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LSU routs Mississippi Valley State 106-60 behind Baker's 29 points

AP
Nov 06, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Will Baker scored 29 points in 19 minutes to lead LSU Tigers to a 106-60 rout of Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in the season-opener for both teams on Monday night.

Baker was one of four Tigers to finish in double-figure scoring. Jordan Wright added 12 points, and Daimion Collin and Tyrell Ward chipped in with 11 apiece for LSU, which made 57.6% of its shots from the field (34 for 59) and 53.8% of its 3s (14 for 26).

Rayquan Brown led Mississippi Valley State with 17 points. Arecko Gipson added 15, and Donovan Sanders poured in 13 for the Delta Devils.

LSU never trailed in the wire-to-wire win. Ward drilled a 3 at the end of the first half to give the Tigers a 56-29 lead. The Tigers extended their lead to as much as 53 after Adam Benhayoune’s 3 with 2:50 remaining.

LSU did not have transfer guard Jalen Cook, due to the NCAA denying the senior guard’s immediate eligibility request. Cook began his collegiate career with the Tigers before transferring to Tulane for his sophomore and junior seasons. He transferred back to LSU for his senior season, but the NCAA ruled Cook has to sit out a full season as a two-time transfer.

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1st Half
MVSU
Delta Devils
29
LSU
Tigers
56

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:46		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
19:44		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
19:44		Jalen Reed personal foul
19:14		Delta Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
19:01	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart assists)	0-3
18:27	+2	Chidi Umeh makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:15		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
18:13		Walter Hamilton defensive rebound
18:05		Arecko Gipson misses two point jump shot
18:03		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
17:58		Arecko Gipson shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
17:58	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
17:32		Walter Hamilton turnover (Jordan Wright steals)
17:23	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point hook shot (Mike Williams III assists)	2-7
17:12		Arecko Gipson turnover (lost ball)
17:08		Jalen Reed turnover (Donovan Sanders steals)
16:44		Donovan Sanders misses two point pullup jump shot
16:42		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk (Jalen Reed assists)	2-9
16:12		Carlos Stewart shooting foul (Reginald Reynolds draws the foul)
16:12		Reginald Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:12		Reginald Reynolds misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:12		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
16:06		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Rayquan Brown steals)
15:54	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot	4-9
15:46	+3	Carlos Stewart makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	4-12
15:18	+3	Rayquan Brown makes three point jump shot (Danny Washington assists)	7-12
15:02	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	7-15
14:39		Danny Washington misses two point jump shot
14:37		Will Baker defensive rebound
14:29		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
14:27		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
14:18		Reginald Reynolds personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
14:18		TV timeout
14:18	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-16
14:18	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-17
14:01		Donovan Sanders turnover (traveling)
13:44	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point hook shot (Mike Williams III assists)	7-19
13:37		Donovan Sanders turnover
13:24		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
13:23		Tyrell Ward offensive rebound
13:22	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point layup	7-21
13:22		Reginald Reynolds shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
13:21		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:21		Donovan Sanders defensive rebound
13:08		Tyrell Ward personal foul
12:54		Mike Williams III blocks George Ivory III's three point jump shot
12:52		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
12:48		Derek Fountain turnover (Rayquan Brown steals)
12:45		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
12:43		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
12:39		Mike Williams III turnover (Donovan Sanders steals)
12:34	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point layup	9-21
12:10		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
12:08		Tyrell Ward offensive rebound
12:08		Donovan Sanders shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-22
12:08	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-23
12:08	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 3 of 3	9-24
11:33		Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot
11:31		Donovan Sanders offensive rebound
11:31		Delta Devils turnover
11:31		TV timeout
11:12		Quoiren Waldon shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-25
11:12	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-26
