Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - Johnny O'Bryant scored 13 points and
brought down eight rebounds to help Johnny Jones capture his first victory as
head coach for LSU as the Tigers defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 77-63
at the Pete Maravich Center.
O'Bryant played in only 11 minutes for LSU (1-0) but left the game in the
first half with an injury. Memphis-transfer Charles Carmouche added 16 points
and Shane Hammink and Malik Morgan each finished with 10. Anthony Hickey
dished out six assists and also collected seven steals.
Kyle Boswell paced UC Santa Barbara (0-1) with 17 points. Alan Williams added
14 points and a team-high six boards while Michael Bryson chipped in 10
points.
LSU connected on an even 50 percent of its shot attempts in the first half and
limited UC Santa Barbara to 37.0 percent shooting to take a 41-32 lead into
the locker room.
The Tigers continued to pull away in the second half shooting 39.4 percent
from the floor while the Gauchos hit on 37.5 percent of their shots.
LSU shot a scorching 10-of-26 from three point range and forced the Gauchos to
commit 23 turnovers.
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