BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Marquel Sutton scored 26 points to lead LSU to a 78-70 victory over Missouri in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU led 37-27 at halftime and withstood a stronger second-half offensive push from Missouri, which scored 43 points after the break. The home team maintained control by scoring 11 points off turnovers and 30 points in the paint. Jayden Stone led Missouri with 20 points. Both teams are now 13-5 overall. Attendance was 7,816.