Smart scores 16, No. 22 LSU rallies past Louisiana Tech
Ja'vonte Smart scored 16 points, and his late 3-pointer put No. 22 LSU ahead for good in a back-and-forth 74-67 victory over Louisiana Tech on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
67
LSU Tigers
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 33 | 34 | 67 |
| LSU | 36 | 38 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Arkansas Monticello Boll Weevils | W 76-17 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Kent State Golden Flashes | W 85-75 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 67-74
Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 66-74
Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 65-74
Foul on Tremont Waters.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 65-74
Daryl Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 65-73
Daryl Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 65-72
Foul on DaQuan Bracey.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-72
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-71
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 65-70
Foul on DaQuan Bracey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 65-70
Amorie Archibald made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 62-70
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 62-69
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 62-68
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 62-68
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 62-67
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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LayUpShot 1:08 62-67
Kavell Bigby-Williams made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 62-65
Ja'vonte Smart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tremont Waters.
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JumpShot 2:29 62-62
DaQuan Bracey made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 60-62
Foul on Derric Jean.
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LayUpShot 3:44 60-62
Anthony Duruji made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 58-62
Emmitt Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 58-61
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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LayUpShot 5:16 58-61
Skylar Mays made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:57 58-59
Tremont Waters made Layup.
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JumpShot 7:21 58-57
Ja'vonte Smart made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:34 58-55
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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PersonalFoul 8:28 58-55
Foul on Kavell Bigby-Williams.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 58-55
Foul on Derric Jean.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:59 58-55
Exavian Christon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amorie Archibald.
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JumpShot 9:33 55-55
Ja'vonte Smart made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:59 55-53
Exavian Christon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:59 54-53
Foul on Daryl Edwards.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:35 54-53
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:35 54-52
Foul on Exavian Christon.
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LayUpShot 10:46 54-52
Tremont Waters made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:24 54-50
Daryl Edwards made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 54-48
Foul on Daryl Edwards.
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LayUpShot 12:26 54-48
Emmitt Williams made Layup. Assisted by Daryl Edwards.
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JumpShot 12:42 54-46
Mubarak Muhammed made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:02 52-46
Foul on DaQuan Bracey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:14 52-46
Anthony Duruji made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DaQuan Bracey.
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JumpShot 13:31 49-46
Emmitt Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Daryl Edwards.
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PersonalFoul 13:45 49-44
Foul on Derric Jean.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:58 49-44
Anthony Duruji made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:58 48-44
Foul on Naz Reid.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 48-44
Foul on Darius Days.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:32 48-44
Anthony Duruji made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:47 45-44
Naz Reid made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:09 45-42
Mubarak Muhammed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amorie Archibald.
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JumpShot 15:24 42-42
Naz Reid made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:40 42-40
Anthony Duruji made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:44 40-40
Foul on Ja'vonte Smart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:18 40-40
Amorie Archibald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derric Jean.
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LayUpShot 17:19 37-40
Ja'vonte Smart made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:08 37-38
Oliver Powell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:08 36-38
Foul on Emmitt Williams.
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PersonalFoul 18:14 36-38
Foul on Emmitt Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:52 36-38
Derric Jean made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:28 33-38
Tremont Waters made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:47 33-36
Ja'vonte Smart made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 67-74
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 67-74
Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:16 66-74
Amorie Archibald made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 65-74
Foul on Tremont Waters.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 65-74
Daryl Edwards made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 65-73
Daryl Edwards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 65-72
Foul on DaQuan Bracey.
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Steal 0:22 65-72
Daryl Edwards Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:23 65-72
DaQuan Bracey Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-72
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 65-71
Tremont Waters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 65-70
Foul on DaQuan Bracey.
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ShortTimeOut 0:30 65-70
Louisiana Tech Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 65-70
Amorie Archibald made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 62-70
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 62-69
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 62-68
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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Offensive Rebound 0:46 62-68
LSU Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 62-68
Skylar Mays missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 62-68
Skylar Mays made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 62-67
Foul on Amorie Archibald.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:54 62-67
DaQuan Bracey Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:08 62-67
Kavell Bigby-Williams made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:12 62-65
Kavell Bigby-Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 62-65
Tremont Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:18 62-65
LSU Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:18 62-65
Oliver Powell Block.
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JumpShot 1:18 62-65
Daryl Edwards missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:31 62-65
LSU Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:42 62-65
Kavell Bigby-Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:42 62-65
Anthony Duruji missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:03 62-65
LSU Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 62-65
Ja'vonte Smart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tremont Waters.
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JumpShot 2:29 62-62
DaQuan Bracey made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 60-62
Anthony Duruji Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:48 60-62
Tremont Waters missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:48 60-62
Foul on Derric Jean.
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Defensive Rebound 2:56 60-62
Tremont Waters Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:56 60-62
DaQuan Bracey missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:22 60-62
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
LT
LSU
24-61
FG
29-64
39
Field Goal %
45
11-28
3PT
5-24
39
Three Point %
21
8-13
FT
11-19
62
Free Throw %
58
42
Rebounds
38
16
Offensive Rebounds
14
26
Defensive Rebounds
24
8
Assists
11
6
Steals
8
3
Blocks
7
17
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
22
4
Fast Break Points
4
26
Points in Paint
44
19
Fouls
12
8
Largest Lead
9
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