Will Wade’s second run in Baton Rouge got off to a loud start Tuesday night, as LSU buried LSU New Orleans 100-57 in the season opener at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Tigers missed six of their first seven shots, then flipped the game with a 10-0 run and later a 13-0 burst. By halftime LSU led 53-17, shooting nearly 57 percent and turning the ball over just once in the half.
Donovan Dent ran the show in his LSU debut with 19 points and 10 assists without a turnover. Saliou Niang added a double-double of his own with 14 points, 14 rebounds and six steals as the point of LSU’s press. Michael Ruzic came off the bench for 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Brice Dessert had 13 points and seven boards, Abdi Bashir Jr. hit four 3-pointers for 11 points, and Mo Dioubate added 10. Six Tigers finished in double figures.
LSU owned the paint 60-20 and held the Privateers to 24.6 percent shooting. The lead reached 54 in the second half.
It was LSU’s 13th straight season-opening win. The Tigers (1-0) host Texas Southern on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.
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