real deal is coming’, but being with these guys day in and day out for the whole summer and this whole season, I definitely know we’re ready so I’m excited about that.” -- *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/22/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU found themselves in a very competitive shootout on Monday night in the PMAC, but were able to defeat an explosive Prairie View A&M team, 104-90. The Tigers shot 27-57 from the field for 47%. They sank 7-19 from three point land for 37%. LSU shot 43-49 from the charity stripe for 88%. The Bayou Bengals out-rebounded the Panthers, 36-22. Both teams turned the ball over 11 times each. Sutton had a great game, scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for a double-double. Thomas finished with 21 points. Nwoko added 18. King scored 13. Mackinnon contributed 12 points. Tamba had 10 points. Reece finished with 8 points and Miller had 1 point. Both teams raced up and down the court early in the contest, trading baskets in a fast pace, competitive game. LSU led, 17-16 at the 15:13 official's timeout. Over the next four minutes, the Tigers would out-score the Panthers, 11-6 to take a 28-22 advantage at the 11:35 mark. The shootout continued, with Prairie View A&M sinking eight three pointers to keep pace with the Bayou Bengals. At the 7:39 media timeout, LSU held a one point lead, 37-36. LSU struggled defensively to slow down a red hot Panthers team, finding themselves in a dog-fight. With 5:40 left in the first half, the contest was even at 42-42. Prairie View A&M took a 56-51 lead into the locker room at the half time break. LSU shot 50% from the field in the first half. They were 6-12 from behind the arc. At the free throw line, LSU sank 19-22 for 86%. The Tigers led the rebound battle, 15-9. The Panthers committed five first half turnovers while LSU had eight. Nwoko led the team at the break with 10 points. Mackinnon, Tamba and Thomas all had 8 points each. Sutton scored 7 points. Reece had 6. King managed 3 points and Robert Miller had 1 point. The Panthers sank 11 three pointers in the first half and shot 67% from the field. Prairie View A&M picked up where they left off in the first half, out-scoring LSU, 11-9 over the first four and a half minutes of the half to lead, 67-60 at the 15:38 media timeout. LSU would go on an 8-4 run to cut the lead to three, 71-68, forcing the Panthers to call a timeout at the 13:53 mark. The Tigers battled back to regain the lead, 75-73 at the 11:12 mark. LSU was able to regain control of the contest and eventually pull away from the Panthers late for the victory. With the win, LSU improves to 11-1. Next up the Tigers will host Southern Miss on Monday, December 29. 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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/19/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Friday night and defeated the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, 78-65. It wasn't a flashy or dominating win, it was just a decent non-conference victory by the Tigers. Hats off to SLU as they came to Baton Rouge and played very well all game long to keep the contest respectable. LSU finished the night shooting 54% from the floor. They hit 9-22 from behind the arc for 41%. At the free throw line, they sank 19-27 for 70%. The rebound battle ended in a 29-29 tie. LSU turned the ball over eight times while forcing SLU into nine. Sutton led the Tigers with 19 points. Nwoko had a solid game with 18. Mackinnon and Thomas both finished with 14 points each. Tamba added 4 points. King and Zipper scored 3 points each and Reece had 2 points. The Tigers out-scored the Lions, 14-6 over the first four minutes of the contest to build an early advantage at the 15:46 mark. Over the next five minutes, LSU would go on a 12-5 run to increase their lead to 26-11 at the 11:38 official's timeout. Southeastern would get hot from behind the arc, as they would out-score LSU, 13-9 over the next six minutes, cutting the Bayou Bengals' lead to 11 points, 35-24 with 5:31 left in the first half. LSU would take a 50-36 lead into the locker room at the half against a very pesky Southeastern Louisiana team. The Tigers shot the ball well in the first half sinkin 16-27 from the field for 59%. They hit 6-14 from behind the three point arc for 43%. From the charity stripes, LSU sank 12-14 for 86%. The Tigers held a slim 14-13 advantage in rebounds. The Lions comitted five first half turnovers while LSU only had one. Thomas led the Tigers at the break with 12 points. Nwoko scored 11. Mackinnon added 10 points. Sutton managed 7. Tamba contributed 4 points. King and Zipper both finished with 3 points each. Both teams sputtered offensively over the first four minutes of the second half, with LSU holding a 54-40 advantage at the 15:59 media timeout. At the 12:00 mark, LSU found themselves up, 61-48. Over the next three minutes, the game slowed down offensively, as the Tigers led, 65-57 at the 8:00 official's timeout. LSU would make the big basket when needed to help remain in control against the scrappy Lions, but SLU would not allow the Tigers to pull away for an impressive win. With 3:45 remaining, LSU held a 72-60 advantage. With the