Jaylin Williams collected 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks to lift No. 16 Auburn to a 67-49 victory over LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.
Wendell Green Jr. scored 14 points and Allen Flanigan recorded eight points and seven rebounds for Auburn (15-3, 5-1 Southeastern Conference), which has won four in a row. Auburn also posted its first win in Baton Rouge since the 2016-17 season.
Walk-on Lior Berman and K.D. Johnson each contributed eight points off the bench for Auburn.
Auburn shot 44.1 percent from the floor (26 of 59) and 33.3 percent from 3-point range (8 of 24).
KJ Williams collected 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks and Trae Hannibal added 16 points off the bench for LSU (12-6, 1-5), which has lost five straight games.
LSU struggled to find its range, shooting 29.3 percent from the floor (17 of 58) and 20 percent from 3-point range (4 of 20).
Wednesday's game marked LSU's second of four straight games against ranked opponents. The club also hosts No. 9 Tennessee on Saturday and visits No. 25 Arkansas on Tuesday.
LSU whittled a 15-point deficit down to two early in the second half after KJ Williams sank a jumper in the lane. Flanigan and LSU's Justice Williams each traded a 3-pointer before Auburn went on a 24-7 run to take a 61-42 lead, highlighted by Johnson and Green each converting from beyond the arc and Berman converting a three-point play.
The game was never in doubt the rest of the way.
KJ Williams drained a 3-pointer to bring LSU within three points at 16-13 before Auburn scored the game's next 12 points. Flanigan and Johnson each converted from beyond the arc during that sequence.
Jaylin Williams added a dunk to push Auburn's lead to 32-19 before Hannibal's layup closed the scoring in the first half.
--Field Level Media
Auburn | Louisiana State | |
Wendell Green Jr. 14 | Scoring | Trae Hannibal 16 |
Wendell Green Jr. 4 | Assists | Adam Miller 3 |
Dylan Cardwell 7 | Rebounds | KJ Williams 8 |
Wendell Green Jr. 3 | Free Throws Made | Trae Hannibal 10 |
Johni Broome 2 | Steals | KJ Williams 2 |
Jaylin Williams 3 | Blocks | KJ Williams 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Auburn | 67 | 44.1 | 8-24 | 7-11 | 11 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Louisiana State | 49 | 29.3 | 4-20 | 11-17 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 11 |