National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 72, Alabama 70
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Marc Ellard, # Anthony Greene, # Chuck Jones
Attendance: 15383

Ben Simmons had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help LSU hold off Alabama 72-70 in a Southeastern Conference battle on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The freshman forward was one of four players in double figures for the Tigers (12-7, 5-2 in SEC), who bounced back from Tuesday's 71-57 loss at No. 10 Texas A&M.

Tigers junior guard Tim Quarterman's layup with 33 seconds was the decisive basket after LSU and Alabama entered the final minute tied 70-70.

Quarterman had 11 points and nine rebounds, senior guard Keith Hornsby scored 12, sophomore forward Craig Victor II had 11 and freshman guard Antonio Blakeney added 10 for LSU.

Senior guard Retin Obasohan scored 20 for Alabama (10-8, 1-5), which lost its third straight.

Simmons' layup with 7:53 to go in the first half put the Tigers up 27-19, but a 12-4 run for the Crimson Tide tied it 31-31 and Alabama took a 41-26 halftime lead.

Alabama led 60-54 midway through the second, but LSU's 6-0 run tied the game 60-60 with 7:38 remaining and neither side led by more than three in the final 5:55.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Alabama
Ben Simmons 23 Scoring Retin Obasohan 20
Ben Simmons 5 Assists Shannon Hale 4
Tim Quarterman 9 Rebounds Riley Norris 10
Ben Simmons 5 Free Throws Made Arthur Edwards 4
Antonio Blakeney 1 Steals Riley Norris 2
N/A Blocks Jimmie Taylor 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 72 49.2 4-10 10-14 14 37 0 5 11
Alabama 70 41.4 10-25 12-19 11 33 7 5 12