- 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 | |||||
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20 | T. Madlock G | 21PTS | 7REB | 1AST | |
5 | C. Carter G | 21PTS | 3REB | 1AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Madlock | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
A. Knox | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
C. Hines | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Octave | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
U. Okon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Andrews | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
M. Simpson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
J. Walker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
D. Bass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T. Mack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Fulcher | – | – | – | – |
K. Alabi | – | – | – | – |
J. Stanback | – | – | – | – |
J. Marshall | – | – | – | – |
J. Keago | – | – | – | – |
Total | 61 | 34 | 6 | 23 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
C. Carter | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
J. Sears | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
D. Bailey | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
J. Reed | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
R. Miller III | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Williams III | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
D. Collins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
D. Fountain | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
V. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C. Givens III | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
A. Benhayoune | – | – | – | – |
C. Chest | – | – | – | – |
T. Green | – | – | – | – |
T. Young | – | – | – | – |
Total | 74 | 30 | 14 | 21 |