BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — LSU cruised to a 96-60 victory over Tarleton State in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday night at the Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers, opening their season, led 47-31 at halftime and never looked back, outscoring the Texans by 17 points after the break. Max Mackinnon led LSU with 19 points, while Dedan Thomas Jr. added 16 points and eight assists. Kade Douglas scored 19 points for Tarleton State, which fell to 0-2. The announced attendance was 6,252.