Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern 92-51

BATON ROUGE, La. – In a dominant performance, LSU's Saliou Niang and Donovan Dent each had double-doubles as the Tigers edged out Texas Southern 92-51 in a recent game. Niang contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Dent added 10 points and 10 assists. Abdi Bashir Jr. chipped in with 15 points for the Texas Southern Tigers, who had six players score in double digits.

LSU took the lead in the second quarter after a 13-0 run, extending their advantage to 20-11. Late in the half, LSU executed a 10-0 run, highlighted by eight successful free throws, pushing their lead to 47-28 at halftime. Throughout the contest, LSU maintained a strong shooting performance with 56.7% in the first half and 57.6% in the second half, resulting in an overall 57.1% field goal accuracy.

Conversely, Texas Southern struggled defensively, hitting only 23.7% of their shots and committing more free throws (16) than field goals (14). Jason Kimbrough Jr. led Texas Southern with 16 points. Prior to this game, LSU's assistant coach Johnny Jones served as head coach at Texas Southern for eight seasons. Jones, a former LSU player and head coach from 2012 to 2017, guided the Tigers to three NCAA Tournaments and five post-season appearances during his tenure.

LSU's next matchup will be against Louisiana Tech on Monday, while Texas Southern will face the College of Biblical Studies on Tuesday.