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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - Jordan Mickey scored a career-high 27 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Louisiana State to a 72-58 victory over Weber State in a consolidation semifinal game at the Paradise Jam Tournament on Saturday.
Mickey was 13-of-24 shooting from the field and added two blocked shots, two assists and two steals for LSU (3-1).
Keith Hornsby scored 18 points for the Tigers, who finished with their largest lead of the game.
Weber State (1-3) was led by Joel Bolomboy, who had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
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LSU led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but Weber State closed with an 11-2 run to trail 28-27 at the half.
The teams changed leads four times in the opening 3 minutes of the second half, and stayed within four points of each other until LSU made nine straight shots to go up 49-42 with 11:59 to play.
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