Tai’Reon Joseph scored 34 points for Prairie View A&M, but six LSU players scored in double figures in a come-from-behind 104-90 victory over the Panthers on Monday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 21 points and Marquel Sutton had 21 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Tigers (11-1), who are 7-0 at home this season. LSU shot just 47.4 percent from the field, but finished 43 of 49 (87.8 percent) from the free throw line after a foul-filled second half.
Dontae Horne scored 24 points and Joey Madimba added 16 for the Panthers (5-7), who have yet to win a road game this season. Prairie View A&M totaled 31 personal fouls Monday night, and guard Lance Williams was ejected in the second half after receiving a flagrant foul II.
Prairie View A&M came out of halftime with a surprising 56-51 lead, shooting 67 percent from the floor and 77 percent from three-point range. The Panthers extended their lead to 10 points, but LSU closed the gap as Prairie View ran into foul trouble.
Sutton’s layup gave LSU a 73-71 lead with 12:42 left. The Panthers tried to take the lead, but the Tigers extended the advantage to 96-82 with 4:11 left.
Mike Nwoko gave LSU a 101-86 lead with 2:29 left, and the Tigers held off the Panthers in the final minutes of play.
LSU started the first half on a 5-0 run and had a 26-19 lead with 12:59 left in the half.
Horne’s 3-point basket helped the Panthers cut the lead to 29-27 with 10:38 to play, and Joseph’s next shot from beyond the arc cut LSU’s lead to 37-36 with 7:59 on the clock.
Madimba’s three-pointer tied the game at 42-42 with 5:44 left in the half and Prairie View A&M went on a 6-0 run, taking a 49-46 lead with 3:34 left.
The Panthers took a 54-48 lead with 1:34 left as Horne came up with a steal and set up Joseph for a dunk.
–Field level media
