LSU blows out Southern University 62-41

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Malcolm White scored a season-high 16 points as LSU defeated Southern University 62-41 on Monday night.

White enjoyed his best scoring game of the season despite not being in the starting lineup for the first time.

The only other player to score in double figures for the Tigers (8-5) was Ralston Turner, who finished with 15 points.

Ray Ray Chase was the leading scorer for the Jaguars (1-11) with 10. Southern’s top two scorers for the season — Blake Sanford and Julius Ingram — combined for only three points.

The teams combined to go 3 of 26 over the game’s first eight minutes.

A basket by Brandon White with 6:03 remaining in the first half cut Southern’s deficit to 17-11. Southern missed 22 of its 26 first-half field goal attempts.

Malcolm White made four straight baskets in a three-minute stretch to give LSU a 25-11 lead. The Tigers led 28-12 at the break.