LSU vs. McNeese: How No. 9 LSU Held McNeese to 4 Points in the Paint in a 100-43 Win
No. 9 LSU outscored McNeese 42-4 in the paint, handed out 25 assists on 36 baskets and put six players in double figures in a 100-43 win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Photo: LSU Athletics. Mikaylah Williams, official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.
FINAL, Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.: No. 9 LSU 100, McNeese 43.
McNeese scored 4 points in the paint all night. LSU scored 42 there. The Cowgirls took 44 of their 66 shots from three, and they made 4 of 22 tries inside the arc, by our count from the ESPN box. LSU blocked 8 shots and grabbed 55 rebounds to McNeese's 26.
Mikaylah Williams led LSU with 17 points and 8 assists. ZaKiyah Johnson scored 14 on 7-of-9 shooting with 8 rebounds. MiLaysia Fulwiley had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals. Noa Morro hit 3 of 5 threes for 12 off the bench, Lola Lampley added 11 and Anna Minaeva went 4 for 4 for 10. Jada Williams scored 9 with 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Where the 57 points came from
LSU shot 36 of 65 and assisted on 25 of those baskets. By our count, the Tigers made 27 two-point baskets to McNeese's 4, a 46-point edge on twos (54-8). Both teams made 9 threes, so the arc was a wash. LSU's 19-8 edge at the line added the last 11. The Tigers had 24 fast-break points to McNeese's 2, and they scored 20 points off 15 McNeese turnovers.
LSU led 48-26 at the half and won every quarter. McNeese scored 6 points in the fourth. An LSU run of 15-0 that started in the last seconds of the third quarter took the score from 71-37 to 86-37, by our count from the ESPN play-by-play. McNeese shot 13 of 66 (20 percent). Valencia Fontenelle-Posson led the Cowgirls with 10 points.
The context
LSU came in having set a program record for margin of victory in each of its first two games: 94 points against Southeastern Louisiana (129-35) and then 109 against Texas Southern, per LSU's game notes. This one was a 57-point win. The notes also put the series at 18-4 LSU before tip, with the last meeting a 133-44 LSU win on Dec. 12, 2023. That makes the series 19-4 now, by our count.
LSU is 3-0. McNeese falls to 2-2. The Tigers host Denver on Nov. 13, per LSU's schedule.
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