Washington State at LSU

CBSSports.com wire reports
Dec. 27, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Bo Spencer scored 19 points and Marcus Thornton added 18 as LSU rallied for a 64-52 victory against Washington State on Saturday.

Spencer kept the Tigers in the game during the first half when he scored 12 of his points, while Thornton made four 3-pointers in the second half.

LSU (10-1), which led 25-23 at halftime and trailed by seven points midway through the second half, ended the game on a 24-5 run. Thornton had eight points during that outburst, while Garrett Temple scored six of his season-high 13 points and Spencer added five points.

The Tigers held a two-point advantage heading into the final five minutes. On two occasions, Aron Baynes made field goals to pull Washington State (8-4) within a point - the last time at 53-52.

Taylor Rochestie led Washington State with 14 points. Klay Thompson added 12 and Caleb Forrest had 10.