LSU Downs Kennesaw St., 91-69
The 19th-ranked LSU Tigers picked up another non-conference win on Monday night, defeating the Kennesaw St. Owls, 91-69, in the opening game of the Legends Classic, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
LSU used a 9-0 run to break the game into double figures in the first half, 25-15, with 10:00 left in the first half, before Kennesaw St. scored a bucket to trim the lead to 8 points.
From there, it was all Tigers, as LSU went on a 15-0 run to make it 40-17 with under 3:00 to go in the half.
LSU went on to lead, 44-21, at the break, led by as many as 29 with 11:57 to go in the game, and went on to the 22-point victory.
LSU outshot Kennesaw St. from the field 51%/38%, while being outrebounded, 40-37.
Leading the way for the Tigers was Ben Simmons, who finished with 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Three other LSU players reached double-digit scoring, including Josh Gray (16), Antonio Blakeney (14), and Aaron Epps (10).
In a losing cause for Kennesaw St., Kendrick Ray scored a game-high 25 points, while Nigel Pruitt added 15 points and 12 rebounds.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 2-0 on the young season, while the Owls dropped to 0-2.
LSU is back in action on Thursday night, when they host the South Alabama Jaguars in he local round of the Legends Classic, with tipoff time slated for 8 pm.
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