win, LSU improves to 10-1. Next up the Tigers will host Prairie View on Monday, December 22. Tipoff is set for 6 pm and will be televised on the SEC Network. *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/13/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NEW ORLEANS, La. – The LSU men’s basketball team found its rhythm here in the Cresecent City as the Tigers defeated SMU, 89-77, in the Compete 4 Cause Classic on Saturday night inside the Smoothie King Center.With the victory, LSU improves its overall record to 9-1, while SMU falls to 9-2 on the season. Four LSU players — Pablo Tamba, Max Mackinnon, Marquel Sutton and Dedan Thomas Jr. — combined for 75 points, 26 rebounds, 16 assists and six steals to pace the Tigers to their first Quad 1 win of the 2025-26 season. Sutton was one of three Tigers to post a double double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, with Mackinnon finding his shot from distance again, hitting 8-of-9 overall, six from distance in scoring 22 points. Thomas, for the second time this season, was in double figures in assists with 12, while also scoring 16 points. Tamba finished with 14 points and 10 boards. The first half was a tight battle with eight lead changes and five ties as LSU had to adjust its rotation after losing Mike Nwoko early and a little later Robert Miller III with two first half fouls. LSU would pull ahead for good on a Sutton layup and free throw at the 9:50 mark at 27-25 as the Tigers went on a 14-2 run. SMU rallied back late in the half, but LSU still had the lead, 47-44, at intermission. Mackinnon opened the second half scoring with a three pointer, Thomas got a layup and then Mackinnon added a two-point field goal to quickly push LSU’s lead to 10 at 54-44 at the 17:40 mark. SMU made a brief run to cut it to six, but LSU quickly scored seven of its own to push the Tigers lead to 13 and LSU did what it needed to do to wrap up the win. The Tigers would lead by as much as 17 points with 10:42 to go in the game. LSU shot the basketball well all night long, making 36-of-58 field goals for 62. 1 percent and 7-of-15 from distance for 48.7 percent. The Tigers didn’t get to the line that much but made 10-of-12 for the game. SMU just missed 50 percent for the game, making 30-of-61 and 7-of-19 from distances. The Mustangs made 10-of-17 free throw attempts. LSU scored 50 points in the paint, to 38 for SMU and the Tigers led for 34:16 of the game. The Tigers are back on the court Friday, Dec. 19 as they return home to face Southeastern Louisiana. The game will tip off at 7:00 p.m. CT inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge. LSU vs SMU December 13, 2025 LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement “I’m really proud of our players. We pushed them pretty good this week at practice to get some things corrected. We really just wanted to get back to the identity of what makes us a good team. Obviously, Max Mackinnon’s performance shooting the ball was phenomenal, going 6/7 from three, but our identity has been in the paint. We scored 50 points in the paint tonight. That’s who we are. I was really proud of our effort there. I thought a big key to the game was, a week ago we had three five men, Jalen Reed, Mike Nwoko, and Rob Miller. Well, Jalen is obviously out for the season, Mike got two fouls in the first two minutes of the game, and Rob got two fouls in the first six minutes of the game. So, we were playing Marquel Sutton at the five and Pablo Tamba at the four for essentially the whole first half. I just thought they were warriors. Both of them go for a double-double. Pablo had 14 and 10. Marquel had 23 and 12. I thought they were awesome.” On Pablo Tamba… “Well, his versatility defensively really helps us. We’re able to switch a lot with him and put him on the other team’s best player. I thought he was terrific. He gets three offensive rebounds. Then, you saw him get out in transition tonight and run the floor. DJ (Dedan Thomas Jr.) found him for a couple of breakaway lay ups. His energy, and I just always believe this, when you get guys like that, it becomes contagious. Guys just play hard every possession. He’s all about the team. He just wants to help his team win. I couldn’t be more proud of his performance here tonight.” *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 12/7/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil FORT WORTH, TX - The Tigers stayed on the road, going to Fort Worth and were blown out by the red hot Red Raiders, 82-58. LSU was never in this contest. Texas Tech dominated the Bayou Bengals in every phase of the game for the easy victory. LSU never lead in the contest. Texas Tech was 13-27 from behind the three point arc for 48%. The Tigers shot only 33% from the field on the day. They struggled from three point range, only hitting 4-24 for 17%. From the charity stripe, they sank, 12-19 for 63%. Tech out-rebounded LSU, 48-33. Thomas led the Tigers with 13 points. Nwoko added 10. Sutton and Zipper scored 7 points each. Miller had 6. Tamba and King both scored 4 points each. Carter finished with 3. Mackinnon and Mosley both had 2 points each. LSU started slow as Texas Tech raced out to an 8-1 lead, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout