SPOKANE, Wash. – A go-ahead three-pointer from Donovan Dent with a second remaining in the game boosted the LSU men’s basketball team to an upset victory over No. 14 Gonzaga, 81-80, on Saturday afternoon in Numerica Veternas Arena.
Dent led the Tigers with a double-double, recording 23 points and 10 assists.
Abdi Bashir. Jr. added 15 points, knocking down five shots from beyond-the-arc.
Braden Huff of Gonzaga led the Bulldogs with 18 points.
LSU (4-0) led 39-37 at halftime after a three-pointer by Dent landed in the final seconds. After falling behind by as many as 13 with less than eight minutes to play, The Tigers faced an eight-point deficit with 3:02 reminaing, but held Gonzaga without a field goal for the final 3:02 and ended the contest with a 10-1 run.
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