11:01	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point layup	11-26
10:45		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
10:43		Rayquan Brown defensive rebound
10:35		Danny Washington misses two point jump shot
10:33		Tigers defensive rebound
10:13		Donovan Sanders personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
10:08		Donovan Sanders blocks Jalen Reed's three point jump shot
10:06		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	11-28
9:49		Jordan Wright personal foul
9:30	+2	Arecko Gipson makes two point layup	13-28
9:16		Carlos Stewart misses two point layup
9:14		Danny Washington defensive rebound
8:55		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
8:53		Rayquan Brown offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point layup	15-28
8:34		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
8:32		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
8:17	+3	Rayquan Brown makes three point jump shot (Jordan Johnson assists)	18-28
8:15		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:15		TV timeout
8:04	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	18-30
7:52		Arecko Gipson offensive foul
7:52		Arecko Gipson turnover (offensive foul)
7:33	+2	Will Baker makes two point turnaround jump shot	18-32
7:20		Delta Devils turnover (back court violation)
7:15	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point reverse dunk	18-34
6:50		Walter Hamilton misses three point jump shot
6:48		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
6:43		Jalen Reed turnover (bad pass) (Walter Hamilton steals)
6:31		Danny Washington misses two point jump shot
6:29		Walter Hamilton offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Walter Hamilton makes two point layup	20-34
6:16	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	20-36
5:53		Will Baker shooting foul (Jordan Johnson draws the foul)
5:53		Jordan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53	+1	Jordan Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-36
5:42		Rayquan Brown shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-37
5:42	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-38
5:34		Ernest Minton turnover (Jordan Wright steals)
5:28	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point running dunk	21-40
5:01		Kameron Mayhan turnover (lost ball) (Tyrell Ward steals)
4:40		Will Baker turnover (traveling)
4:22		Rayquan Brown misses three point jump shot
4:20		Kameron Mayhan offensive rebound
4:18		Jordan Wright personal foul (Kameron Mayhan draws the foul)
4:08	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot	23-40
3:41	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point cutting layup	23-42
3:19		Kameron Mayhan misses three point jump shot
3:17		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
3:12		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
3:10		Daimion Collins offensive rebound
3:10		Kameron Mayhan personal foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:10	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-43
3:10	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-44
2:45		Donovan Sanders misses three point stepback jump shot
2:43		Kameron Mayhan offensive rebound
2:34		Rayquan Brown turnover (Derek Fountain steals)
2:30		Tyrell Ward turnover (Kameron Mayhan steals)
2:27		Daimion Collins personal foul (Ernest Minton draws the foul)
2:27		Ernest Minton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:27		Rayquan Brown offensive rebound
2:21		Ernest Minton misses two point jump shot
2:19		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
2:10		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
2:08		Donovan Sanders defensive rebound
1:56		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
1:54		Donovan Sanders offensive rebound
1:50		Mike Williams III personal foul (Donovan Sanders draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Donovan Sanders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-44
1:50		Donovan Sanders misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:49		Will Baker defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	24-46
1:27		Chidi Umeh misses two point layup
1:25		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	24-49
1:18		Delta Devils 30 second timeout
1:09		Donovan Sanders turnover (back court violation)
0:55	+2	Will Baker makes two point running dunk	24-51
0:41	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point jump shot (Danny Washington assists)	26-51
0:29		Carlos Stewart misses two point layup
0:27		Danny Washington defensive rebound
0:26		Carlos Stewart personal foul (Danny Washington draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Danny Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-51
0:26	+1	Danny Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-51
0:20		Danny Washington personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-52
0:20	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-53
0:05		Mike Williams III personal foul (Donovan Sanders draws the foul)
0:05		Donovan Sanders misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Donovan Sanders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-53
0:01	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	29-56
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MVSU
Delta Devils
31
LSU
Tigers
50