at the 17:01 mark. Over the next five minutes, the Red Raiders would out-score LSU, 15-10 to take a 23-11 advantage with 11:38 left in the first half. The Red Raiders were red hot from behind the three point arc, hitting 7-8 up to this point. With LSU still struggling to sink baskets, Texas Tech extended their lead to, 33-16 at the 8:00 mark. LSU was completely out-played in the first half, as they found themselves trailing at halftime by 21 points, 47-26. The Tigers played perhaps their worse half of the season. They only shot, 9-35 from the floor for 26%. They sank 2-13 from behind the arc for 15%. At the free throw line, they hit, 6-8 for 75%. Texas Tech out-rebounded LSU, 25-20 and both teams committed six turnovers each in the first half. Thomas led the Tigers at the break with 7 points. Robert Miller finished with 5. Tamba added 4. Carter had 3 points. Nwoko, King and Mackinnon all scored 2 points each. At the 11:29 mark of the second half, Texas Tech remained in total control of the contest with a 59-40 advantage. The Tigers simply couldn't gain any ground on Texas Tech, as the Red Raiders remained red hot from the field, especially from behind the three point arc. With 7:44 left in the contest, LSU trailed, 74-46. Texas Tech finished off the Tigers easily over the final seven minutes of the game. With the loss, LSU is now, 8-1. Next up the Tigers will head to New Orleans to participate in the 'Compete 4 Cause Classic' in the Smoothie King Center against SMU. Tipoff is set for 7: 30 pm CST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. *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.
 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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/29/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NICEVILLE, Florida – The LSU men’s basketball team scored on 13 of its first 14 possessions and went on to an easy 96-63 win over DePaul Saturday night in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic at the Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College. The Tigers are now 7-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season and won the ECC for the second time, winning in 2021. Max Mackinnon was named to the All-Tournament team representing LSU and the MVP of the tournament was junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. Seven Tigers scored in double figures this year led by Pablo Tamba with 14 points and a team best seven rebounds. Mike Nwoko, Mackinnon and Jalen Reece each scored 13 points, while Thomas and Robert Miller III posted 12 each and Rashad King 11. Nwoko scored in double figures for the seventh straight game and Reed had six assists and no turnovers. Kruz McClure led DePaul with 22 points. LSU dominated the game almost from the start with LSU scoring the first six points and getting its first double digit lead at 18-8 with 12:36 to go in the first half. The Tigers used a 13-2 run to advance the lead to 27-10 at the 10:49 mark and led by as much as 28 in the final two minutes, leading at intermission, 50-22. LSU did not let up in the second half, despite playing a lot of combinations, quickly getting the lead into the 30s, leading by as much as 35 for the first time at the 13:20 mark of the half. LSU for the game shot 68.6 percent (35-of-51) for the game, the second-best scoring percentage away from Baton Rouge since 1956-57. The 33-point victory margin was the largest margin away from home since Feb. 16, 2000 when LSU defeated Ole Miss in Oxford, 97-53. The 96 points was the most points scored by LSU against a Big East team topping the mark scored against Villanova several years ago in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic. LSU, after an off night, was also efficient at the free throw line, making 21-of-26 for 80.8 percent. LSU had 22 assists on 35 baskets and outrebounded DePaul, 37-19, with 54 points in the paint to just 16 for DePaul. LSU held DePaul to 42.3 percent overall (22-of-52) and the Blue Demons were just 12-of-23 from the free throw line. The Tigers now return to Baton Rouge to leave Monday for the ACC/SEC Challenge game at Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts against Boston College. That game is set for Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. on the ACC Network. Quotes from LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon on the LSU Sports Radio Network: Opening Statement “That was a lot of fun to watch. I’m proud of our guys. To play twice in 20 hours. We finished up our postgame meal last night at about 1:00 in the morning. We didn’t go shoot around, we did all of our prep work in the meeting room and in the film room. I thought our guys handled it with great maturity and came out ready to go. It was all aspects of the game. I loved our defensive intensity and effort in the first half. And then the unselfishness, 22 assists on 35 baskets, 70% from the floor. I thought our guys were fantastic.” On LSU’s historic night… “I just love that it was efficiently done. We missed 16 shots for the whole day. We continued to impose our will and get to the free throw line. 22 assists to 15 turnovers and some of them were late there in garbage time. Then the balance, I believe it was seven guys in double figures and an eighth guy had eight points. So, I love that. I thought Rashad King, this was a big event for him, he really played well in the two games and that’s kind of my expectation for him. He was awesome. Then, I would love to praise, I know DJ Thomas was the tournament MVP and deservingly so, Max MacKinnon was fantastic all tournament, but I thought Jalen Reece was awesome today. 