Texas rolls to an easy victory over LSU – the messenger

Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 18 points to lead a balanced effort to score and Texas withdrew in the second half to release the LSU 89-58 on Saturday in Batton Rouge, LA. Kadin Shedrick added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Arthur Kaluma scored 10 for Longhorns (15-7, 4-5 Sec), which had an advantage of 58-33 in the second half and never gave up the game. Jordan Sears scored 13 to lead the “tigers” (12-9, 1-7), which fired 13.3 percent (2 out of 15) to 3 indicators. The LSU bench surpassed the starters of the 37-21 team, but could not be up to date with Texas, which fired 56.3 percent of the floor and 47.6 percent (10 out of 21) to 3-tellers. Longhorns began the second half with 8-4 run, which gave a lead by 39-29. Corey Cords replied with LSU arrangement, but Texas scored the next 10 points to increase the lead to 49-31. Trey’Dez Green made a jumper to stop running, but Mark and Jordan Pope made a 3-indicator, and Longhorns pushed the lead to 20. Texas led by 20 twice more in the middle before Kam Carter made two free throws for The Tigers, but Devon Praior replied with a 3-indicated one and the lead increased to 33 points. A master scored the first four points of the match and Texas never gave up in the first half, although LSU scored the next four points. Kaluma’s 3-Indication broke the tie and started 6-0 for Longhorns. The tigers closed within three points of 3-indicated by Victor Miller, but Johnson and Kaluma made a 3-indicator, and Texas expanded the lead to 24-15. Sears and Mike Williams III made a jumper and arrangement to help LSU get into three points again. A master made a 3-indicator, and Jason Kent struck a jumper before Williams did the only point for each team in the last four minutes, leaving Longhorns with 31-25 leads of halftime. -Fole at the field level