 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/18/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU returned home to host South Carolina looking to build on the momentum from their victory over Oklahoma. That's exactly what they did, as they played one of their best games of the season, defeating the Gamecocks, 81-67 in front of 7.403 Tiger fans in the PMAC. The Tigers played with focus and confidence, shooting the ball well for 40 minutes and doing a much better job of taking care of the basketball. It was a big conference victory against a beatable opponent. It was a must win for the Bayou Bengals as they fight to turn things around. LSU shot 50% from the floor on the night. They shot very well from behind the three point arc, hitting 13-30 for 43%. They sank 6-7 from the charity stripe for 86%. Cam Carter led the team with 17 points. Mike Williams III finished with 13. Vyctorius Miller contributed 12 points. Dji Bailey scored 11 points. Daimion Collins added 8. Robert Miller III had 7 points. Jordan Sears finished with 6 points. Corey Chest scored 4 and Curtis Givens III had 3 points. Both teams opened the game pushing the ball quickly up and down the floor, trading baskets. At the 15:34 media timeout, LSU led, 10-7. In a contest between two struggling squads, the offensive performance went ice cold with both teams falling into a two minutes plus scoring drought. At the 11:59 media timeout, LSU held a 14-11 lead. The shots began to fall for the Tigers as they would go on a 14-7 run to build a ten point advantage, 28-18 with 7:03 left in the first half. Over the next four minutes, LSU outscored the Cocks, 8-4 to extend their lead to, 36-22. The Tigers would go into the half leading, 41-27. LSU played very well in the first half shooting 16-28 from the floor for a solid 57%. They shot well from behind the arc, hitting 6-13 for 46%. At the free throw line, the Bayou Bengals sank 3-4 for 75%. LSU turned the ball over six times in the first half while forcing the Gamecocks into nine. The Tigers led the rebound battle, 16-15. Cam Carter led the team at the break with 9 points. Mike Williams III scored 8 points. Vyctorius Miller added 6. Robert Miller III finished with 5 points. Dji Bailey and Daimion Collins both had 4 points each. Jordan Sears scored 3 points while Corey Chest added 2 points. The Tigers were able to maintain their double digit lead over the first four minutes of play. At the 15:40 mark LSU lead, 46-34. LSU continued to play very well over the next four minutes, outscoring South Carolina, 13-8 to increase their lead to, 59-42 with 11:23 left in the contest. The Tigers were having a great night shooting the basketball as they remained in control of the game, leading 69-53 at the 7:39 mark. With 3:08 left in the contest, LSU's lead was twenty, 81-61 as they continued to outplay South Carolina. The Tigers coasted the rest of the way for the victory. The Tigers improve to 14-12 overall and 3-10 in the SEC. Next up, LSU will host #2 Florida on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5:00 pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. 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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