Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at LSU Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Daimion Collins, Corey Chest lead LSU to 80-71 victory over Florida Gulf Coast
Collins made 8 of 13 shots with a 3-pointer for the Tigers (8-1), who have won four in a row and improved to 5-0 at home this season. He added five rebounds and blocked three shots. Chest totaled season highs of 12 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double.
Jordan Sears had 13 points and three steals for LSU. Cam Carter scored 13 with five assists and three steals. Dji Bailey scored 11.
Rahmir Barno led the Eagles (3-7) with 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Rory Stewart had 12 points and five rebounds off the bench. Dallion Johnson and Keeshawn Kellman both scored 11. Kellman added 10 rebounds for his first double-double this season.
Kellman and Johnson sank jumpers to begin the game for Florida Gulf Coast. Sears and Bailey answered with 3-pointers for LSU and the Tigers never trailed again.
Bailey and Carter both had 11 points by halftime to guide the Tigers to a 42-27 advantage.
LSU twice led by 21 early in the second half and was up 67-47 with 7:46 left to play. The Eagles didn't cut their deficit to single digits until Darren Williams hit a 3-pointer for the game's final basket with 26 seconds remaining.
LSU will play SMU on Saturday at the Compete 4 Cause Classic in Frisco, Texas. FGCU is idle until a road game against UNC Wilmington on Dec. 18.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Darren Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BB Washington. | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Vyctorius Miller made Free Throw. | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Vyctorius Miller made Free Throw. | 68 - 79 |
Statistics
 FGCU |
 LSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 29-58 |
| 42.4 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 35.5 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
| 4-5 | FT | 14-16 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 7,156 | Capacity:
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 14-4 | - | 25-10 |
| North Alabama | 14-4 | - | 24-11 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 13-5 | 1 | 19-15 |
| Jacksonville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-14 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Queens University | 11-7 | 3 | 20-15 |
| North Florida | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Austin Peay | 8-10 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Stetson | 6-12 | 8 | 8-24 |
| Central Arkansas | 4-14 | 10 | 9-24 |
| West Georgia | 4-14 | 10 | 6-25 |
| Bellarmine | 2-16 | 12 | 5-26 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |