LSU’s first road trip of the season went quite well.

The Tigers won their first game away from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center by defeating Drake 71-62 on Friday in the Emerald Coast Classic, then routed DePaul 96-63 on Saturday night to win the championship in Niceville, Florida.

Pablo Tamba scored 14 points; Max Mackinnon, Mike Nwoko and Jalen Reece had 13 each; