And The Valley Shook · Mar 21, 2019
GAME RECAP: No. 3 LSU 79, No. 14 Yale 74
Matt Stamey-USA TODAY SportsFor the first time since 2009, LSU will be advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers got out of the NCAA tournament’s opening round with a close 79-74 win over the 14th seeded Yale Bulldogs Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville.
The third-seeded Tigers never trailed Yale but the two halves couldn’t have been more different for LSU. LSU cruised to a 45-29 first half lead thanks to punishing Yale in the interior. The Tigers nearly had as many points in the paint, 24, as Yale did total points, 29, in the first half.