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LSU fends off Winthrop winning at home again 89-81

AP
Dec 17, 2022

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Cam Hayes scored 25 points shooting 8 for 11 and LSU Tigers fought off feisty Winthrop Eagles, pulling away in the second half for an 89-81 win on Saturday night.

Despite their size advantage, the Tigers (10-1) needed a 14-3 run to in a three-minute stretch to build its first double-digit lead of the game at 80-68 on Adam Miller's 3-pointer with 3:40 left.

As they had done all game; however, the Eagles countered with a 10-2 run to get within 82-78. But KJ Williams made a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left and LSU sealed it from there. Williams finished with 18 points and Miller 14.

Twelve of LSU's first 14 points came on two pairs of 3-pointers by Hayes and Justice Hill and the Tigers led 14-5. But the Eagles - who are 0-5 on the road this season - went on a 12-2 run for a 17-16 lead. Neither team led by more five points (LSU 32-27, Winthrop 23-19) the remainder of the half and the Eagles led 39-38 at intermission.

LSU remained unbeaten at home posting its seventh win of the season. The Tigers have won 11 straight at home since suffering its last loss there on Feb. 1 against Ole Miss.

Cory Hightower scored 25 points for Winthrop (5-7), Kelton Talford 23 on 11-for-15 shooting, Sincere McMahon added 18 points and Kasen Harrison 11.

This was just the second matchup all-time between the two schools. The first and only meeting came in 1993 at LSU with Tigers winning 100-71.

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1st Half
WINT
Eagles
39
LSU
Tigers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cory Hightower vs. Derek Fountain (Tigers gains possession)
19:46		KJ Williams turnover (lost ball)
19:30	+3	Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	3-0
19:11		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
19:09		Cory Hightower defensive rebound
18:55		Kelton Talford misses two point jump shot
18:53		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	3-3
18:11		Justice Hill blocks Sin'Cere McMahon's three point jump shot
18:09		Tigers defensive rebound
17:54	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	3-6
17:34		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
17:32		KJ Williams defensive rebound
17:24		Toneari Lane shooting foul (Adam Miller draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-7
17:24	+1	Adam Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-8
17:10	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	5-8
16:51	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot	5-11
16:24		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
16:22		Kasen Harrison offensive rebound
16:19		Kasen Harrison turnover (lost ball) (Derek Fountain steals)
16:13	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)	5-14
15:52	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	8-14
15:36		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
15:34		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point layup	10-14
15:20		Justice Hill shooting foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:20	+1	Sin'Cere McMahon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-14
14:53	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup	11-16
14:42	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	14-16
14:12		KJ Williams turnover (bad pass)
13:56	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	17-16
13:32		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
13:30		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
13:26		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
13:24		Adam Miller defensive rebound
13:16		Kasen Harrison personal foul
13:05		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Cory Hightower steals)
13:02		Kendal Coleman shooting foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
13:02		Howard Fleming Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:02	+1	Howard Fleming Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-16
12:45		Adam Miller misses two point layup
12:43		Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
12:43		Toneari Lane shooting foul (Kendal Coleman draws the foul)
12:43		Kendal Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:43	+1	Kendal Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-17
12:29	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	20-17
12:11	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot	20-19
11:59	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	23-19
11:35	+2	Kendal Coleman makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	23-21
11:09		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
11:07		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
11:01		TV timeout
10:48		Cory Hightower shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-22
10:48	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-23
10:48		Cory Hightower turnover (5-second violation)
10:45	+2	KJ Williams makes two point hook shot (Cam Hayes assists)	23-25
10:25		KJ Williams shooting foul (Cory Hightower draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Cory Hightower makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
10:25	+1	Cory Hightower makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
10:04	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	25-27
9:47		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
9:45		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
9:45		Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul
9:31		Justice Williams turnover (lost ball)
9:12		Cory Hightower turnover (bad pass) (KJ Williams steals)
9:01		KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
8:59		Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
8:43		Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:41		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
8:35		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:33		Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
8:25		Cory Hightower turnover (bad pass) (Cam Hayes steals)
8:23		Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul
8:13		KJ Williams misses two point hook shot
8:11		Tigers offensive rebound
8:04		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
8:02		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
8:02		KJ Williams personal foul
7:49		Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
7:47		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
7:41		Justice Hill misses two point layup
7:39		Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
7:36		Kelton Talford blocks Kendal Coleman's two point layup
7:34		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
7:27		Kelton Talford misses two point layup
7:25		Eagles offensive rebound
7:25		TV timeout
7:18	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	27-27
7:01	+2	Adam Miller makes two point layup	27-29
6:30		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
6:28		Justice Hill defensive rebound
6:17	+3	Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	27-32
5:49	+2	Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point jump shot	29-32
5:36		Toneari Lane blocks Adam Miller's two point layup
5:34		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point layup	31-32
5:04		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
5:02		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
4:50		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
4:48		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
4:39	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	33-32
4:10		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
4:08		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
3:59		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (bad pass)
3:59		TV timeout
3:50		Kendal Coleman misses two point jump shot
3:48		Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Kendal Coleman makes two point layup	33-34
3:24	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	35-34
3:18	+2	Justice Williams makes two point jump shot	35-36
3:18		Sin'Cere McMahon shooting foul (Justice Williams draws the foul)
3:18		Justice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:18		Kendal Coleman offensive rebound
3:03		Adam Miller turnover (lost ball) (Sin'Cere McMahon steals)
2:47		Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:45		Kendal Coleman defensive rebound
2:38	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	35-38
2:38		Kelton Talford shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
2:38		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:38		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
2:26		Howard Fleming Jr. misses two point layup
2:24		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
2:21	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	37-38
2:13		Derek Fountain misses two point jump shot
2:11		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
2:10		Howard Fleming Jr. blocks Derek Fountain's two point layup
2:08		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
2:05		Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
2:03		Adam Miller defensive rebound
1:45		Justice Williams misses three point jump shot
1:43		Howard Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
1:36		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:17		Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
1:15		Kendal Coleman defensive rebound
0:47		Justice Hill turnover (lost ball) (Sin'Cere McMahon steals)
0:43	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	39-38
0:19		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
0:17		Justice Hill offensive rebound
0:07		Adam Miller offensive foul
0:07		Adam Miller turnover (offensive foul)
0:01		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
0:00		Kendal Coleman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WINT
Eagles
42
LSU
Tigers
51

