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March Madness - Yale Falls 79-74 to LSU - Recap

LSU earned a 79-74 victory over Yale on Thursday, getting 19 points from Skylar Mays at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

LSU won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -7.0-point spread.

Tremont Waters had 15 points for LSU and Naz Reid chipped in with 14 points. Tremont Waters had 7 assists for them, while Naz Reid was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Yale got 24 points from Alex Copeland in a losing cause and another 16 points from Jordan Bruner. Miye Oni contributed 4 assists for them, while Jordan Bruner had 9 rebounds.

LSU was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

LSU had a 42-34 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.