National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 67, Marquette 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Anthony Greene, # Ron Groover, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 8630

Ralston Turner scored 22 points as host LSU rallied past No. 10 Marquette 67-59 on Monday and hand the Golden Eagles their first loss of the season.

The Tigers (8-3) trailed by one before Turner's 3-pointer with 2:25 remaining began a run of 10 consecutive points that made it 63-54 with 42 seconds left.

Marquette was 0-for-4 from the floor with a pair of turnovers during that critical stretch.

LSU committed 18 turnovers but overcame its mistakes by hitting 53.5 percent of its shots (23-for-43), including 7-of-11 3-pointers. Turner was 4-for-5 from long range.

Jae Crowder finished with 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles (10-1), who shot only 36.2 percent. Darius Johnson-Odom added 16 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Marquette   Louisiana State
Jae Crowder 22 Scoring Ralston Turner 22
Vander Blue 3 Assists Anthony Hickey 6
Jae Crowder 9 Rebounds Justin Hamilton 7
Jae Crowder 4 Free Throws Made Justin Hamilton 7
Jae Crowder 3 Steals Chris Bass 4
Junior Cadougan 1 Blocks Anthony Hickey 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Marquette 59 36.2 8-23 9-14 7 30 3 11 14
Louisiana State 67 53.5 7-11 14-27 11 32 4 11 18