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Cory Hightower assists)	41-38
19:21	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	41-40
19:07		Derek Fountain personal foul
18:52		Toneari Lane turnover (bad pass) (Cam Hayes steals)
18:46	+3	KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	41-43
18:25		Kasen Harrison misses two point layup
18:23		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
18:22	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	43-43
18:22		KJ Williams shooting foul
18:22		Kelton Talford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:22		KJ Williams defensive rebound
18:05	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)	43-46
17:36	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot	46-46
17:18		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
17:16		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
17:06		Kasen Harrison misses two point layup
17:04		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
16:55		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
16:53		KJ Williams offensive rebound
16:51		KJ Williams misses two point layup
16:49		KJ Williams offensive rebound
16:48		Kelton Talford blocks KJ Williams's two point layup
16:46		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
16:20		Derek Fountain blocks Toneari Lane's two point layup
16:18		Toneari Lane offensive rebound
16:17	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	48-46
16:08	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	48-48
15:55		Adam Miller blocks Howard Fleming Jr.'s two point layup
15:55		Eagles offensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:40		Howard Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:38		Adam Miller defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Adam Miller makes two point jump shot	48-50
15:14		Cory Hightower turnover (bad pass)
15:07	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot	48-53
14:40		Kasen Harrison misses two point layup
14:38		Eagles offensive rebound
14:20	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Howard Fleming Jr. assists)	51-53
14:06		Kendal Coleman offensive foul
14:06		Kendal Coleman turnover (offensive foul)
13:45		Kendal Coleman blocks Cory Hightower's two point layup
13:43		Justice Hill defensive rebound
13:41		Howard Fleming Jr. shooting foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
13:41		Cam Hayes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:41		Toneari Lane defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	53-54
13:31		Derek Fountain shooting foul
13:31	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-54
13:08	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Justice Hill assists)	54-56
12:47	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	56-56
12:18	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	56-58
12:02		Kendal Coleman blocks Kasen Harrison's two point layup
12:00		Eagles offensive rebound
11:48	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot	59-58
11:26	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point dunk (Justice Williams assists)	59-60
10:52	+2	Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point layup	61-60
10:37	+2	KJ Williams makes two point hook shot (Justice Hill assists)	61-62
10:05	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	63-62
10:04		Eagles 30 second timeout
9:48	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	63-64
9:15		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
9:15		TV timeout
9:04	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists)	63-66
8:44		Kelton Talford misses two point layup
8:42		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
8:34		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
8:32		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
8:27		Cam Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Howard Fleming Jr. steals)
8:22	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Howard Fleming Jr. assists)	65-66
8:03		Cory Hightower personal foul
8:03		KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
8:01		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
7:57		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals)
7:29		Howard Fleming Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Reed steals)
7:27		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
7:25		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
7:23		Trae Hannibal personal foul
7:23		TV timeout
7:05		Kasen Harrison turnover (traveling)
6:48	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point layup	65-68
6:32		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
6:30		KJ Williams defensive rebound
6:15	+3	Cam Hayes makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	65-71
5:43		Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point jump shot
5:41		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
5:29	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup	65-73
5:23		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:05	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup (Kasen Harrison assists)	67-73
5:05		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-73
4:45	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	68-75
4:26		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Howard Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
4:26		Howard Fleming Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:26		Howard Fleming Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:26		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Adam Miller makes two point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	68-77
3:52		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
3:50		KJ Williams defensive rebound
3:42		Cory Hightower personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:40	+3	Adam Miller makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	68-80
3:18	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Kelton Talford assists)	71-80
2:53		KJ Williams misses two point jump shot
2:51		Toneari Lane defensive rebound
2:51		Derek Fountain personal foul (Cory Hightower draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Cory Hightower makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-80
2:51	+1	Cory Hightower makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
2:40		Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul
2:31		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
2:29		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	75-80
2:15		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:08	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	75-82
1:51		KJ Williams blocks Kelton Talford's two point layup
1:49		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
1:30		Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
1:28		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
1:21	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	78-82
0:48	+3	KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Adam Miller assists)	78-85
0:48		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:41		Kasen Harrison turnover (out of bounds)
0:37		Howard Fleming Jr. personal foul
0:37		Kasen Harrison personal foul
0:36	+2	KJ Williams makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists)	78-87
0:22		Toneari Lane turnover (bad pass) (Derek Fountain steals)
0:20		Toneari Lane personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-88
0:20	+1	Cam Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-89
0:10	+3	Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	81-89
0:00		End of period

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Cory Hightower makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)