To say the seventh-ranked LSU Tigers dominated at home against the North Carolina Central Eagles would be a significant understatement. The Tigers secured a 131-44 win on the back of guard FLau'Jae Johnson scoring 22 points on Sunday.
North Carolina Central (0-10) is still in search of its first win of the season, and to see this game be a struggle did not come as much of a surprise. However, being held scoreless for an entire quarter, outscored 37-0 in the second, was unforeseen. Meanwhile, LSU (9-0) looks like a serious contender to win the NCAA Tournament early on.
NC Central vs. LSU box score
NC Central vs. LSU box score
NC Central Eagles box score
LSU Tigers box score
NC Central vs. LSU Game Summary
The NC Central Eagles struggled to get much going on offense as the team went 15 of 61 (24.6%), including 4 of 24 (16.7%) from the 3-point line, and 10 of 23 (43.5%) from the free-throw line. The rebounding was not great with 35 total rebounds, but they did grab 20 offensive rebounds.
The team played more of an isolation offense with just seven assists and struggled to maintain possession as it had 33 turnovers. The Eagles struggled to score fast break points (six) and in the paint (20).
On defense, the Eagles had three steals and three blocks.
The LSU Tigers were incredible offensively as the team went 49 of 87 (56.3%), including 5 of 11 (45.5%) from beyond the arc, and 28 of 39 (71.8%) from the charity stripe. The Tigers dominated at crashing the glass as LSU had 58 rebounds (27 offensive, 31 defensive).
The Tigers were a force defensively as well with 23 steals and nine blocks. LSU had 31 fast break points as well as 78 points in the paint.
LSU led by as many as 90 points before winning by 87.
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