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Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern 92-51

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Niang and Dent double up to lead LSU past Texas Southern 92-51
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Saliou Niang and Donovan Dent both had double-doubles and LSU defeated Texas Southern 92-51 on Friday night. Niang had 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Dent paired 10 points…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Saliou Niang and Donovan Dent both had double-doubles and LSU defeated Texas Southern 92-51 on Friday night.

Niang had 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Dent paired 10 points with 10 assists. Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 15 points and the Tigers (2-0) had six players score in double digits.

Texas Southern took an early lead and LSU didn’t move out front until a 13-0 run made it 20-11 about eight minutes in.

Late in the half, LSU had a 10-0 run that featured eight made free throws. LSU led 47-28 at halftime.

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