National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 73, Houston 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Michael Stewart, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
6688
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Ralston Turner scored 15 points to lead three LSU players in double figures, and the Tigers won their third consecutive game, beating visiting Houston 73-57 on Tuesday.
Coming off one of their best shooting performances in four years in Sunday's win against South Alabama, the Tigers continued their solid play at the offensive end. They shot 50 percent (26-of-52) from the field.
Turner scored 15, Andre Stringer added 13, and Storm Warren had 12 for the Tigers, who have won three straight for the first time since last December. Stringer did almost all of his damage at the free-throw line, hitting 11-of-12 there.
LSU (5-2) has an 11-day layoff before resuming its string of six more home games in a row. The Tigers don't begin SEC play until Jan. 8 at Auburn.
Houston (4-3) shot 42.6 percent from the field, including 6-of-15 from 3-point range, but the Cougars were just 5-of-12 (41.7 percent) from the free-throw line.
Adam Brown scored 15 points, and Kendrick Washington added 10 for Houston, which has lost the first two of three consecutive road games. That string wraps up Saturday at Sam Houston State.
Top Game Performances
Houston |
|
Louisiana State |
Adam Brown 15 |
Scoring |
Ralston Turner 15 |
Adam Brown 3 |
Assists |
Ralston Turner 5 |
Maurice McNeil 8 |
Rebounds |
Storm Warren 11 |
Maurice McNeil 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Andre Stringer 11 |
Zamal Nixon 3 |
Steals |
Andre Stringer 3 |
Darian Thibodeaux 1 |
Blocks |
Storm Warren 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Houston
|
57 |
39.7 |
6-16 |
5-12 |
6 |
27 |
3 |
6 |
|
Louisiana State
|
73 |
50.0 |
5-14 |
16-21 |
14 |
31 |
5 |
10 |
|