The LSU men’s basketball team won its second game of the season Tuesday, beating Texas Tech, 69-64, in dramatic fashion in overtime.
After considerable shooting struggles for most of the night by the Tigers, junior guard Keith Hornsby sparked a squad that was previously 0-12 from behind the arc. Hornsby nailed two three-pointers during a 7-0 run in which LSU made five of its six field goals.
The run catapulted the Tigers to a 53-52 lead with 6:02 remaining in the game after trailing for much of the second half.
LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin put the Tigers in the lead during the run with an emphatic windmill dunk, sending the PMAC crowd into roaring applause.
“That definitely got us going,” Martin said. “When I got a fast break like that and I wanted to get my team back in the game. That windmill gave us more life and we came out playing with more energy.”
Martin finished the game with a double-double, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds.
LSU coach Johnny Jones said he believes the dunk should make someone’s highlight reel on Wednesday.
The Tigers trailed 59-57 with 18 seconds remaining when sophomore guard Tim Quarterman stole the ensuing inbounds pass and put it back to tie the game and send the game into overtime.
Quarterman said he almost couldn’t believe he stole the ball when he picked off the inbounds pass.
The Tigers rode the hot hands of Martin and sophomore forward Jordan Mickey to put them ahead in the overtime period as the Tigers held on to win an up-and-down shooting performance.

Jones said the Tigers had a feeling heading into Tuesday night that it would be a close game.
“We knew going in it was going to be a hard fought battle,” Jones said. “I thought our guys did a tremendous job.”
Mickey got the scoring going early for the Tigers, tallying four points on 2-of-3 shooting through the first five minutes. Mickey also recorded a block and four rebounds heading into the first official time out of the game.

The 6-foot-8-inch forward recorded his first double-double of the season finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
“I thought Jarell and Jordan played well,” Jones said. “Inside, Jarell really started to get the ball toward the rim and I thought played much better as well.”
It was a tough night from the field for both teams with both the Red Raiders and the Tigers finishing under 40 percent from the field.
The Tigers finished at 37 percent from the field while going cold from behind-the-arc, making only 2 of their 19 shots.
Mickey said it was difficult to struggle for the duration of the night from the field like the Tigers did, but he is confident with the team’s shot selection moving forward.
“It was real frustrating,” Mickey said. “We know some shots that we missed we are able to knock down consistently. It’s a little tough, but you’re going to have those nights where you can’t hit anything. But what helped us out was being able to play great defense in the second half.”
It was a grind it out win for the Tigers, but the team is happy to get out with a win to head to their next round of games with an undefeated slate.
“Tonight, we came out and did what we needed to do to win,” Mickey said. “It was a great win for us, and it showed ourselves what our team is capable of doing. We need to continue to do it every night.”