Approximately 4,000 people were on hand to see to LSU set a PMAC shooting percentage record against in-state foe Centenary College. LSU (12-2, 1-1 SEC) shot 70.3 percent and snapped Centenary’s two-game winning streak with a 112-65 victory over the Gents.
Tulane set the old PMAC shooting percentage record in 1982 at the National Invitation Tournament when the Green Wave shot 68.4 percent.
LSU head coach John Brady was concerned his team may have a letdown with the break from SEC play, but he believed his seniors would not allow their team to lose focus. LSU did not show any signs of slacking off against Centenary.
“Our mindset was to come into this game as if it were a SEC game,” senior guard Torris Bright said.
Brady thought the Gents were a better team then what observers saw on the court against LSU.
“Our team made them look deficient in some areas because of how well we played,” Brady said.
The Tigers blew the game open when they went on 39-2 run in which they held Centenary scoreless for nearly nine minutes of play. LSU’s bench played nearly the entire second half, and they did not rescind any of the lead to the Gents.
Bright played well once again scoring 13 points with 3 assists and four rebounds in only 20 minutes of play. Two of his points came off a one-handed dunk that energized the crowd and his team.
Collis Temple III and Antonio Hudson added 12 points to the board while Ronald Dupree scored 10 points, rounding out five LSU players in double figures.
Brady emptied the bench as all of the players dressed out and played a substantial amount of time. LSU’s bench added 57 points to the effort and Tony Gipson came off the bench to lead the team in scoring with 14.
The Tigers will face SEC opponents for the rest of the season but now must prepare for Saturday’s 1 p.m. home game against division rival Ole Miss (9-4).
“They (Ole Miss) are going to come at us,” Bright said. “They are just as hungry as we are.”