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The Louisiana State University Tigers men’s basketball team (17-7, 5-6 SEC) pushed past the Texas A&M Aggies (15-9, 4-7 SEC) to secure a 76-68 win Tuesday. The win marked Tigers head coach Will Wade’s 100th win (100-46).
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LSU Tigers
The Tigers led for the majority of the game. At halftime, the scoreboard read 36-16 in LSU’s favor.
Forward Tari Eason captained the squad with 25 points on the night. With 12 rebounds (six defensive and six offensive), the sophomore earned a double-double.
“We really just wanted to be in the best possible defensive shape we could be for this game and just try to build on this,” Eason said.
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Point guard Xavier Pinson made a commanding return to the Tigers starting lineup, recording 11 points. Wade’s squad is now 15-0 with a starting five of Pinson, Brandon Murray, Mwani Wilkinson, Darius Days and Efton Reid.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the up-and-coming purple and gold.
Texas A&M Aggies
While the Aggies claimed home-court advantage at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, they failed to bag a win.
Junior guard Tyrece Radford led the 12th man with 15 points. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native played for a total of 26 minutes.
About halfway through the final frame, Radford and guard Wade Taylor IV sunk a pair of three-pointers to add to the white and maroon’s 10-point run.
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Texas A&M performed to the best of its ability. But the all-out effort wasn’t enough as the Aggies played catchup for the rest of the matchup.
Tuesday marked the seventh loss in a row for head coach Buzz William’s team.
What’s next
Texas A&M faces a true opponent at Auburn Arena in Alabama with the No. 2 Auburn Tigers Saturday who have only dropped one game. On the other hand, LSU encounters the Mississippi State Bulldogs back on home court in the Maravich Center Saturday.
