Carter and Sears each score 18 second-half points, LSU beats Alabama State 74-61

  • AP
  • Nov 10, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Cam Carter and Jordan Sears each scored 18 second-half points Sunday and LSU used a 34-11 second-half run to erase a double-double deficit and beat Alabama State 74-61.

Carter, a Kansas State transfer, made 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points. Sears, who was scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting in the first half, made 9 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with five assists and two steals. Richmond transfer Dji Bailey added 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists for LSU (2-0).

Antonio ‘TJ’ Madlock scored 21 points, Amarr Knox added 20 and CJ Hines finished with 13 points for Alabama State (0-2). The Hornets outrebounded LSU 24-15 and outscored the Tigers 16-8 in the paint before intermission.

LSU, which made just 8 of 25 (32%) from the field, 3 of 13 (23%) from 3-point range and 7 of 14 from the free-throw line in the first half and went into the break trailing 32-26, made 11 of 15 from the field to close the game.

Sears scored 15 points and Carter added 11 in the final 12-plus minutes as the Tigers turned a 10-point deficit into a 72-59 lead when Carter hit a 3-pointer with 1:22 to play.

Daimion Collins threw down a dunk and then a steal by Sears led to a fast-break basket by Robert Miller III to cap a 9-0 run that gave LSU a one-point lead with 13:16 to play. Madlock answered 20 seconds later with a layup and added five more points in a 14-3 spurt that gave Alabama State a 10-point lead with 12:30 to play.

The Tigers beat Alabama State in the only other meeting between the programs 74-56 last season. The Hornets led at halftime in that game as well.

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TOP SCORERS
20T. Madlock G21PTS7REB1AST
5C. Carter G21PTS3REB1AST
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Alabama State

STARTERSPTSREBASTPF
T. Madlock21712
A. Knox20224
C. Hines13110
M. Octave3812
U. Okon0104
BENCHPTSREBASTPF
M. Andrews21002
M. Simpson2213
J. Walker0205
D. Bass0101
T. Mack0000
S. Fulcher
K. Alabi
J. Stanback
J. Marshall
J. Keago
Total6134623
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LSU

STARTERSPTSREBASTPF
C. Carter21312
J. Sears18353
D. Bailey15742
J. Reed6302
R. Miller III2321
BENCHPTSREBASTPF
M. Williams III6102
D. Collins4303
D. Fountain2601
V. Miller0002
C. Givens III0123
A. Benhayoune
C. Chest
T. Green
T. Young
Total74301421

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