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Baker propels Georgia to 73-66 victory over Southeastern Louisiana

AP
Dec 01, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Will Baker finished with 18 points and seven rebounds to help LSU hold off Southeastern Louisiana 73-66 on Friday night.

Baker followed a three-point play with a 3-pointer to give LSU a 26-22 lead with 8:45 remaining in the first half and the Tigers never trailed again. Baker made 5 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer and 7 of 9 free throws for the Tigers (5-3).

SE Louisiana (2-6), which trailed 39-32 at halftime, battled to within 65-63 on two free throws from Nick Caldwell to cap an 11-1 run with 2:19 left to play. Caldwell missed a go-ahead 3-pointer after an LSU turnover and Baker and Mike Williams III combined for four straight free throws and a two-score lead with 53 seconds remaining. Caldwell buried his next 3-pointer, but Jordan Wright made four free throws in the final 26 seconds to wrap up the win.

Wright came off the bench to sink three 3-pointers, scoring 16 for LSU with four boards and three steals. Williams, a freshman, added 15 points, four rebounds and four assists. Tyrell Ward had 11 points and blocked two shots.

Caldwell totaled 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Lions. Roger McFarlane had 12 points and eight boards, while Roscoe Eastman scored 10 with five assists.

LSU was coming off an 80-57 loss at Syracuse where the Bulldogs made 2 of 22 from beyond the arc. The Tigers sank 8 of 23 against the Lions.

LSU will host Kansas State on Dec. 9. SE Louisiana travels to play Southern on Dec. 9.

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1st Half
SELA
Lions
32
LSU
Tigers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Max Brackmann vs. Will Baker (Jalen Reed gains possession)
19:46	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	0-2
19:34	+2	Nick Caldwell makes two point layup	2-2
19:11	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	2-5
18:58	+3	Alec Woodard makes three point jump shot (Nick Caldwell assists)	5-5
18:47	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	5-8
18:25	+2	Brody Rowbury makes two point layup (Roscoe Eastmond assists)	7-8
17:56		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
17:54		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
17:46		Jalen Reed turnover (out of bounds)
17:36		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
17:34		Brody Rowbury offensive rebound
17:33		Jalen Reed personal foul
17:32		Tyrell Ward blocks Roger McFarlane's two point jump shot
17:30		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
17:28		Alec Woodard shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
17:28		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:28	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
17:07	+2	Brody Rowbury makes two point layup (Roscoe Eastmond assists)	9-9
16:55		Jalen Reed turnover (traveling)
16:48		Roscoe Eastmond turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
16:44	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point dunk	9-11
16:18	+2	Alec Woodard makes two point layup	11-11
15:55	+2	Will Baker makes two point hook shot	11-13
15:37	+2	Nick Caldwell makes two point layup (Roscoe Eastmond assists)	13-13
15:28		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
15:26		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Roger McFarlane makes two point layup (Alec Woodard assists)	15-13
14:52		Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (Roscoe Eastmond steals)
14:21		Roscoe Eastmond misses two point jump shot
14:20		Lions offensive rebound
14:20		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
14:20		TV timeout
13:58		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
13:56		Alec Woodard defensive rebound
13:27		Alec Woodard misses two point jump shot
13:25		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	15-15
12:59		Jordan Wright personal foul (Brody Rowbury draws the foul)
12:56		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
12:54		Alec Woodard offensive rebound
12:47		Alec Woodard turnover (bad pass) (Tyrell Ward steals)
12:36	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	15-17
12:07	+2	Roger McFarlane makes two point jump shot	17-17
11:48		Roger McFarlane personal foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:43		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
