LSU opened the new college basketball season with a 75-68 exhibition victory over Central Florida on Sunday at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida.

While the win won’t count, it was still an impressive performance against a Big 12 team that already played an exhibition at No. 6 Duke, where it lost 96-71.

Fourth-year coach Matt McMahon was able to win even without two expected rotation players: returning forward Robert Miller and 22-year-old freshman signee Ron Zipper from Israel.

Miller didn’t play after “tweaking” his ankle in a closed scrimmage last week. Zipper wasn’t mentioned, according to LSU. While he has practiced throughout the offseason, he didn’t participate in LSU’s open practice on Oct. 13.

Here are the three biggest takeaways from the Sunday matchup.

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