The LSU Tigers basketball team defeated the Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday night 77-54 to move to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in SEC play.
Freshman guard Cam Thomas scored 32 points and added one assists and three rebounds in the 23 point win. Thomas is the first SEC player in 25 years to score at least 15 points in the first seven games of his career.
Darius Days added 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and Mwani Wilkinson added seven points to lead the Tigers to a dominant victory.
Both the Tigers and Aggies entered Tuesday with a 5-1 record. Texas A&M was led by Quenton Jackson, who scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
LSU led 41-27 at halftime and outscored the Aggies 36-27 in the second half. The Tigers shot 46.9% from the floor as a team and went 33.3% from beyond the arc. Texas A&M shot just 38.2% from the floor and 19.2% from behind the three point line.
The Tigers only committed 10 turnovers and forced 13 on defense. The largest lead was 26 points at one time during the game.
The win pushes the Tigers to first place in the SEC for now as the other conference teams have yet to play. As of this point, LSU is looking like a strong team that can contend for the SEC regular season title.
Following the victory over the Aggies, LSU may have staked its claim to be ranked in the AP Top 25 come next week should they win on Saturday.
Next, the team faces the 3-1 Florida Gators at ExacTech Arena in Gainesville on Saturday. Tip off is slated for 1 pm CST on CBS.