National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 77, Michigan 75
When: 11:00 PM ET, Monday, November 20, 2017
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Terry Wymer, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
2400
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Tremont Waters scored 21 points and made multiple big plays down the stretch, leading LSU to a 77-75 win over Michigan on Monday in the Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii.
In the final minutes, Waters hit a jumper that tied the score and then made a steal leading to a Skylar Mays dunk that gave LSU the lead with 1:18 to play.
Michigan's Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman missed a potential winning 3-pointer as time expired.
Senior forward Aaron Epps added 14 points off the bench for the Tigers (3-0), who advance to face No. 13 Notre Dame in a semifinal game on Tuesday.
Michigan's Charles Matthews led all scorers with 28 points, and Moritz Wagner finished with 24 points for the Wolverines (3-1). Michigan will play host Chaminade on Tuesday.
LSU jumped out to an 8-2 lead and never trailed in the first half. A Mays jumper with four seconds left in the half sent the Tigers into the locker room with a 31-29 lead.
The Tigers maintained the advantage midway through the second half before Michigan grabbed the momentum.
Matthews scored on the put-back to bring Michigan within 53-50 at the 10-minute mark of the second half. Abdur-Rahkman followed with a jumper, and Duncan Robinson knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner to give the Wolverines their first lead of the game at 55-53 with 8:42 left.
Wagner added to the lead with a 3-pointer, capping a 10-0 run for Michigan.
The Wolverines' lead grew to nine with 5:11 to play before Waters ignited LSU's comeback with six consecutive points.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Louisiana State |
Charles Matthews 28 |
Scoring |
Tremont Waters 21 |
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 4 |
Assists |
Tremont Waters 5 |
Charles Matthews 8 |
Rebounds |
Skylar Mays 5 |
Charles Matthews 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tremont Waters 4 |
Moritz Wagner 3 |
Steals |
Aaron Epps 2 |
Jon Teske 1 |
Blocks |
Skylar Mays 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
75 |
45.8 |
6-23 |
15-21 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
Louisiana State
|
77 |
58.7 |
7-17 |
16-23 |
11 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
14 |