National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 87, Southern Miss 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # Mike Nance, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
9089
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LSU 87, Southern Miss 67: Jarrell Martin had 24 points and nine rebounds as the Tigers rolled to their seventh straight triumph - the longest streak in coach Johnny Jones' three-year tenure.
Jordan Mickey had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Tigers (10-2), who enjoyed an overwhelming 46-28 advantage on the boards in winning their sixth straight at home. Tim Quarterman had 12 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and six assists for LSU.
Chip Armelin had career highs of 28 points and six 3-pointers for the Golden Eagles (5-6), who have lost three straight. Armelin shot 10-of-16 but the only help he got was from Matt Bingaya (13) and Davon Hayes (11 points).
The Golden Eagles opened the scoring with consecutive 3-pointers from Hayes and Armelin and took a 15-8 edge on another shot from the arc from Hayes with 13:57 left in the half. The Tigers blew open the game with a 24-3 spurt midway through the half, getting seven points from Mickey and six from Martin, for a 41-22 lead with 3:32 left.
Armelin knocked down a trio of 3-pointers and a jumper as Southern Miss closed within 49-33 at the half, and Armelin opened the second half with a 3-pointer, but Martin's shot from the arc restored a 61-39 lead with 15:42 left. The Tigers relaxed a bit thereafter and Southern Miss got within 16 but couldn't mount an extended challenge.
GAME NOTEBOOK: LSU PG Josh Gray returned after missing two games with an ankle injury and had six points, four assists and two steals. … Mickey recorded his seventh double-double of the season and Quarterman recorded his first career double-double … Mickey has 19 blocks in his last three games.
Top Game Performances
| Southern Miss |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Chip Armelin 28 |
Scoring |
Jarell Martin 24 |
|
Rasham Suarez 4 |
Assists |
Tim Quarterman 6 |
|
Chip Armelin 6 |
Rebounds |
Tim Quarterman 14 |
|
Matt Bingaya 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Mickey 4 |
|
Chip Armelin 2 |
Steals |
Josh Gray 2 |
|
Michael O'Donnell 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Mickey 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern Miss
|
67 |
40.4 |
9-25 |
12-20 |
9 |
25 |
1 |
7 |
15 |
| Louisiana State
|
87 |
49.3 |
6-19 |
11-16 |
22 |
42 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
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