National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 104, Auburn 80
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2021
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Pat Evans, # Owen Shortt
Attendance: 2384

Cameron Thomas had his 12th game with at least 25 points, finishing with 27 as LSU rolled to a 104-80 Southeastern Conference victory over Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU (14-6, 9-4) overcame a slow start to lead by double digits most of the first half and keep Auburn (11-12, 5-9) at bay the rest of the way.

Trendon Watford had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Darius Days scored 17, Javonte Smart added 16 and Josh LeBlanc Sr. had 12 for LSU, which won its third straight game in scoring a season high in points.

Sharife Cooper scored 26, Allen Flanigan 13 and JT Thor 10 to lead Auburn, which lost for the fifth time in its past six games.

Days, who left the game briefly in the first half because of a leg injury, made back-to-back 3-pointers as LSU increased its 16-point halftime lead to 20 points less than two minutes into the second half.

He hit another 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 64-43 with 16:26 left.

Cooper made four free throws in a row to pull Auburn to 64-49 with 15 minutes remaining, but LSU had an answer. Smart's 3-pointer put his team back in command 77-54 with 12:28 left.

Auburn scored the first five points of the game and took a 10-5 lead behind Devan Cambridge's five points before LSU took over.

LSU shot 53.4 percent from the field, going 39 for 73. Auburn shot 37 percent (27-of-73).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Louisiana State
Sharife Cooper 26 Scoring Cameron Thomas 27
Allen Flanigan 5 Assists Javonte Smart 6
Javon Franklin 7 Rebounds Trendon Watford 11
Sharife Cooper 8 Free Throws Made Cameron Thomas 10
Babatunde Akingbola 1 Steals Darius Days 2
JT Thor 4 Blocks Josh LeBlanc Sr. 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 80 37.0 7-28 19-22 8 36 9 6 12
Louisiana State 104 53.4 11-22 15-22 13 42 5 6 12