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Jalen Reed personal foul
19:35		Donovan Sanders misses three point jump shot
19:33		Arecko Gipson offensive rebound
19:33		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
19:33	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-56
19:33		Arecko Gipson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:33		Will Baker defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	30-58
19:04		Donovan Sanders turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
18:58		Donovan Sanders shooting foul (Carlos Stewart draws the foul)
18:58		Carlos Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:58	+1	Carlos Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-59
18:34		Carlos Stewart personal foul
18:30		Will Baker blocks Daniel Umoh's two point jump shot
18:28		Will Baker defensive rebound
18:19		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
18:17		Daniel Umoh defensive rebound
18:08		Jalen Reed blocks Daniel Umoh's two point layup
18:06		Will Baker defensive rebound
17:52	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	30-62
17:40		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
17:38		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
17:31		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
17:29		Danny Washington defensive rebound
17:17		Daniel Umoh turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams III steals)
17:10		Ernest Minton personal foul
17:07	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	30-65
16:50		Ernest Minton misses two point layup
16:48		Ernest Minton offensive rebound
16:47		Will Baker personal foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-65
16:47	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-65
16:36	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	32-67
16:23		Delta Devils turnover
16:15		Quoiren Waldon blocks Jordan Wright's two point jump shot
16:13		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
16:02		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
16:00		Danny Washington defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Rayquan Brown makes two point layup	34-67
15:46	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	34-70
15:36		Arecko Gipson turnover (Jordan Wright steals)
15:36		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk	34-72
15:00		Danny Washington turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
14:51		Arecko Gipson personal foul
14:33		Danny Washington personal foul
14:31		Walter Hamilton shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
14:31		Will Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:31	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-73
14:18		Donovan Sanders misses two point floating jump shot
14:16		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Daimion Collins makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	34-76
13:32		Derek Fountain blocks Walter Hamilton's two point jump shot
13:30		Delta Devils offensive rebound
13:27	+3	Donovan Sanders makes three point jump shot	37-76
13:16		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
13:14		Danny Washington defensive rebound
13:09		Danny Washington turnover (lost ball)
12:48	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot	37-79
12:21		Donovan Sanders misses two point pullup jump shot
12:19		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Daimion Collins makes two point layup	37-81
11:45		Donovan Sanders turnover (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
11:45		TV timeout
11:37	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dean assists)	37-84
11:14		Arecko Gipson misses two point jump shot
11:12		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
10:57		Walter Hamilton shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
10:57		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:57		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:57		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
10:47		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul
10:37		Darrius Clark misses two point jump shot
10:35		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
10:29		Walter Hamilton shooting foul (Daimion Collins draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-85
10:29	+1	Daimion Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-86
10:06		Danny Washington misses three point jump shot
10:04		Walter Hamilton offensive rebound
9:57		Donovan Sanders turnover (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
9:48		Carlos Stewart misses two point layup
9:46		Walter Hamilton defensive rebound
9:41		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Danny Washington draws the foul)
9:41		Danny Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:41	+1	Danny Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-86
9:28		Walter Hamilton shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-87
9:28		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:28		Delta Devils defensive rebound
9:17		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-87
9:17	+1	Arecko Gipson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-87
9:08		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
9:06		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
9:04		George Ivory III personal foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
9:04		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:04		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:04		Danny Washington defensive rebound
8:50	+3	George Ivory III makes three point jump shot (Danny Washington assists)	43-87
8:32		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
8:30		Danny Washington defensive rebound
8:22		Jump ball. Danny Washington vs. Hunter Dean (Hunter Dean gains possession)
8:22		Danny Washington turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dean steals)
8:06		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
8:04		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
7:56		Walter Hamilton personal foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-88
7:56		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56		Arecko Gipson defensive rebound
7:41		Jalen Reed blocks Ernest Minton's two point layup
7:39		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
7:30		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
7:28		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
7:24		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
7:22		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
7:21		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
7:20		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
7:19		Derek Fountain turnover
7:03		Derek Fountain personal foul (Arecko Gipson draws the foul)
7:03		Arecko Gipson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:03		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
6:55	+2	Carlos Stewart makes two point jump shot (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	43-90
6:36		Rayquan Brown misses two point layup
6:34		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
6:17		Derek Fountain offensive foul
6:17		Derek Fountain turnover (offensive foul)
6:00		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
5:58		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
5:47	+3	Carlos Stewart makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	43-93
5:15	+3	Arecko Gipson makes three point jump shot (Reginald Reynolds assists)	46-93
5:02	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	46-95
4:48		Carlos Stewart personal foul (Rayquan Brown draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Rayquan Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-95
4:48		Rayquan Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
4:28		George Ivory III personal foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-96
4:28	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-97
4:16		George Ivory III misses three point jump shot
4:14		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
4:07		Trae Hannibal turnover
4:00		Donovan Sanders misses two point jump shot
3:58		George Ivory III offensive rebound
3:52		Rayquan Brown misses two point jump shot
3:50		Delta Devils offensive rebound
3:50		TV timeout
3:43		George Ivory III turnover (bad pass) (Derek Fountain steals)
3:34	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	47-99
3:09	+2	Daniel Umoh makes two point jump shot	49-99
2:50	+3	Adam Benhayoune makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	49-102
2:37	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point layup	51-102
2:35		Daimion Collins shooting foul (Donovan Sanders draws the foul)
2:35		Donovan Sanders misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:35		Daimion Collins defensive rebound
2:33		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (traveling)
2:19	+2	Donovan Sanders makes two point layup	53-102
2:00		Adam Benhayoune turnover (lost ball) (Danny Washington steals)
1:51		Daniel Umoh misses two point layup
1:49		Arecko Gipson offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Arecko Gipson makes two point layup	55-102
1:21		Adam Benhayoune misses three point jump shot
1:19		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
1:16		Daniel Umoh personal foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
1:16		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-103
1:00	+2	Daniel Umoh makes two point hook shot	57-103
0:42	+3	Adam Benhayoune makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	57-106
0:28	+3	Arecko Gipson makes three point jump shot	60-106
0:00		End of period

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Arecko Gipson makes three point jump shot