LSU pulls away late, wins easy over No. 16 Tennessee 78-65
LSU head coach Will Wade congratulates guard Ja'Vonte Smart (1) during a substitution in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

LSU head coach Will Wade congratulates guard Ja'Vonte Smart (1) during a substitution in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feb. 13, 2021 04:37 PM EST
LSU guard Ja'Vonte Smart (1) goes to the basket over Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

LSU guard Ja'Vonte Smart (1) goes to the basket over Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feb. 13, 2021 04:25 PM EST
LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) shoots over Tennessee guard Jaden Springer (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) shoots over Tennessee guard Jaden Springer (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feb. 13, 2021 04:24 PM EST
LSU guard Cameron Thomas, holding the ball, celebrates with head coach Will Wade, center, and tamales forward Darius Days (4) and guard Eric Gaines (25) after an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

LSU guard Cameron Thomas, holding the ball, celebrates with head coach Will Wade, center, and tamales forward Darius Days (4) and guard Eric Gaines (25) after an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feb. 13, 2021 04:32 PM EST
LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) battles under the basket with Tennessee guard Keon Johnson (45) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

LSU guard Cameron Thomas (24) battles under the basket with Tennessee guard Keon Johnson (45) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Feb. 13, 2021 04:16 PM EST