Niang and Dent Double up to Lead LSU Past Texas Southern 92-51
LSU shot 57.1% overall and had six players score in double figures in a lopsided home win.
- On Friday night in Baton Rouge, Saliou Niang and Donovan Dent recorded double-doubles as LSU defeated Texas Southern 92-51.
- Texas Southern initially jumped to an 11-7 lead via Ahmed Nedal Abdelrahman's 4-point play, but LSU answered with a 20-4 run to seize control and reach a 47-28 halftime advantage.
- LSU shot 57.1% from the floor while holding Texas Southern to 23.7%, and the Tigers owned a 50-29 rebounding advantage with a 62-12 edge in points in the paint.
- Former LSU All-American and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal sat courtside, while LSU assistant coach Johnny Jones faced his former Texas Southern team, which he led to three NCAA Tournaments.
- LSU is set to host Louisiana Tech on Monday as the Tigers continue their nonconference schedule following the dominant home victory.
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LSU rides 3 double-doubles to rout of Texas Southern
Saliou Niang scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Donovan Dent and Michael Ruzic also recorded double-doubles as LSU cruised to a 92-51 nonconference victory over Texas Southern on Friday night in Baton Rouge, La.Dent, a transfer from UCLA, f...
LSU men's basketball tops Texas Southern in second game of season
BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's basketball team used two even halves of scoring to take out Texas Southern 92-51 on Friday at the Maravich Center.Will Wade's Tigers dominated the paint as LSU outscored the Tigers 62-12 en route to shooting 57% from the floor compared to Texas Southern who managed just 17% in the second half.LSU was led by six Tigers in double-figures with both Abdi Bashir and Saliou Niang pouring in 15 points each.The Tigers will be…
LSU Rips Texas Southern, 92-51, As 6 Players Score In Double Figures
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES LSU got dominant play from across its lineup in beating outmanned Texas Southern, 92-51, on Friday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Six players scored in double figures with forward Saliou Niang and guard Abdi Bashir Jr. each scoring 15 points. Niang also had 11 rebounds, three steals and two
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