Naz Reid and Kavell Bigby-Williams both had double-doubles as third-seeded LSU u...
Naz Reid and Kavell Bigby-Williams both had double-doubles as third-seeded LSU used its superior size to hold off 14th seed Yale 79-74 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament East Regional on Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Tigers , regular-season champions of the SEC, scored consistently in the paint and shot 60 percent in the first half as they built a 16-point halftime lead before holding off a second-half charge of the Ivy League champion Bulldogs . Reid had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Bigby-Williams had 10 points and 10 rebounds, Skylar Mays added 19 points and Tremont Waters scored 15.
The Bulldogs pulled within seven points on five occasions despite going nearly five minutes without making a field goal.Yale kept fighting back, making four 3-pointers in the final 42 seconds, but the Tigers answered by making nine free throws.
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