LSU Falls On Road To Charleston, 70-58

The LSU Tigers fell on the road on Monday night, dropping a 70-58 non-conference match-up to the Charleston Cougars in Charleston, South Carolina.

The loss was the third-straight for LSU, following a season-opening three-game win streak.

It was all Charleston in the first half, as the Cougars went on a 28-7 run over the last 13:40, to take a 39-17 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Charleston outshot LSU in the first half, 49%/24%, while also nailing 5-of-10 three-point field goal attempts.

The Cougars extended that lead to 24 points, their largest of the game, 41-17, at the 19:40 mark of the second half.

That deficit proved too much for LSU to overcome, as the Tigers cut the Charleston lead to 7 points, 63-56, with 1:09 left, but that was as close as they'd get, as the Cougars went on to the 12-point win.

Charleston ended the game outshooting LSU from the field, 39%/31%, while also finishing with a 47/46 rebound advantage.

Canyon Barry led the way for the Cougars, finishing with 19 points and 3 rebounds, while Cameron Johnson added 13 points and 6 rebounds.

In a losing cause for the Tigers, Ben Simmons had 15 points and 18 rebounds, while Tim Quarterman accumulated 14 and 4, respectively.

View the game box score.

With the victory, Charleston improved to 4-2 on the young season, while LSU dropped to 3-3.

The Tigers return to action on Wednesday night, when they host North Florida.