OXFORD, Miss. -- The LSU men's basketball team jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back, defeating short-handed Ole Miss, 83-51, on Saturday afternoon at Tad Smith Coliseum.
LSU (14-3, 2-1 SEC) earned its first road victory in four games this season.
Tasmin Mitchell, who scored a career-best 30 points the last time out, again LSU led with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Garrett Temple added 14 while Marcus Thornton scored 13 and Bo Spencer had 12.
The Tigers shot 48.4 percent (33 of 68) from the field, while holding Ole Miss to 35.6 (22 of 62), incluing 4-of-21 from three-point range.
Ole Miss (10-7, 1-2 SEC) was never close to the Tigers, falling behind by 26 in the first half before a see-saw second half. Terrico White led the Rebels with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Forward Murphy Holloway was the other Rebel in double figures scoring with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
The rest of the Rebels combined to make only 8-of-39 shots (20.5 percent).
The loss was the most lopsided for Ole Miss since 2000, when LSU won 97-53 en route to a Western Division championship and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
LSU led 41-18 at halftime after racing to a 19-2 lead in six minutes. The Tigers built their biggest lead to 73-36 on a Chris Johnson dunk with 6:08 left. Ole Miss never closed within 22 points in the second half.
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