BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — Oklahoma used a balanced scoring attack and superior efficiency to defeat LSU 83-67 in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Maravich Assembly Center.

The Sooners built a 41-33 halftime lead and maintained control throughout the second half before an announced crowd of 7,019. Oklahoma shot 47.5% from the field and made 17 of 18 free throws. LSU struggled offensively, shooting 34.9% overall.

Nijel Pack led Oklahoma with 21 points, while Xzayvier Brown added 20. Max Mackinnon scored 17 points for the Tigers. The victory improved Oklahoma to 15-13 overall, while LSU fell to 15-14.