McMahon gets 74-63 win in his LSU coaching debut
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Adam Miller scored 18 points, KJ Williams had 14 rebounds to go with 13 points and LSU opened its season with a victory on Wednesday night to give Matt McMahon a 74-63 win in his Tigers coaching debut.
Justice Hill added 13 points and seven assists for the Tigers.
McMahon came over from Murray State, bringing players Hill, Williams, and Trae Hannibal with him, and lured back Miller, Mwani Wilkinson and Justice Williams - who had entered the transfer portal - as he rebuilt a roster that at one point after he was hired had no scholarship players.
New Kansas City coach Marvin Menzies is still looking for his first win with the Roos (0-2) after they lost to Division II Lincoln (Mo.) in their opener.
Senior guard Shemarri Allen scored 19 points and UIC transfer RayQuawndis Mitchell added 15 points to lead Kansas City, which has three transfers and 11 incoming freshmen on its roster. The Roos were 4 of 25 from the arc.
Wilkinson hit a 3-pointer to open the game and LSU led the rest of the way, though didn't have a double-digit lead until early in the second half after a Miller 3-pointer. A 7-0 spurt got the Roos back within nine midway through the half and they were within five with 5 1/2 minutes to go. But Derek Fountain made a pair of free throws and added a dunk and Hill added two more free throws and a bucket to secure the win.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. vs. KJ Williams (Allen David Mukeba Jr. gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover (Mwani Wilkinson steals) | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
19:22 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru turnover (traveling) | Â | |
18:58 | +3 | Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 0-3 | |
18:32 | +2 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes two point jump shot | 2-3 | |
18:07 | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 2-6 | |
17:49 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Adam Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Jeff Ngandu personal foul | Â | |
17:34 | +2 | Jalen Reed makes two point layup (Mwani Wilkinson assists) | 2-8 | |
17:34 | Â | Jeff Ngandu shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul) | Â | |
17:34 | +1 | Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-9 | |
17:19 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru misses two point layup | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru offensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | +2 | Precious C. Idiaru makes two point layup | 4-9 | |
17:04 | +3 | Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 4-12 | |
16:45 | +3 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Shemarri Allen assists) | 7-12 | |
16:26 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Jalen Reed blocks Allen David Mukeba Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru blocks Jalen Reed's two point layup | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:39 | Â | Shemarri Allen offensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Jalen Reed personal foul | Â | |
15:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru offensive rebound | Â | |
15:25 | Â | KJ Williams blocks Shemarri Allen's two point layup | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Derek Fountain personal foul | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:09 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru offensive rebound | Â | |
14:54 | +2 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes two point layup | 9-12 | |
14:36 | +3 | Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 9-15 | |
14:00 | Â | Roos turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Derek Fountain offensive foul | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Derek Fountain turnover | Â | |
13:37 | +3 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes three point jump shot (Promise C. Idiaru assists) | 12-15 | |
13:13 | Â | Kendal Coleman misses two point layup | Â | |
13:11 | Â | KJ Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Tyler Andrews shooting foul (KJ Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
13:05 | +1 | KJ Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 | |
13:05 | +1 | KJ Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 | |
12:47 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru turnover (bad pass) (KJ Williams steals) | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson misses two point layup | Â | |
12:38 | Â | KJ Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | Â | KJ Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â | |
12:18 | Â | KJ Williams turnover (lost ball) (Shemarri Allen steals) | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point layup | Â | |
12:22 | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point dunk | 12-19 | |
12:16 | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â | |
12:10 | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists) | 12-19 | |
12:04 | Â | Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Rayquawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
12:04 | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-19 | |
12:04 | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 | |
11:46 | Â | KJ Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Shemarri Allen defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Jevin Sullivan misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell personal foul | Â | |
11:20 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Roos turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:35 | +2 | KJ Williams makes two point dunk (Justice Williams assists) | 14-21 | |
10:17 | Â | Tyler Andrews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Justice Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | +2 | Justice Williams makes two point layup | 14-23 | |
10:02 | Â | Roos 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Tyler Andrews draws the foul) | Â | |
9:55 | +1 | Tyler Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 | |
9:55 | +1 | Tyler Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-23 | |
9:39 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:25 | +2 | Promise C. Idiaru makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists) | 18-23 | |
9:18 | Â | Tyler Andrews shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul) | Â | |
9:18 | +1 | Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-24 | |
9:18 | +1 | Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-25 | |
8:54 | Â | Trae Hannibal shooting foul | Â | |
8:54 | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-25 | |
8:54 | +1 | Shemarri Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 | |
8:37 | Â | Justice Hill misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:35 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Justice Williams offensive foul | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Justice Williams turnover | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Adam Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Justice Williams turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
7:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. turnover | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Jalen Reed turnover (Allen David Mukeba Jr. steals) | Â | |
7:25 | +2 | Allen David Mukeba Jr. makes two point layup | 22-25 | |
7:05 | Â | Adam Miller misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
6:53 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell turnover | Â | |
6:46 | Â | KJ Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:30 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:28 | Â | Adam Miller defensive rebound | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Shemarri Allen personal foul | Â | |
6:20 | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 | |
6:20 | +1 | Adam Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 | |
5:52 | Â | Shemarri Allen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru offensive rebound | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:39 | Â | KJ Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:12 | Â | KJ Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | +3 | Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists) | 22-30 | |
4:49 | +2 | Promise C. Idiaru makes two point layup (Rayquawndis Mitchell assists) | 24-30 | |
4:31 | +2 | KJ Williams makes two point layup | 24-32 | |
4:09 | Â | Mwani Wilkinson personal foul | Â | |
4:09 | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-32 | |
4:09 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Kendal Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | +2 | Justice Hill makes two point jump shot | 25-34 | |
3:38 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Kendal Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Shawn Phillips misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Precious C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
2:49 | +2 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes two point layup (Shemarri Allen assists) | 27-34 | |
2:49 | Â | Shawn Phillips shooting foul (Rayquawndis Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
2:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:49 | +1 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-34 | |
2:41 | Â | Adam Miller misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Sam Martin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Cam Hayes personal foul (Sam Martin draws the foul) | Â | |
2:27 | +1 | Sam Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 | |
2:27 | +1 | Sam Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-34 | |
2:08 | Â | KJ Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
2:06 | Â | KJ Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | Â | KJ Williams offensive foul | Â | |
2:06 | Â | KJ Williams turnover | Â | |
1:51 | +2 | Promise C. Idiaru makes two point layup | 32-34 | |
1:46 | Â | Shawn Phillips shooting foul (Promise C. Idiaru draws the foul) | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:46 | Â | KJ Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru personal foul (Justice Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Justice Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Promise C. Idiaru defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:10 | Â | KJ Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Shemarri Allen personal foul (Justice Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Justice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Justice Hill offensive rebound | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Sam Martin personal foul (Justice Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
1:02 | +1 | Justice Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-35 | |
1:02 | +1 | Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-36 | |
0:41 | Â | Rayquawndis Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
0:39 | Â | KJ Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Sam Martin personal foul (Justice Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
0:29 | +1 | Justice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-37 | |
0:29 | Â | Justice Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:29 | Â | KJ Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
0:25 | Â | KJ Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
0:23 | Â | KJ Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Allen David Mukeba Jr. personal foul (KJ Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
0:23 | +1 | KJ Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-38 | |
0:23 | Â | KJ Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Jevin Sullivan defensive rebound | Â | |
0:05 | +2 | Rayquawndis Mitchell makes two point layup | 34-38 | |
0:02 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |