BATON ROUGE, La. — Tari Eason scored 18 points off the bench, leading four in double figures, and LSU rolled past Missouri 75-55.
Brandon Murray scored 11 points and Darius Days added 10 for LSU.
Xavier Pinson, a transfer from Missouri, also scored 10 points.
LSU opened the second half on a tear, outscoring Missouri 22-8 to stretch its lead to 20 points for the first time.
LSU went on to shoot 52% in the second half and score 45 points.
For the game, LSU outshot Missouri 51%-36%. Javon Pickett led Missouri with 14 points and he had seven assists.