11:41		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
11:27		Jalen Reed blocks Avery Wilson's two point layup
11:25		Avery Wilson offensive rebound
11:22	+3	Nick Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Avery Wilson assists)	20-17
11:06		Tyrell Ward turnover (bad pass) (Nick Caldwell steals)
10:38		Carlos Paez misses three point jump shot
10:36		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
10:33		Avery Wilson personal foul (Carlos Stewart draws the foul)
10:19		Nick Caldwell blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
10:17		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
10:06	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	20-20
9:39		Will Baker personal foul (Avery Wilson draws the foul)
9:38		Roscoe Eastmond turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
9:35		Anthony Bittar personal foul
9:18	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	20-22
9:18		Max Brackmann shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-23
8:58	+2	Alec Woodard makes two point jump shot (Carlos Paez assists)	22-23
8:45	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Carlos Stewart assists)	22-26
8:43		Trae Hannibal personal foul
8:30		Carlos Paez misses two point jump shot
8:27		Tigers defensive rebound
8:17		Will Baker turnover (lost ball)
8:02		Roscoe Eastmond turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
7:56		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Roger McFarlane steals)
7:47		Nick Caldwell misses two point jump shot
7:45		Will Baker defensive rebound
7:40		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Roger McFarlane steals)
7:40		TV timeout
7:17		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
7:15		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
7:04		Alec Woodard misses three point jump shot
7:02		Carlos Stewart defensive rebound
6:50		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
6:48		Roscoe Eastmond defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Nick Caldwell makes two point layup	24-26
6:06		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
6:04		Alec Woodard defensive rebound
5:36		Roscoe Eastmond misses three point jump shot
5:34		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Trae Hannibal assists)	24-28
5:11		Brody Rowbury shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-29
4:52		Kam Burton misses three point jump shot
4:50		Will Baker defensive rebound
4:44		Tyrell Ward turnover (bad pass)
4:31	+3	Roscoe Eastmond makes three point jump shot (Kam Burton assists)	27-29
4:15	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot	27-32
3:52		Hunter Dean personal foul (Brody Rowbury draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:47		Roscoe Eastmond turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Dean steals)
3:42	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	27-34
3:09		Brody Rowbury misses two point jump shot
3:08		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
3:08		Roger McFarlane personal foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-35
3:08	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-36
2:46		Alec Woodard misses three point jump shot
2:44		Carlos Paez offensive rebound
2:41		Jalen Reed blocks Alec Woodard's two point layup
2:39		Avery Wilson offensive rebound
2:38		Hunter Dean blocks Avery Wilson's two point layup
2:36		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
2:29		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
2:27		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
2:25		Hunter Dean turnover (lost ball) (Alec Woodard steals)
2:06	+2	Kam Burton makes two point jump shot	29-36
1:42		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Kam Burton steals)
1:34	+3	Kam Burton makes three point jump shot (Carlos Paez assists)	32-36
1:08	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	32-39
0:53		Nick Caldwell misses three point jump shot
0:51		Lions offensive rebound
0:51		Mike Williams III personal foul
0:34		Alec Woodard misses two point jump shot
0:32		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
0:25		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:12		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
0:02		Jalen Reed turnover (bad pass) (Alec Woodard steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SELA
Lions
34
LSU
Tigers
34

