Thomas scores 27 as hot-shooting LSU scorches Auburn 104-80
AP
Feb 20, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Cameron Thomas, the reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, scored 27 points, his 15th 20-point game of the season, and LSU Tigers pasted Auburn Tigers 104-80 on Saturday.
Thomas leads all Division I freshmen in scoring 20-plus points in a game. Thomas was 7-of-16 shooting with three 3-pointers and made 10 of 11 free throws to lead five LSU (14-6, 9-4 SEC) players in double-figure scoring. Trendon Watford scored 18 with 11 rebounds, Darius Days scored 17, Javonte Smart 16 with six assists and Josh LeBlanc scored 12 with 10 boards.
Saturday's 104 points were the most the Tigers have scored against an SEC opponent since 1994. LSU has won three in a row and is 10-2 at home this season.
Sharife Cooper led Auburn (11-12, 5-9) with 26 points but was dinged for six turnovers, four in the first half. Allen Flanigan scored 13 points with five assists for Auburn while JT Thor scored 10 with four blocked shots.
Each team had a midweek game postponed by treacherous travel conditions as a deadly cold front hit Southern states.
''We spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday preparing for Mississippi State, and then come to find out we're playing LSU,'' Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said prior to the game.
The sudden schedule change appeared not to affect LSU, which scored 50 in the first half for the third time this season.
Smart drained back-to-back 3s, sparking a 13-0 run for LSU and erasing a five-point Auburn lead. LSU never trailed again, building its own double-digit lead after eight minutes.
LSU pushed its lead as high as 22 points late in the first when Thomas kicked off an 8-0 run with a 3-pointer. Auburn missed three shots and had a turnover during that two-minute stretch.
LSU led by as many as 28 points in the second half on a Josh Gray dunk that capped a 10-2 run with 4:10 remaining.
LSU shot 53% for the game (39 of 73), canning 11 3-pointers and outrebounding Auburn 47-39. LSU dominated in the paint, 50-38, scored 25 points on the fast break.
Auburn returns home to face Florida on Tuesday. LSU is at Georgia on Tuesday.
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1st Half
AUB
Tigers
34
LSU
Tigers
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Devan Cambridge vs. Cameron Thomas (Sharife Cooper gains possession)
19:30
+3
Allen Flanigan makes three point step back jump shot
3-0
19:26
Darius Days turnover (bad pass)
19:22
+2
Devan Cambridge makes two point layup (Allen Flanigan assists)
5-0
19:06
Trendon Watford misses two point jump shot
19:04
JT Thor defensive rebound
18:57
Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
18:55
Javonte Smart defensive rebound
18:43
JT Thor blocks Trendon Watford's two point layup
18:41
Tigers offensive rebound
18:37
+3
Cameron Thomas makes three point jump shot
5-3
18:18
+2
Jaylin Williams makes two point dunk (Allen Flanigan assists)
7-3
17:55
Devan Cambridge shooting foul (Trendon Watford draws the foul)
17:55
+1
Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-4
17:55
+1
Trendon Watford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-5
17:44
+3
Devan Cambridge makes three point jump shot (Allen Flanigan assists)
10-5
17:27
Cameron Thomas misses two point fadeaway jump shot
17:25
Allen Flanigan defensive rebound
17:07
Dylan Cardwell turnover (lost ball)
16:52
+3
Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot
10-8
16:35
Jamal Johnson turnover (bad pass)
16:17
+3
Javonte Smart makes three point jump shot
10-11
16:00
JT Thor misses three point jump shot
15:58
Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
15:49
+2
Cameron Thomas makes two point jump shot
10-13
15:27
Devan Cambridge misses three point jump shot
15:25
Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
15:20
+2
Cameron Thomas makes two point layup
10-15
15:20
Devan Cambridge shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
15:20
TV timeout
15:20
+1
Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-16
15:09
Josh LeBlanc Sr. personal foul (Jaylin Williams draws the foul)
15:06
Chris Moore misses two point layup
15:04
Trendon Watford defensive rebound
14:56
+2
Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point layup (Trendon Watford assists)
10-18
14:41
Babatunde Akingbola misses two point hook shot
14:39
Babatunde Akingbola offensive rebound
14:37
+2
Babatunde Akingbola makes two point putback layup
12-18
14:30
+2
Cameron Thomas makes two point layup
12-20
14:14
Allen Flanigan misses three point jump shot
14:12
Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
14:03
Cameron Thomas misses two point floating jump shot
14:01
Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
14:00
Aundre Hyatt misses two point putback layup
13:58
Josh LeBlanc Sr. offensive rebound
13:56
+2
Josh LeBlanc Sr. makes two point putback layup
12-22
13:30
+2
Allen Flanigan makes two point layup
14-22
13:09
Chris Moore blocks Trendon Watford's two point jump shot
13:07
Chris Moore defensive rebound
12:57
Jamal Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:55
Javonte Smart defensive rebound
12:45
+2
Javonte Smart makes two point pullup jump shot
14-24
12:37
Tigers 30 second timeout
12:30
JT Thor turnover (bad pass) (Darius Days steals)
12:23
Javonte Smart misses three point jump shot
12:21
Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
12:20
+2
Aundre Hyatt makes two point putback layup
14-26
12:02
Jamal Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:00
Jaylin Williams offensive rebound
11:55
TV timeout
11:41
Jamal Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:39
Eric Gaines defensive rebound
11:31
JT Thor personal foul (Javonte Smart draws the foul)
11:24
Darius Days misses three point jump shot
11:22
Eric Gaines offensive rebound
11:19
JT Thor blocks Mwani Wilkinson's two point layup
11:17
Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound
11:08
Mwani Wilkinson blocks Allen Flanigan's two point layup
11:06
Cameron Thomas defensive rebound
11:03
Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass)
10:42
+2
Sharife Cooper makes two point driving layup
16-26
10:22
Cameron Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:20
Darius Days offensive rebound
10:20
Allen Flanigan personal foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
10:19
Trendon Watford misses two point layup
10:17
Trendon Watford offensive rebound
10:17
Trendon Watford misses two point putback layup
10:15
JT Thor defensive rebound
10:04
JT Thor misses three point jump shot
10:02
Trendon Watford defensive rebound
9:50
+2
Cameron Thomas makes two point jump shot
16-28
9:50
Sharife Cooper shooting foul (Cameron Thomas draws the foul)
9:50
+1
Cameron Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-29
9:32
Sharife Cooper misses three point jump shot
9:30
Javon Franklin offensive rebound
9:29
Josh LeBlanc Sr. blocks Javon Franklin's two point putback layup
9:27
Javonte Smart defensive rebound
9:15
+2
Trendon Watford makes two point layup
16-31
9:07
+2
Sharife Cooper makes two point driving layup
18-31
9:07
Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Sharife Cooper draws the foul)
9:07
+1
Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-31
8:52
+2
Trendon Watford makes two point floating jump shot
19-33
8:48
Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Sharife Cooper draws the foul)
8:40
+2
Sharife Cooper makes two point driving layup
21-33
8:15
+2
Trendon Watford makes two point layup
21-35
8:09
Sharife Cooper misses two point layup
8:07
Josh LeBlanc Sr. defensive rebound
8:02
Javon Franklin blocks Cameron Thomas's two point layup