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Washington State completed their non-conference schedule with an overtime win over a very physical LSU team, 72-70. The victory for coach Ken Bone's Cougars was just what they needed before beginning Pac-10 competition.

This was a homecoming Trent Johnson would like to forget. The LSU coach and Franklin High School of Seattle graduate saw the opposition head to the foul line 13 times more than his Tigers as Washington State held on to win 72-70 in overtime in the Cougar Hardwood Classic late Tuesday night.

Bo Spencer missed a contested 3-pointer over Marcus Capers in the closing seconds, and Washington State held on to defeat LSU 72-70 in overtime in the Cougar Hardwood Classic on Tuesday night.

BATON ROUGE - LSU men's basketball coach Trent Johnson and freshman guard Aaron Dotson are back home in Seattle, Wash., to play Washington State in the Cougar Hardwood Classic at 9 tonight in Key Arena.

What a difference a year can make for Washington State men's basketball. As Coach Ken Bone prepares his team for the Cougar Hardwood Classic Tuesday night where they will face the LSU Tigers , a glance back at their meeting last year triggers thoughts about the change for WSU hoops.

Bo Spencer scored 22 points, including two important free throws in the final minute, to lead LSU to a 65-61 victory against Rice on Saturday.

On Monday, LSU played crisp, solid basketball in a 77-60 win over Southeastern Louisiana.

LSU's Aaron Dotson fights Nicholls State's Fred Hunter for a loose ball Thursday night in Baton Rouge.

The LSU men's basketball team looks to sustain the momentum of a strong second half Monday night against Southeastern Louisiana when the Tigers host the Nicholls State University Colonels today at 7 p.m. at the Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU sophomore forward Storm Warren lays the ball up Saturday during the Tigers' 73-62 comeback win against the Demons in the PMAC.

The LSU men's basketball team has seen some tough competition over the course of the season.

Tasmin Mitchell scored 24 points and Storm Warren added a career-high 21 as LSU rallied from a 10-point second half deficit to defeat Northwestern State 73-62 on Saturday night.

The LSU men's basketball team has had nearly two weeks away from games, but it is still not the picture of health entering tonight's seven o'clock home game against Northwestern State.

The semester is already finished, just as basketball season is getting underway.

LSU junior guard Bo Spencer defends against Indiana State sophomore forward Koang Doluony during the game in the PMAC.

Trent Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in physical education after starring on the basketball court at Boise State, but LSU's second-year coach also knows a little about history.

Storm Warren scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help LSU defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 66-58 on Tuesday night.

LSU was not expected to win the Tip-Off National Invitation Tournament last week in Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Three games into their college careers, LSU freshmen Eddie Ludwig and Dennis Harris already are playing "The Big Apple." Their eyes might be as big as basketballs when they join their teammates against Connecticut at Madison Square Garden in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tipoff at 6 p.m. Arizona State plays Duke in the other semifinal.

Derek Glasser scored a career-high 24 points, Eric Boateng added 17 and Arizona State used its suffocating zone defense to beat LSU 71-52 on Friday in the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Sun Devils trailed 34-27 at halftime before locking down, forcing the Tigers to miss 15 of their first 17 shots out of the break.