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11/06 21:58 CST Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern 92-51
Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern 92-51
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) --- Saliou Niang and Donovan Dent both had double-doubles
and LSU defeated Texas Southern 92-51 on Friday night.
Niang had 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Dent paired 10 points with 10
assists. Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 15 points and the Tigers (2-0) had six players
score in double digits.
Texas Southern took an early lead and LSU didn't move out front until a 13-0
run made it 20-11 about eight minutes in.
Late in the half, LSU had a 10-0 run that featured eight made free throws. LSU
led 47-28 at halftime.
LSU shot 56.7% in the first half and 57.6% in the second half for 57.1% overall.
Texas Southern shot 23.7% for the game and made more free throws (16) than
field goals (14).
Jason Kimbrough Jr. led Texas Southern (0-2) with 16 points.
LSU assistant coach Johnny Jones served as the head coach at Texas Southern for
the past eight seasons before returning to Baton Rouge.
Jones, a former player and head coach (2012-2017) at LSU, took the
Houston-based Tigers to three NCAA Tournaments and five post-season appearances
overall in his tenure at Texas Southern.
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LSU: vs. Louisiana Tech on Monday.
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