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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at LSU Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
71 - 80
8-1, 6-0 Home

Daimion Collins, Corey Chest lead LSU to 80-71 victory over Florida Gulf Coast

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. LSU Tigers: Game Highlights

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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  • TV Channel: Florida Gulf Coast at LSU 2021 College Basketball, week 5, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

LSU: 91.9%
Florida Gulf Coast: 8.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

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

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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

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 7,156 | Capacity:

2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Lipscomb 14-4 - 22-9
North Alabama 14-4 - 22-9
Florida Gulf Coast 13-5 1 18-13
Jacksonville 12-6 2 18-12
Eastern Kentucky 12-6 2 18-13
Queens University 11-7 3 18-13
North Florida 8-10 6 15-16
Austin Peay 8-10 6 13-18
Stetson 6-12 8 8-23
Central Arkansas 4-14 10 8-23
West Georgia 4-14 10 6-25
Bellarmine 2-16 12 5-26

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 14-1 - 26-2
Alabama 12-3 2 23-5
Florida 11-4 3 24-4
Tennessee 10-5 4 23-5
Missouri 10-5 4 21-7
Texas A&M 9-6 5 20-8
Ole Miss 8-7 6 19-9
Kentucky 8-7 6 19-9
Mississippi State 7-8 7 19-9
Vanderbilt 7-8 7 19-9
Arkansas 6-9 8 17-11
Georgia 5-10 9 17-11
Texas 5-10 9 16-12
Oklahoma 4-11 10 17-11
LSU 3-12 11 14-14
South Carolina 1-14 13 11-17
Full Standings