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LSU Tops McNeese St., 73-48
LSU junior forward Shavon Coleman
The LSU Tiger men's basketball team picked up a non-conference home win on Tuesday evening, defeating the McNeese St. Cowboys, 73-48, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.
The Tigers led at the half, 38-22, and then coasted to the 25-point victory.
LSU out-shot McNeese St., 44%-30%, and also out-rebounded the Cowboys by a count of 43-25.
Leading the way for the Tigers was junior forward Shavon Coleman, who scored a game-high 25 points, and pulled down a game-high ten rebounds, while sophomore guard Kevin Hardy paced the Cowboys in a losing cause with 18 points.
With the win LSU improved to 2-0, while McNeese St. fell to 1-1.
The Tigers return to action next Tuesday, when they host Northwestern St.
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