Mike Nwoko was grateful for the win but not pleased with his team’s performance.

“I’d give us a D-,” the LSU center said, grading his team’s 98-81 win over Florida International on Thursday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The junior Mississippi State transfer surprised and got chuckles from point guard Dedan Thomas and small forward Marquel Sutton in the postgame press conference. Thomas said he would have given LSU (3-0) a C- and Sutton a C in a game where it led FIU (1-2) 43-38 at halftime.

Nwoko, who finished with a team-high 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting, defended his stance.

“I feel like we're better than that,” Nwoko said. “They played Nebraska, and Nebraska beat them by, what, 30. I think we’re better than Nebraska, respectfully. So, you know, we gotta just look at the f

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