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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 76, Western Kentucky 57
When: 1:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: TD Bank Arena, Charleston, South Carolina
Officials: # James Breeding, # John Hughes, # Garry Maxwell
Attendance: 1711

Anthony Hickey collected 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals as Louisiana State cruised to a 76-57 victory over Western Kentucky on Friday in the Charleston Classic.

Justin Hamilton added 18 points and nine boards for the Tigers (2-2), who will conclude the tournament on Sunday against the winner of Virginia Commonwealth vs. Georgia Tech.

LSU was only up 40-38 at the half but came out of the locker room on fire. The Tigers opened with a 27-7 run, capped when Malcolm White put back an offensive rebound and completed a three-point play. Western Kentucky went over seven minutes without scoring and eight minutes without a field goal during the run.

The Hilltoppers shot just 7 of 25 (28 percent) in the second half. After going 8 of 31 from 3-point range in an opening round loss to Tulsa on Thursday, Western Kentucky hit just 5 of 24 from beyond the arc on Friday.

Kevin Kasper scored 15 points to lead the Hilltoppers (1-3), who will play the loser of the Georgia Tech-VCU game on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
 
Western Kentucky   Louisiana State
Kevin Kaspar 15 Scoring Justin Hamilton 18
Derrick Gordon 3 Assists Anthony Hickey 4
O'Karo Akamune 7 Rebounds Justin Hamilton 9
Nigel Snipes 6 Free Throws Made Justin Hamilton 8
Kene Anyigbo 2 Steals Anthony Hickey 3
O'Karo Akamune 3 Blocks Justin Hamilton 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Western Kentucky 57 32.7 5-24 18-27 5 29 5 7
Louisiana State 76 41.3 6-16 18-24 12 44 4 10