LSU advances to title game of Cayman Islands Classic
AP
Nov 22, 2022
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) Adam Miller made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, KJ Williams added 19 points and LSU Tigers beat Akron Zips 73-58 on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Cayman Islands Classic.
Williams, who scored 33 points in a tournament opener, picked up his third foul with 17 minutes left in the game but didn't get called for another in playing 31 minutes. He had a team-high three steals as LSU forced Akron into 14 turnovers and 26% shooting.
LSU took its first double-digit lead, 55-44, on Miller's 3-pointer with 9:12 remaining as the Tigers started the second half by scoring 22 of the opening 31 points.
Justice Hill added 14 for LSU (5-0). The Tigers shot 48% and made nine 3-pointers.
Xavier Castaneda scored 28 points for Akron (3-2). Sammy Hunter added 13 points and Enrique Freeman, who entered averaging 16.8 points and 10.3 rebounds, had three points and 10 rebounds.
Akron led 35-32 at the half behind Castaneda's 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. Both teams shot below 39% from the field but combined to make 22 of 26 free throws.
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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
33
AKRON
Zips
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
KJ Williams vs. Enrique Freeman (Sammy Hunter gains possession)
19:46
Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:44
Jalen Reed defensive rebound
19:22
Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
19:20
Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
19:16
+2
Mwani Wilkinson makes two point putback layup
2-0
18:42
Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Trendon Hankerson draws the foul)
18:42
+1
Trendon Hankerson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
18:42
+1
Trendon Hankerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
18:25
KJ Williams misses two point hook shot
18:23
Xavier Castaneda defensive rebound
18:01
Greg Tribble offensive foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
18:01
Greg Tribble turnover (offensive foul)
17:41
Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) (Sammy Hunter steals)
17:35
Greg Tribble misses two point layup
17:33
Jalen Reed defensive rebound
17:19
Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot
17:17
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
17:07
+3
Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Xavier Castaneda assists)
2-5
16:39
KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
16:37
Xavier Castaneda defensive rebound
16:24
Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
16:22
Enrique Freeman offensive rebound
16:09
Xavier Castaneda misses three point jump shot
16:07
Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
16:00
Trendon Hankerson shooting foul (Justice Hill draws the foul)
16:00
TV timeout
16:00
+1
Justice Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
16:00
+1
Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-5
15:37
Garvin Clarke misses three point jump shot
15:35
Nate Johnson offensive rebound
15:29
Nate Johnson turnover (bad pass) (KJ Williams steals)
15:21
+2
Justice Hill makes two point driving layup
6-5
14:51
Garvin Clarke misses three point jump shot
14:49
Tigers defensive rebound
14:25
Trendon Hankerson shooting foul (KJ Williams draws the foul)
14:25
+1
KJ Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-5
14:25
+1
KJ Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-5
14:12
Nate Johnson turnover (Derek Fountain steals)
14:07
Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass)
13:50
+3
Xavier Castaneda makes three point jump shot (Garvin Clarke assists)
8-8
13:26
KJ Williams misses two point layup
13:24
Derek Fountain offensive rebound
13:23
Derek Fountain misses two point layup
13:21
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
13:13
Enrique Freeman misses two point jump shot
13:11
Tigers defensive rebound
12:47
+3
Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)
11-8
12:28
+2
Amani Lyles makes two point turnaround jump shot (Xavier Castaneda assists)
11-10
12:12
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)
14-10
11:40
Sammy Hunter misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:38
KJ Williams defensive rebound
11:31
+3
KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)
17-10
11:19
Zips 30 second timeout
11:19
TV timeout
11:07
Xavier Castaneda misses three point jump shot
11:05
Zips offensive rebound
11:03
Trae Hannibal personal foul (Garvin Clarke draws the foul)
10:53
Trendon Hankerson misses three point jump shot
10:51
Jalen Reed defensive rebound
10:31
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
10:29
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
10:22
+3
Sammy Hunter makes three point jump shot (Xavier Castaneda assists)
17-13
10:04
Adam Miller technical foul
10:04
Adam Miller turnover
10:04
Trendon Hankerson technical foul
10:04
Trendon Hankerson turnover
9:54
+3
Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)
20-13
9:37
Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Greg Tribble draws the foul)
9:34
+3
Xavier Castaneda makes three point jump shot (Enrique Freeman assists)
20-16
9:01
Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
8:59
Tigers offensive rebound
8:59
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:41
Justice Hill shooting foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
8:41
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 1 of 3
20-17
8:41
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 2 of 3
20-18
8:41
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 3 of 3
20-19
8:27
Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
8:25
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
8:19
Tavari Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
8:13
Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals)
7:53
Derek Fountain shooting foul (Tavari Johnson draws the foul)
7:53
TV timeout
7:53
+1
Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-20
7:53
+1
Tavari Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-21
7:34
Tavari Johnson shooting foul (Justice Hill draws the foul)
7:34
+1
Justice Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-21
7:34
+1
Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-21
7:21
Sammy Hunter misses three point jump shot
7:19
Nate Johnson offensive rebound
7:19
Derek Fountain blocks Nate Johnson's two point layup
7:17
Nate Johnson offensive rebound
7:08
+3
Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot (Xavier Castaneda assists)
22-24
6:50
Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
6:48
Xavier Castaneda defensive rebound
6:36
Greg Tribble turnover (lost ball) (Cam Hayes steals)
6:24
Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
6:22
Greg Tribble defensive rebound
5:59
+2
Xavier Castaneda makes two point driving layup
22-26
5:59
Justice Hill shooting foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
5:59
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 1 of 1
22-27
5:33
+3
Jalen Reed makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)
25-27
5:12
Cam Hayes personal foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
5:11
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-28
5:11
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-29
4:56
Adam Miller turnover (out of bounds)
4:42
+2
Garvin Clarke makes two point driving layup
25-31
4:31
Cam Hayes misses two point layup
4:29
Xavier Castaneda defensive rebound
4:24
Garvin Clarke misses two point layup
4:22
Sammy Hunter offensive rebound
4:22
+2
Sammy Hunter makes two point putback layup
25-33
4:20
Tigers 30 second timeout
4:20
TV timeout
4:00
Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot
3:58
Zips defensive rebound
3:58
KJ Williams personal foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
3:58
Xavier Castaneda misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:58
Greg Tribble offensive rebound
3:58
Greg Tribble turnover (out of bounds)
3:43
+2
Adam Miller makes two point jump shot
27-33
3:27
Sammy Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:25
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
3:19
Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
3:17
Tigers offensive rebound
3:15
+2
KJ Williams makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Hayes assists)
29-33
2:46
Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:44
KJ Williams defensive rebound
2:24
Greg Tribble shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
2:24
Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:24
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 3
30-33
2:24
+1
Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 3 of 3
31-33
2:06
Xavier Castaneda misses two point jump shot
2:04
Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
1:58
Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Tavari Johnson steals)
1:52
Tavari Johnson misses two point layup
1:50
Adam Miller defensive rebound
1:44
Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
1:42
Xavier Castaneda defensive rebound
1:26
Xavier Castaneda misses three point jump shot
1:24
Zips offensive rebound
1:24
KJ Williams personal foul (Enrique Freeman draws the foul)
1:22
+1
Enrique Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-34
1:22
Enrique Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22
Nate Johnson offensive rebound
1:14
Adam Miller personal foul (Xavier Castaneda draws the foul)
1:14
Xavier Castaneda misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14
+1
Xavier Castaneda makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-35
0:58
Adam Miller turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Castaneda steals)
