National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 79, McNeese St. 52
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# John Hampton, # John Heatly, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
8796
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LSU 79, McNeese State 52: Johnny O'Bryant III and Shavon Coleman collected
16 points apiece to lead four scorers in double figures for the host Tigers as
they routed the Cowboys to finish unbeaten in December.
Freshman Jarell Martin notched his first career
double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (9-2), who had four
scorers in double digits for the third game in a row. Jordan Mickey added 11
points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots as LSU won its fifth straight.
Ledrick Eackles paced the Cowboys (2-10) with 13 points despite shooting only 3-of-13 from the field and a team-high eight rebounds. Craig McFerrin scored 12 points while Desharick
Guidry and Kevin Hardy had 10 points apiece for McNeese State, which shot 22.6 percent from the
floor, including 3-of-21 from beyond the arc to lose its seventh in a row.
The Cowboys shot 23.5 percent in the first half, but managed
to keep within striking distance by going 7-of-8 at the foul line until the
Tigers closed out the half with a 17-2 run to take a 42-25 lead into the break.
Martin (seven), O’Bryant III (six) and Mickey (four) accounted for LSU’s final
17 points of the half while McNeese
State missed four of its
five shots over the final 3:22.
The Tigers never trailed by fewer than 12 in the second
half, shooting 23-of-28 overall from the free throw line, including 14 in a row
to start the first half. Coleman’s 10 points off the bench in the second half paced
the LSU bench, which outscored McNeese
State’s reserves 22-6 over
the final 20 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Tigers outrebounded the Cowboys 54-39. … McNeese State wrapped up a nine-game, 46-day
road trip in which they traveled more than 5,500 miles and had only one home game to
start the season. … … LSU finished 5-0 in December.
Top Game Performances
| McNeese St. |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Ledrick Eackles 13 |
Scoring |
Shavon Coleman 16 |
|
Brandon Regis 2 |
Assists |
Malik Morgan 3 |
|
Ledrick Eackles 8 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Martin 10 |
|
Kevin Hardy 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Mickey 7 |
|
Kevin Hardy 4 |
Steals |
Malik Morgan 3 |
|
Austin Lewis 2 |
Blocks |
Jordan Mickey 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| McNeese St.
|
52 |
22.6 |
3-21 |
21-26 |
5 |
34 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
| Louisiana State
|
79 |
38.7 |
8-25 |
23-28 |
18 |
47 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
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