Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaden Shackelford led Alabama's 3-point barrage, and the Crimson Tide stemmed a late LSU rally to knock the No. 25 Tigers from the SEC lead with an 88-82 victory Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Lewis and Shackelford combined for nine triples as the Tide set a school record for 3-pointers in a season, going 13 of 35 for the game to raise their season total to 269. The 2015-16 team set the former mark of 259 3-pointers in 33 contests.
Lewis finished with a game-high 27 points and Shackelford added 26 for the Tide (14-11, 6-6 SEC), who won for just the second time in their last six outings.
The Tigers cut an 18-point second-half deficit to 79-78 with 1:35 to go. But Shackelford answered with a 3-pointer, and Alex Reese also hit a big shot from behind the arc with 39 seconds to go.
Making his second appearance with a cast on his injured left wrist, Herbert Jones scored just six points for the Tide, but he posted a career-high 17 rebounds and made a big difference on the defensive end, drawing three charges and finishing with a steal and two blocked shots.
Skylar Mays scored 24 points to lead the Tigers (18-7, 9-3), who lost for the third time in their last four games. Trendon Watford added 18 points before fouling out, and Javonte Smart had 16. Emmitt Williams had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Mays scored 20 points in the second half.
Alabama had runs of 10-0 and 10-1 in the first half to grab a 40-29 lead at the break despite shooting just 38.7 percent (12 of 31) from the field. LSU, however, was only 10 of 33.
Tide great Wendell Hudson, the school's first African-American scholarship athlete, was honored at halftime when his No. 20 jersey was retired, a school first in any Alabama sport.
--Field Level Media
Louisiana State | Alabama | |
Skylar Mays 24 | Scoring | Kira Lewis Jr. 27 |
Ja'vonte Smart 4 | Assists | Kira Lewis Jr. 4 |
Emmitt Williams 10 | Rebounds | Herbert Jones 17 |
Skylar Mays 4 | Free Throws Made | Galin Smith 6 |
Skylar Mays 3 | Steals | Kira Lewis Jr. 3 |
Charles Manning Jr. 1 | Blocks | Herbert Jones 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Louisiana State | 82 | 43.3 | 11-27 | 13-17 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Alabama | 88 | 42.4 | 13-35 | 19-26 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 9 |