Gamecocks Fall at LSU, 81-67, Tuesday Night

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU (14-12, 3-10 SEC) hit 13 3s as it defeated South Carolina (10-16, 0-13 SEC), 81-67, on its home floor Tuesday night. Cam Carter led four Tiger players in double figures with 17 points.

LSU built a 14-point advantage the opening 20 minutes, shooting nearly 60 percent, to take a 41-27 lead at the break.

The Gamecocks cut the lead to nine, 51-42, with 13:26 to go after a made 3-point shot by Jamarii Thomas. Carolina then got a steal on its next defensive possession but squandered away a transition opportunity with a turnover in front of its own bench.

LSU responded with an 8-0 over the next 1:14 to build its lead to 17, 59-42, with 11:39 remaining in the game.

The victory was the Tigers’ second straight in league action after winning on the road on Saturday at Oklahoma.

Thomas led the Gamecocks with a game-high 23 points.

KEY STATS

• For the second straight game, the Gamecocks allowed double-digit 3s as LSU made 13 shots from behind the arc.
• Turnovers were an issue again for Carolina with 18 giveaways, leading to 23 points for the Tigers.

NOTABLES

• Senior transfer Jamarii Thomas scored a game-high 23 points, 19 coming in the second half. He went 9-of-16 from the floor.

• Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles had his seventh double-double of the season, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
• Carolina falls to 1-13 this season when scoring 69 points or less.

UP NEXT

Carolina returns home to face Texas (16-10, 5-8 SEC) on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. (ET) – Roy Philpott (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant coach Perry Clark (analyst) will be on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.

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