LSU Rallies, Defeats Charleston Southern, 77-68
by Staff Reporter
November 19, 20246 Comments
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU Tigers rallied back and pulled away in the second half behind 14 unanswered points to defeat Charleston Southern 77-68 at the Maravich Center Tuesday night.
After trailing in the first half, the Tigers outscored the Buccaneers 48-34 in the second half.
LSU improves to 4-0 this season, while Charleston Southern falls to 1-5. The Tigers will head to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for the Greenbrier Tipoff which will begin on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT against Pittsburgh. LSU will conclude the weekend with a game against either UCF or No. 19 Wisconsin on Sunday.
Vyctorius Miller dropped a season-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting and had two steals. Miller scored 13 of his points in the first half. Jordan Sears led the charge in the second half with 12 points and finished the game with 15 to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dji Bailey rounded out LSU’s double-figure scorers with 11 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and had three rebounds.
Tuesday’s game featured 12 ties and 15 lead changes, and both teams were almost even in time with the lead. Charleston Southern was aggressive in the first half, winning the battle on the boards 26-20, including a 13-7 advantage on the offensive glass that led to 11 second-chance points compared to LSU’s three. The Buccaneers shot 36.1 percent from the floor (13-36) and 25.0 percent from behind the arc (3-12) to build a 34-29 lead at the half.
LSU, which shot 37.0 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes, shot an impressive 62.5 percent (20-32) in the second half while keeping the Buccaneers to a 36.7 field goal percentage. LSU scored the first five points of the second half, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Sears to knot the score at 34. With the score tied at 45, the Buccaneers matched their largest lead of the game at 50-45 before Cam Carter knocked down a triple while being fouled to cut the deficit to 50-48 with 13:17 on the clock.
After two free throws by CSU’s Derrick Harris Jr., Miller connected on a fadeaway jumper and a layup, and Corey Chest’s tip-in dunk gave LSU a 54-52 lead with 11:47 left to play. LSU then exploded for a 14-0 run and held Charleston Southern scoreless for six minutes to build a 70-58 lead with 3:43 left to play, marking the game’s largest lead and best scoring run.
The Buccaneers forced two turnovers and pulled within five points at 72-67 behind a 7-0 run, but Chest got the crowd back on its feet by throwing down an alley-oop from Sears with a minute and a half to play. Carter iced the game with a steal and dunk, giving LSU a 77-68 victory.
The Buccaneers had a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Daylen Berry’s double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Taje’ Kelly finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and RJ Johnson had 14 points and three assists.
LSU shot 50.8 percent from the floor (30-59), while Charleston Southern connected on 36.4 percent of its shots. Both teams pulled down 42 rebounds, and Charleston Southern held the edge in second-chance points 21-10, but LSU won the battle in the paint 42-32 and dominated from the bench, outscoring CSU 34-8.
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After trailing in the first half, the Tigers outscored the Buccaneers 48-34 in the second half.
LSU improves to 4-0 this season, while Charleston Southern falls to 1-5. The Tigers will head to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for the Greenbrier Tipoff which will begin on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT against Pittsburgh. LSU will conclude the weekend with a game against either UCF or No. 19 Wisconsin on Sunday.
Vyctorius Miller dropped a season-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting and had two steals. Miller scored 13 of his points in the first half. Jordan Sears led the charge in the second half with 12 points and finished the game with 15 to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dji Bailey rounded out LSU’s double-figure scorers with 11 points on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and had three rebounds.
Tuesday’s game featured 12 ties and 15 lead changes, and both teams were almost even in time with the lead. Charleston Southern was aggressive in the first half, winning the battle on the boards 26-20, including a 13-7 advantage on the offensive glass that led to 11 second-chance points compared to LSU’s three. The Buccaneers shot 36.1 percent from the floor (13-36) and 25.0 percent from behind the arc (3-12) to build a 34-29 lead at the half.
LSU, which shot 37.0 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes, shot an impressive 62.5 percent (20-32) in the second half while keeping the Buccaneers to a 36.7 field goal percentage. LSU scored the first five points of the second half, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Sears to knot the score at 34. With the score tied at 45, the Buccaneers matched their largest lead of the game at 50-45 before Cam Carter knocked down a triple while being fouled to cut the deficit to 50-48 with 13:17 on the clock.
After two free throws by CSU’s Derrick Harris Jr., Miller connected on a fadeaway jumper and a layup, and Corey Chest’s tip-in dunk gave LSU a 54-52 lead with 11:47 left to play. LSU then exploded for a 14-0 run and held Charleston Southern scoreless for six minutes to build a 70-58 lead with 3:43 left to play, marking the game’s largest lead and best scoring run.
The Buccaneers forced two turnovers and pulled within five points at 72-67 behind a 7-0 run, but Chest got the crowd back on its feet by throwing down an alley-oop from Sears with a minute and a half to play. Carter iced the game with a steal and dunk, giving LSU a 77-68 victory.
The Buccaneers had a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Daylen Berry’s double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Taje’ Kelly finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and RJ Johnson had 14 points and three assists.
LSU shot 50.8 percent from the floor (30-59), while Charleston Southern connected on 36.4 percent of its shots. Both teams pulled down 42 rebounds, and Charleston Southern held the edge in second-chance points 21-10, but LSU won the battle in the paint 42-32 and dominated from the bench, outscoring CSU 34-8.
(Release via LSU Athletics)
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