National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 67, Marquette 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Anthony Greene, # Ron Groover, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
8630
By SportsDirect Inc.
Ralston Turner scored 22 points as host LSU rallied past No. 10 Marquette 67-59 on Monday and hand the Golden Eagles their first loss of the season.
The Tigers (8-3) trailed by one before Turner's 3-pointer with 2:25 remaining began a run of 10 consecutive points that made it 63-54 with 42 seconds left.
Marquette was 0-for-4 from the floor with a pair of turnovers during that critical stretch.
LSU committed 18 turnovers but overcame its mistakes by hitting 53.5 percent of its shots (23-for-43), including 7-of-11 3-pointers. Turner was 4-for-5 from long range.
Jae Crowder finished with 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles (10-1), who shot only 36.2 percent. Darius Johnson-Odom added 16 points.
Top Game Performances
| Marquette |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Jae Crowder 22 |
Scoring |
Ralston Turner 22 |
|
Vander Blue 3 |
Assists |
Anthony Hickey 6 |
|
Jae Crowder 9 |
Rebounds |
Justin Hamilton 7 |
|
Jae Crowder 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Hamilton 7 |
|
Jae Crowder 3 |
Steals |
Chris Bass 4 |
|
Junior Cadougan 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Hickey 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Marquette
|
59 |
36.2 |
8-23 |
9-14 |
7 |
30 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
| Louisiana State
|
67 |
53.5 |
7-11 |
14-27 |
11 |
32 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
