National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 99, Alcorn St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 10, 2017
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Glenn Tuitt, # Chris Ford, # Sean Casey
Attendance:
11856
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Tremont Waters scored 27 points to help make new LSU head coach Will Wade's debut a success, as the Tigers routed Alcorn State 99-59 on Friday evening in Baton Rouge, La.
Watters, Connecticut's high school player of the year last season, scored seven points during a 13-0 LSU run that put the Tigers (1-0) up 48-27 1:39 before halftime.
A 10-0 LSU run pushed the lead to 61-34 early in the second half, and the Tigers' lead hovered around 40 points over the game's final eight minutes.
Watters was 9-for-13 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
Duop Reath and Wayde Sims scored 11 points each for the Tigers.
LSU shot 61 percent from the field and made 11 of 18 3-point shots.
A.J. Mosby led Alcorn State (0-1) with 15 points, and Reginal Johnson added 12 for the Braves, who shot 39.8 percent for the game.
LSU made its first six shots to take a 17-4 lead less than five minutes into the game. But Alcorn State responded with a 9-1 run as Tyler Carter hit a 3-pointer to bring the Braves to within five.
The Tigers were 7-for-10 from beyond the arc in the first half.
Wade inherited a Tigers team that was 10-21, 2-16 in the SEC and suffered through a school-worst 15-game losing streak.
Fans in Baton Rouge anticipated LSU's new up-tempo style under Wade. More than 11,000 people packed the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the largest crowd for an LSU home opener in 20 years.
Top Game Performances
| Alcorn St. |
|
Louisiana State |
|
A.J. Mosby 15 |
Scoring |
Tremont Waters 27 |
|
Maurice Howard 2 |
Assists |
Tremont Waters 6 |
|
Reginal Johnson 5 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Rachal 6 |
|
Maurice Howard 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Tremont Waters 5 |
|
A.J. Mosby 3 |
Steals |
Tremont Waters 5 |
|
Devon Brewer 2 |
Blocks |
Brandon Sampson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alcorn St.
|
59 |
39.0 |
4-24 |
9-13 |
7 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
| Louisiana State
|
99 |
61.0 |
11-19 |
16-24 |
18 |
33 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
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