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BATON ROUGE, La. — Will Baker finished with 18 points and seven rebounds to help LSU hold off Southeastern Louisiana 73-66. Baker followed a three-point play with a 3-pointer to give LSU a 26-22 lead with 8:45 remaining in the first half and the Tigers (5-3) never trailed again. SE Louisiana (2-6), which trailed 39-32 at halftime, battled to within 65-63 on two free throws from Nick Caldwell to cap an 11-1 run with 2:19 left to play. Caldwell missed a go-ahead 3-pointer after an LSU turnover and Baker and Mike Williams III combined for four straight free throws and a two-score lead with 53 seconds remaining. Caldwell buried his next 3-pointer, but Jordan Wright made four free throws in the final 26 seconds to wrap up the win.
