National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 76, Western Kentucky 57
When: 1:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: TD Bank Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials:
# James Breeding, # John Hughes, # Garry Maxwell
Attendance:
1711
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Anthony Hickey collected 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals as Louisiana State cruised to a 76-57 victory over Western Kentucky on Friday in the Charleston Classic.
Justin Hamilton added 18 points and nine boards for the Tigers (2-2), who will conclude the tournament on Sunday against the winner of Virginia Commonwealth vs. Georgia Tech.
LSU was only up 40-38 at the half but came out of the locker room on fire. The Tigers opened with a 27-7 run, capped when Malcolm White put back an offensive rebound and completed a three-point play. Western Kentucky went over seven minutes without scoring and eight minutes without a field goal during the run.
The Hilltoppers shot just 7 of 25 (28 percent) in the second half. After going 8 of 31 from 3-point range in an opening round loss to Tulsa on Thursday, Western Kentucky hit just 5 of 24 from beyond the arc on Friday.
Kevin Kasper scored 15 points to lead the Hilltoppers (1-3), who will play the loser of the Georgia Tech-VCU game on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
| Western Kentucky |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Kevin Kaspar 15 |
Scoring |
Justin Hamilton 18 |
|
Derrick Gordon 3 |
Assists |
Anthony Hickey 4 |
|
O'Karo Akamune 7 |
Rebounds |
Justin Hamilton 9 |
|
Nigel Snipes 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Hamilton 8 |
|
Kene Anyigbo 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Hickey 3 |
|
O'Karo Akamune 3 |
Blocks |
Justin Hamilton 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Kentucky
|
57 |
32.7 |
5-24 |
18-27 |
5 |
29 |
5 |
7 |
|
| Louisiana State
|
76 |
41.3 |
6-16 |
18-24 |
12 |
44 |
4 |
10 |
|
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