Next up for LSU is a home game against No. 24 Alabama set to tip off at 11 a.m. Sunday. That matchup will conclude a three-game homestand and kick off a five-game stretch in which the Tigers will face four ranked opponents. LSU is 2-2 in those matchups so far.

Williams hit two jumpers in that quarter, including one that Richard set up with a steal at the other end. Richard drained a baseline jumper and a pair of 3-pointers, the second of which gave the Tigers a 16-point lead that they would ride to their fifth straight victory.

Mississippi State crushed LSU on the glass in an 80-66 road win. Is State improving, or did the Tigers just unravel at home?