Dedan Thomas backpedaled and deflected a pass for a steal.

After showing his active hands, LSU’s lead guard pushed the ball down the middle of the court and made a fundamental chest pass to his backcourt mate, Max Mackinnon. The Australian sharpshooter dialed up a 3-pointer from the left wing over a late Omaha player’s contest to give the Tigers an 18-point lead in the second half.

Impressive sequences of defense leading to offense were frequent in LSU’s 99-73 win against Omaha (2-4) on Friday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Tigers especially were hot from beyond the arc as they made a season-high 15 3-pointers on 33 attempts. Their previous season-high was 10 against UNO on Nov. 10.

“ I love the edge that our guys played with,” coach Matt McMahon said. “They had gre

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