6/6 from the floor, 6 assists, no turnovers. And then Pablo Tamba, he’s been kind of an unsung guy for us, just plays hard, that’s all he does. He plays hard. He gets 14 points and seven rebounds. Elite defender.” *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.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 11/28/2025 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NICEVILLE, Florida – The LSU Tigers used two 10-0 runs in the first half of play to gain control and score a 71-62 win over Drake Friday night in the semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College. The Tigers will face DePaul, a 75-61 winner over Georgia Tech in the other semifinal game. That contest will be at 6 p.m. Saturday and televised on the CBS Sports Network. The broadcast of the game with JD Byars and Coach John Brady will be available in the Baton Rouge area on Guaranty Media affiliate WTGE-FM, 100.7 The Tigers. The Tigers fell behind in the first half after a 7-0 Drake run, 12-10, before its first 10-0 run which started with a Dedan Thomas Jr., three-pointer to give LSU the lead back for good, 13-12, with 11:46 to go in the first half. Marquel Sutton followed with a bucket with Thomas getting a layup for two more point and Rashad King hitting a triple off a Drake turnover to make the LSU lead, 20-12 with 9:48 to go in the first 20 minutes. Later in the half, LSU was up 23-17 with 7:02 to play and LSU posted another 10-0 run as following layups by King and Pablo Tamba, Mike Nwoko scored LSU’s next six points to push the advantage to 33-17 with 4:12 to go before halftime. LSU would lead, 71-62, at the half. Drake made a couple of runs at LSU in the second half, closing to within six points with 52 seconds left, but the Tigers, despite their worst night of the season from the line, made the ones that counted toward the end to send LSU to 6-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season, the last year the Tigers were in and captured the championship of the Emerald Coast Classic. Thomas had 18 points and five assists to lead LSU, with Nwoko finishing with 14 points and Max Mackinnon 11 points and four assists. Jalen Reed left the game late in the second half with what described as a potential ankle issue, but no details were available after the contest. Jalen Quinn scored 20 to lead Drake with Jaehshon Thomas getting 16 and Griffen Goodbary 10. Drake drops to 4-3 on the young season. LSU shot 46.4 percent for the game (26-of-56), but just 5-of-19 from distance (26.3%). LSU was 14-of-22 from the free throw line. Drake came in at 36.1 percent (22-of-61), making 8-of-30 from deep (26.7%) and a healthy 10-of-13 at the line. LSU outrebounded Drake, 41-34, and had a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint. LSU led for 38:18 of the contest, while Drake led for 14 seconds. -- LSU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK POSTGAME QUOTES LSU vs Drake November 28, 2025 LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement “I really liked our defensive effort and intensity tonight. I think Drake’s got a really good team. They don’t beat themselves. Defending the three-point shot, we knew was going to be really critical. They made 11 in their win at Charleston the other day. To limit them to 8-of-30 was key for us. Then in the second half, we were 0-of-1 from the free throw line in this first half which has been a strength of ours. Drake is second in the country in fewest free throws allowed. We got there 21 times in the second half on a night where we weren’t shooting it well. I thought that was a big key for us.” On stopping Drake’s three point shot… “That’s what we talked about with our players. We expected them to take 30 or more (three-point attempts). We told our players we can’t let them come out and make 12 or 14 of them. I thought our guys did a really good job. We forced their five men to take eleven threes on the night. They are lower percentage guys. I thought that was really important for us. We couldn’t put them away. I thought we had some opportunities there where we’re up 10 or up 12. We miss an open three, we got the offensive rebound and kick it out and miss another open three. We just couldn’t finish them. but it was good for us. We played in five games that weren’t close. To get in some of those situations, we made a big mistake there in the last minute. So we can learn from that and get better. All in all, it’s a good win for us over a really good team. Drake had won their last three SEC games, been to the tournament four years in a row. We’re thankful to win and excited to play again (Saturday).” *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.
 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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