No. 19 LSU thumps Northwestern State, improves to 10-0

LSU head coach Will Wade reacts in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern State in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

LSU forward Mwani Wilkinson (5) blocks the shot of Northwestern State guard Cedric Garrett (22) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

LSU center Efton Reid (15) shoots over Northwestern State center Kendal Coleman (4) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

LSU forward Darius Days (4) shoots over Northwestern State guard Cedric Garrett (22) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

LSU guard Xavier Pinson (1) shoots over Northwestern State guard Carvell Teasett (12) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)