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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 84, Missouri 80
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Byron Jarrett, # Brian Dorsey, # Bharat Ramnanan
Attendance: 8547

Trae Hannibal scored 24 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, helping LSU escape with an 84-80 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.

Trailing by as many as 21 points, Missouri got as close as 81-78 with six seconds to play on a 3-pointer by Noah Carter.

But LSU (17-14, 9-9 SEC) held on despite not making a field goal over the last 5:16. Hannibal made three free throws in the final five seconds to seal the win.

Tyrell Ward finished with 14 points while Hunter Dean (12), Mike Williams III (10) and Jordan Wright (10) also scored double figures for LSU.

Missouri (8-23, 0-18) couldn't avoid its 18th consecutive loss despite 26 points from Sean East II. Carter scored 18 and Tamar Bates added 13.

Missouri, searching for its first win since Dec. 30, held a 35-29 lead at halftime, thanks in part to 53.6 percent shooting from the floor and a 10-2 advantage in fastbreak points.

LSU heated in the second half, going on a 14-0 run ignited by a 3-pointer from Dean.

Dean's shot trimmed Missouri's lead to 45-41. With 14:04 to go, Hannibal drove and scored to give the Tigers a 46-45 advantage.

Williams connected from 3-point range moments later for a 49-45 lead and LSU rolled from there to close the regular season on a high note.

Missouri played well in the opening half, leading 26-20 on a 3-pointer by Carter with 4:16 to go.

Ward's jumper at the 3:50 mark cut the Missouri lead to 26-22 but LSU was never able to get the momentum back the remainder of the half.

Missouri went 3-for-3 from the floor over the final 2:24 of the first half, a stretch highlighted by a 3-pointer from Carter that extended the Missouri lead to 33-25 with 1:42 to go.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Missouri   Louisiana State
Sean East II 26 Scoring Trae Hannibal 24
Anthony Robinson II 3 Assists Trae Hannibal 5
Sean East II 5 Rebounds Will Baker 10
Sean East II 5 Free Throws Made Trae Hannibal 10
Noah Carter 3 Steals Hunter Dean 2
Sean East II 1 Blocks Hunter Dean 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Missouri 80 47.5 9-29 13-16 8 25 2 9 15
Louisiana State 84 45.6 6-22 26-37 14 36 4 8 15