This story originally appeared on LSU Wire.
The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide crushed the LSU Tigers, 105-75, on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge to remain undefeated in SEC play.
It was a historic shooting performance for the Crimson Tide. Alabama made 23 3-pointers, setting a new SEC record, and shot 53.5 percent from beyond the arc.
The Tide jumped on the Tigers early, gaining a double-digit lead before the first television timeout. A big reason for Alabama’s early success was senior guard John Petty.
Petty, who was eight of 10 from 3-point range for the game, connected on seven of eight attempts in the first half. As a team, Alabama was 14 of 19 on 3-point attempts before the half, where it led 60-32 after the first 20 minutes.
The Crimson Tide’s hot shooting continued in the second half building a 40-point lead at one point.
For as hot as Alabama was from the field, the Tigers were quite the opposite. LSU shot 37.8 percent from the field and just 19 percent from beyond the arc.
Petty led the Crimson Tide with 24 points, while freshman guard Joshua Primo and sophomore guard Jahvon Quinerly scored 22 points each. Primo and Quinerly combined to make 12 of 15 3-point attempts.
LSU freshman guard Cameron Thomas — the SEC’s leading scorer — led the Tigers with 18 points.
The win moves Alabama to 12-3 on the season and 7-0 in the SEC. LSU falls to 10-3, with a 5-2 mark in league play.
Alabama has now won eight consecutive games and hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.
LSU heads back on the road with back-to-back meetings against Kentucky and Texas A&M.