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
19:44		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
19:18		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-39
19:18	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-39
19:06	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	34-42
18:55		Nick Caldwell misses three point jump shot
18:53		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	34-44
18:42		Nick Caldwell misses two point layup
18:40		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
18:35		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
18:33		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
18:22		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Brody Rowbury draws the foul)
18:22		Brody Rowbury misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:22	+1	Brody Rowbury makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
18:06		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
18:04		Will Baker offensive rebound
18:02		Will Baker misses two point layup
18:00		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
17:51		Tyrell Ward blocks Alec Woodard's two point layup
17:49		Will Baker defensive rebound
17:41		Will Baker offensive foul
17:41		Will Baker turnover (offensive foul)
17:22		Brody Rowbury misses two point layup
17:20		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
17:03	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	35-46
16:45		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
16:43		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
16:34		Brody Rowbury shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
16:34	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-47
16:34	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
16:17		Roscoe Eastmond misses three point jump shot
16:15		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	35-50
15:42		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Roger McFarlane draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:42	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-50
15:42	+1	Roger McFarlane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-50
15:21		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
15:19		Roscoe Eastmond defensive rebound
15:06	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Roscoe Eastmond assists)	40-50
14:46		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
14:44		Lions defensive rebound
14:37		Brody Rowbury offensive foul
14:37		Brody Rowbury turnover (offensive foul)
14:17		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
14:15		Carlos Stewart offensive rebound
14:06	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point jump shot	40-52
13:42	+3	Roscoe Eastmond makes three point jump shot (Avery Wilson assists)	43-52
13:28		Carlos Paez personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
13:23		Mike Williams III offensive foul (Carlos Paez draws the foul)
13:23		Mike Williams III turnover (offensive foul)
13:04	+2	Nick Caldwell makes two point jump shot	45-52
12:51		Tigers 30 second timeout
12:51		TV timeout
12:40		Derek Fountain turnover (bad pass) (Nick Caldwell steals)
12:11		Roscoe Eastmond misses three point jump shot
12:09		Will Baker defensive rebound
12:09		Avery Wilson personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
11:53	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists)	45-54
11:36		Roger McFarlane misses two point jump shot
11:34		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
11:26		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
11:24		Will Baker offensive rebound
11:19	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	45-56
11:04	+2	Roscoe Eastmond makes two point jump shot	47-56
10:48		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Avery Wilson steals)
10:41		Trae Hannibal blocks Roscoe Eastmond's two point layup
10:39		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
10:33		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
10:31		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
10:21		Carlos Stewart misses three point jump shot
10:19		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
10:01		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
9:59		Roscoe Eastmond offensive rebound
9:55	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Carlos Paez assists)	50-56
9:53		Tigers 30 second timeout
9:53		TV timeout
9:38		Alec Woodard shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
9:38		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
9:14		Carlos Paez misses three point jump shot
9:12		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
8:47		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
8:45		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Alec Woodard makes two point layup (Carlos Paez assists)	52-57
7:59		Kam Burton shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
7:59		Mike Williams III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
7:44		Jordan Wright personal foul (Brody Rowbury draws the foul)
7:41		Alec Woodard turnover (out of bounds)
7:20		Brody Rowbury personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
7:20	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-60
7:05		Roscoe Eastmond turnover (bad pass) (Tyrell Ward steals)
6:56	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	52-63
6:43		Jordan Wright personal foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
6:43		Nick Caldwell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:43		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
6:25		Tyrell Ward offensive foul (Carlos Paez draws the foul)
6:25		Tyrell Ward turnover (offensive foul)
6:06		Nick Caldwell misses two point layup
6:04		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
6:00		Kam Burton misses three point jump shot
5:58		Carlos Paez offensive rebound
5:47		Nick Caldwell misses three point jump shot
5:45		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
5:27		Will Baker personal foul
5:27		Nick Caldwell personal foul
5:27		Roscoe Eastmond personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
5:27		Mike Williams III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:27		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
5:03		Carlos Paez turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
4:39		Roscoe Eastmond personal foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
4:39		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:39	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
4:28		Tyrell Ward flagrant 1 (Carlos Paez draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Carlos Paez makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	53-64
4:28	+1	Carlos Paez makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	54-64
4:28		Tyrell Ward flagrant 1 (Carlos Paez draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Carlos Paez makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	55-64
4:28	+1	Carlos Paez makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	56-64
4:16		Tyrell Ward shooting foul (Carlos Paez draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Carlos Paez makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-64
4:16	+1	Carlos Paez makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-64
4:16	+1	Carlos Paez makes regular free throw 3 of 3	59-64
3:48		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
3:46		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Roscoe Eastmond makes two point layup	61-64
3:14		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:06		Brody Rowbury shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
3:06		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
2:42		Alec Woodard turnover (out of bounds)
2:21		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
2:19		Nick Caldwell defensive rebound
2:19		Will Baker personal foul (Nick Caldwell draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
2:19	+1	Nick Caldwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
2:03		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (bad pass)
1:45		Nick Caldwell misses three point jump shot
1:43		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
1:22		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
1:20		Mike Williams III offensive rebound
1:16		Nick Caldwell personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-66
1:16	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
1:14		Lions 60 second timeout
1:04		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
1:02		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
0:53		Roscoe Eastmond personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
0:53	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
0:40		Alec Woodard misses three point jump shot
0:38		Will Baker defensive rebound
0:36		Carlos Paez personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
0:36		Will Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:36		Will Baker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
0:30	+3	Nick Caldwell makes three point jump shot (Roscoe Eastmond assists)	66-69
0:29		Lions 30 second timeout
0:26		Alec Woodard personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-70
0:26	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
0:21		Roger McFarlane misses three point jump shot
0:19		Nick Caldwell offensive rebound
0:15		Roscoe Eastmond misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
0:14		Carlos Paez personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-72
0:14	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-73
0:05		Carlos Paez misses three point jump shot
0:03		Alec Woodard offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Alec Woodard offensive rebound