Coming into Saturday, LSU’s past three victories were by a combined three points. The Tigers decided to spare us any drama on Saturday and crushed Vanderbilt 75-61 in Nashville.
LSU (16-13, 8-8) led by as many as 22 points against the Commodores (8-21, 3-13) and had five players score at least 10 points. Jordan Wright, a Vanderbilt transfer, led LSU with 15 points against his former team; Jalen Reed had 13 points off the bench, while Tyrell Ward, Will Baker, and Mike Williams II all had 10.
“Reed made some big plays down the stretch, getting the ball to the rim and finishing plays with toughness,” Matt McMahon said.