ALST

LSU

Williams scores 15, helps LSU rally from behind in 74-56 win over Alabama State

AP
Dec 14, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Freshman Mike Williams III matched his season-high with 15 points and LSU Tigers dominated the second half to defeat Alabama State Hornets 74-56 on Wednesday night.

The Hornets led 34-30 at halftime, then CJ Hines and TJ Madlock hit 3-pointers early in the second half to help maintain their lead, 40-35 near the 17-minute mark. LSU responded with a 13-0 run in which Williams scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, and the Tigers led 48-40.

Later in the half, the Tigers made six of eight shots and extended their lead to 70-54 with five minutes remaining. LSU scored only six points in the final five minutes and Alabama State two.

LSU shot 57.7% and made seven 3-pointers in the second half. Alabama State shot 29.6% after halftime and was outscored 44-22.

Jordan Wright had 13 points with five rebounds and six assists for the Tigers (6-4). Jalen Reed added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Trae Hannibal had 11 points.

LSU led 11-5 in the early going but Alabama State soon caught up and took a 16-15 lead. There were three ties and seven lead changes in the first half, the last on an 8-0 run by the Hornets that gave them a 34-30 lead at halftime. Madlock started the run with a three-point play and Hines capped it off with a layup and a 3-pointer. Madlock scored 15 points in the half.

Madlock finished with 18 points, Isaiah Range scored 15 and Hines added 13 for Alabama State (4-5). They each made three of the Hornets' nine 3-pointers.

LSU plays Texas in The Halal Guys Showcase in Houston on Saturday.

Alabama State hosts Southern California on Tuesday.

