Cook scores 28 to help LSU fend off Vanderbilt 77-69
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Jalen Cook scored a season-high 28 points to help LSU fend off Vanderbilt 77-69 on Tuesday night.
Cook made 10 of 19 shots but just 1 of 7 from 3-point range for the Tigers (10-5, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), who have won four in a row. He made all seven of his free throws. Jordan Wright had 15 points, while Mike Williams III scored 10 with eight rebounds.
Ezra Manjon finished with 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead the Commodores (5-10, 0-2). Tyrin Lawrence and Ven-Allen Lubin both scored 11 with Lawrence snagging six rebounds. Jason Rivera-Torres and Evan Taylor added 10 points each off the bench.
Manjon had a layup to pull Vanderbilt even at 28 with 2:12 left before halftime. Wright made two free throws 29 seconds later and LSU took a two-point lead into intermission after both teams went scoreless over the final 1:43.
Cook and Wright combined to score nine in an 11-4 run to open the second half and LSU pushed its advantage to nine. Cook and Williams had back-to-back three-point plays and the Tigers led 49-34 with 14:10 left to play.
LSU was still leading by 15 with seven minutes to go, but Rivera-Torres and Tasos Kamateros sank 3-pointers in a 10-2 run to get Vanderbilt within 67-61 with 3:33 remaining. The Tigers hit 6 of 8 free throws over the next 1:38 to get their lead back to 10. Cook had a three-point play and two free throws from there to preserve the victory.
LSU snapped a 13-game SEC losing streak on the road with a 68-53 victory over Texas A&M last time out.
Vanderbilt, which leads the all-time series with the Tigers 65-58, lost its SEC opener 78-75 to Alabama. The Commodores are 20-37 all-time in Baton Rouge.
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LSU: The Tigers travel to play Auburn on Saturday.
Vanderbilt: The Commodores travel to play Mississippi on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:19 | | Â | Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:17 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:59 | | Â | Will Baker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:57 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 18:22 | | +2 | Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Will Baker assists) | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | | Â | Jordan Williams personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:30 | | +2 | Will Baker makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Jordan Wright shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:15 | | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists) | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | | Â | Will Baker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:18 | | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:16 | | Â | Derek Fountain defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:09 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | Mike Williams III offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Mike Williams III offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals) | Â |
| 15:48 | | +2 | Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot | 6-6 |
| 15:19 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Manjon steals) | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:33 | | +2 | Will Baker makes two point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists) | 6-8 |
| 14:07 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:59 | | +2 | Derek Fountain makes two point dunk (Mike Williams III assists) | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Derek Fountain defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Will Baker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals) | Â |
| 12:51 | | +2 | Trae Hannibal makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists) | 6-12 |
| 12:20 | | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists) | 8-12 |
| 12:14 | | +3 | Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists) | 8-15 |
| 11:51 | | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point layup | 10-15 |
| 11:33 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass) (Mike Williams III steals) | Â |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Jordan Wright makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists) | 10-17 |
| 11:07 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Derek Fountain misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point dunk | 12-17 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Will Baker makes two point layup | 12-19 |
| 9:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Carter Lang offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Paul Lewis turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot | 12-21 |
| 9:02 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Jalen Cook defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Paul Lewis defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Jalen Reed shooting foul (JaQualon Roberts draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Jalen Reed turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:03 | | +3 | Jason Rivera-Torres makes three point jump shot (Evan Taylor assists) | 15-21 |
| 7:50 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Paul Lewis makes three point jump shot | 18-21 |
| 7:25 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Hunter Dean personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Jalen Cook defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Jalen Cook makes two point layup | 18-23 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot | 20-23 |
| 6:22 | | +3 | Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot | 20-26 |
| 6:02 | | Â | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:00 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dean steals) | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (Tyrell Ward steals) | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts blocks Tyrell Ward's two point layup | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Reed steals) | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Carter Lang defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Carter Lang makes two point jump shot (Paul Lewis assists) | 22-26 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot | 22-28 |
| 3:56 | | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Hunter Dean defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:41 | | Â | JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | Jalen Reed personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:19 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:15 | | Â | Mike Williams III shooting foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 |
| 3:15 | | +1 | Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 2:57 | | Â | Trae Hannibal turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals) | Â |
| 2:54 | | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk | 26-28 |
| 2:35 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Mike Williams III personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point layup | 28-28 |
| 1:58 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:43 | | +1 | Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-29 |
| 1:43 | | +1 | Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 1:26 | | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals) | Â |
| 1:16 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:14 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Jordan Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:36 | | Â | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Trae Hannibal defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Trae Hannibal's two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |