LSU men's basketball pulls away late to beat Alabama State, 74-61

BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's basketball team is 2-0, but Sunday's win over Alabama State did not come easy.

The Tigers trailed the Hornets 32-26 at the half, and 48-38 with 12:26 left in regulation, but finished the game on a 36-13 run to win 74-61.

Cam Carter led the Tigers with 21 points. Jordan Sears added 18 points and four assists.