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1st Half
ALST
Hornets
34
LSU
Tigers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ubong Okon vs. Will Baker (Jalen Reed gains possession)
19:44		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
19:42		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
19:37		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hines steals)
19:29		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
19:27		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
19:21	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	0-3
18:55		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
18:53		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
18:51		Ubong Okon turnover (lost ball)
18:32		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
18:30		CJ Hines defensive rebound
18:25	+3	Isaiah Range makes three point jump shot (CJ Hines assists)	3-3
17:57		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
17:55		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
17:40	+2	CJ Hines makes two point jump shot	5-3
17:19		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
17:17		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
17:12	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	5-5
16:47		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
16:45		Will Baker defensive rebound
16:37		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
16:35		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
16:25		CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
16:23		Will Baker defensive rebound
16:17		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
16:15		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
16:04		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
16:02		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
15:55		T.J. Madlock personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:44		Darrell Reed shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
15:44		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:44		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:44		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
15:15		Mike Williams III blocks Eric Coleman Jr.'s two point layup
15:13		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
15:00		Eric Coleman Jr. shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
15:00	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
15:00	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-7
14:49		Eric Coleman Jr. offensive foul
14:49		Eric Coleman Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
14:36	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	5-9
14:12		Isaiah Range misses two point jump shot
14:10		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
13:55		Jalen Reed turnover (traveling)
13:38		Kendal Parker misses three point jump shot
13:36		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	5-11
13:18		Kendal Parker misses two point jump shot
13:16		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
12:58		Derek Fountain turnover (traveling)
12:41		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
12:39		T.J. Madlock offensive rebound
12:32	+3	T.J. Madlock makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Range assists)	8-11
12:24		Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (Eric Coleman Jr. steals)
12:17	+2	Sean Smith makes two point layup	10-11
11:57		Eric Coleman Jr. shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Derek Fountain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-12
11:44		Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
11:42		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
11:36		Amarr Knox shooting foul (Carlos Stewart draws the foul)
11:36	+1	Carlos Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
11:36		Carlos Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:36		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
11:28	+2	T.J. Madlock makes two point jump shot	12-13
11:19		Carlos Stewart misses two point jump shot
11:17		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
11:11		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul
11:04		Sean Smith turnover (bad pass)
10:38	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point jump shot	12-15
10:14		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
10:12		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
10:12		Derek Fountain personal foul
10:10		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
10:08		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
10:06		Will Baker personal foul
9:48	+2	Amarr Knox makes two point jump shot	14-15
9:25		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
9:23		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
9:08		Jasteven Walker misses three point jump shot
9:06		CJ Hines offensive rebound
8:59	+2	T.J. Madlock makes two point jump shot (Amarr Knox assists)	16-15
8:37		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
8:35		T.J. Madlock defensive rebound
8:22		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul
8:18		CJ Hines misses two point jump shot
8:16		Tigers defensive rebound
7:59	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	16-17
7:40		CJ Hines turnover (lost ball) (Carlos Stewart steals)
7:35	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup (Carlos Stewart assists)	16-19
7:18		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
7:16		Tigers defensive rebound
7:16		TV timeout
6:52		Darrell Reed personal foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
6:52	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
6:52	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
6:30	+2	Sean Smith makes two point layup	18-21
6:11		Will Baker misses two point layup
6:09		Sean Smith defensive rebound
6:01		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Isaiah Range draws the foul)
6:01		Isaiah Range misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:01	+1	Isaiah Range makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
5:37		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
5:35		Sean Smith defensive rebound
5:16	+2	T.J. Madlock makes two point layup	21-21
4:59	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	21-23
4:59		Micah Octave shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-24
4:43	+2	Isaiah Range makes two point jump shot	23-24
4:24		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
4:22		Hornets defensive rebound
4:09	+3	T.J. Madlock makes three point jump shot (CJ Hines assists)	26-24
3:47		Jalen Reed turnover (bad pass) (Micah Octave steals)
3:37		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
3:35		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
3:28		Isaiah Range misses two point layup
3:26		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
3:22		Micah Octave shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:22		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:22	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-25
3:07		Micah Octave misses three point jump shot
3:05		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
3:02		Ubong Okon turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
2:41	+3	Trae Hannibal makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	26-28
2:28		CJ Hines turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
2:24	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point dunk	26-30
2:24		Hornets 30 second timeout
2:07	+2	T.J. Madlock makes two point layup	28-30
2:07		Jalen Reed shooting foul (T.J. Madlock draws the foul)
2:07	+1	T.J. Madlock makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-30
1:47		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hines steals)
1:39	+2	CJ Hines makes two point layup	31-30
1:33		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:11		Trae Hannibal offensive foul
1:11		Trae Hannibal turnover (offensive foul)
1:03	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot	34-30
0:34		Will Baker turnover (traveling)
0:09		T.J. Madlock misses three point jump shot
0:07		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALST
Hornets
22
LSU
Tigers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Eric Coleman Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:42		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
19:35		Ubong Okon blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
19:33		Tigers offensive rebound
19:33		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
19:31		Isaiah Range defensive rebound
19:12		Mwani Wilkinson blocks CJ Hines's two point layup
19:10		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
18:58	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	34-33
18:39	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot (T.J. Madlock assists)	37-33
18:12	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	37-35
17:51		CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
17:49		Will Baker defensive rebound
17:37		Will Baker turnover (bad pass)
17:25	+3	T.J. Madlock makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Range assists)	40-35
16:51		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
16:49		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
16:47		Eric Coleman Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-36
16:47		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:47		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
16:26	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	40-39
16:24		Official timeout
16:24		TV timeout
15:57		Ubong Okon turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Reed steals)
15:42		T.J. Madlock personal foul
15:25	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point jump shot	40-41
15:10		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
15:08		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
15:00	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot	40-44
14:43		Jasteven Walker misses two point jump shot
14:41		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
14:39		T.J. Madlock personal foul
14:29		Darrell Reed shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
14:29		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:29	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
14:19		Hornets 30 second timeout
14:19		TV timeout
14:07		CJ Hines turnover (lost ball) (Derek Fountain steals)
13:59		Ubong Okon personal foul
13:58	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	40-48
13:31		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
13:29		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
13:18		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
13:16		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
13:07		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
12:34		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
12:32		CJ Hines defensive rebound
12:30		Mike Williams III personal foul
12:07	+3	Isaiah Range makes three point jump shot	43-48
11:43		Trae Hannibal misses three point jump shot
11:41		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
11:29		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
11:27		Micah Octave defensive rebound
11:25		Hornets 30 second timeout
11:25		TV timeout
11:10		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
11:08		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
10:51	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	43-51
10:20		Amarr Knox misses two point jump shot
10:18		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
9:58	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	43-54
9:37		CJ Hines misses three point jump shot
9:35		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
9:34		Hunter Dean personal foul
9:32	+3	Isaiah Range makes three point jump shot (Amarr Knox assists)	46-54
9:15		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
9:13		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
9:06	+2	Amarr Knox makes two point layup (Isaiah Range assists)	48-54
8:48		CJ Hines shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:48		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:48	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-55
8:38		T.J. Madlock misses two point layup
8:36		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
8:31		CJ Hines shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
8:31	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-57
8:15		Isaiah Range turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
8:08	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	48-59
7:46	+2	Isaiah Range makes two point layup (CJ Hines assists)	50-59
7:45		Hornets 30 second timeout
7:45		TV timeout
7:30	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	50-61
7:16		Amarr Knox turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams III steals)
7:07	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point dunk (Mike Williams III assists)	50-63
7:00		T.J. Madlock misses two point layup
6:59		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
6:59	+3	CJ Hines makes three point jump shot (Ubong Okon assists)	53-63
6:47		Hunter Dean offensive foul
6:47		Hunter Dean turnover (offensive foul)
6:30		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Isaiah Range draws the foul)
6:30		Isaiah Range misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30	+1	Isaiah Range makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-63
6:11	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point jump shot	54-65
5:54		Sean Smith turnover (bad pass) (Trae Hannibal steals)
5:48	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point dunk	54-67
5:31		Eric Coleman Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:29		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
5:07		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
5:05		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
5:00	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	54-70
4:40		Jalen Reed personal foul
4:40		Jalen Reed personal foul
4:31		Jordan Wright shooting foul (T.J. Madlock draws the foul)
4:31		T.J. Madlock misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:31		T.J. Madlock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
4:12		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
4:10		Ubong Okon defensive rebound
3:55		Ubong Okon offensive foul
3:55		Ubong Okon turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:50		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass)
3:35		Isaiah Range misses three point jump shot
3:33		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
3:13		Trae Hannibal turnover (traveling)
2:58		T.J. Madlock misses two point jump shot
2:56		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
2:52		Ubong Okon misses two point layup
2:50		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
2:30		Ubong Okon shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-71
2:30	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-72
2:16		Eric Coleman Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:14		Ubong Okon offensive rebound
2:09	+2	Ubong Okon makes two point layup	56-72
1:45		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
1:43		Eric Coleman Jr. defensive rebound
1:37		Hunter Dean blocks Isaiah Range's two point layup
1:35		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	56-74
0:52		CJ Hines turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
0:48		Mike Williams III turnover (lost ball) (T.J. Madlock steals)
0:48		Mike Williams III personal foul
0:48		T.J. Madlock misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:48		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
0:26		Hunter Dean offensive foul
0:26		Hunter Dean turnover (offensive foul)
0:08		Amarr Knox misses three point jump shot
0:06		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Derek Fountain defensive rebound