LSU stays undefeated, holds off Boston College with OT win

Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 23 points, Marquel Sutton had a double-double and LSU stayed undefeated with a 78-69 overtime victory against host Boston College in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night.Sutton finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Mike Nwoko and Max Mackinnon added 12 points each for the Tigers (8-0).Luka Toews scored 14 points before fouling out, Boden Kapke and Donald Hand Jr. had 12 each and Caleb Steger added 11 points to lead the Eagles (4-5).Thomas made a layup and two free throws and Nwoko added a jumper to start the overtime scoring and LSU went on to outscore Boston College 17-8 in overtime.Jayden Hastings scored four of the Eagles’ first five points of the second half and they trimmed LSU’s 11-point halftime lead to 39-31. The Tigers rebuilt the lead to 12 before Toews scored seven points during a 12-0 run that pulled Boston College even at 45.Sutton answered with consecutive field goals, but Steger and Fred Payne each made a 3-pointer and Hastings added a field goal that gave the Eagles their first lead, 53-51, and Toews’ 3-pointer extended the lead to five.

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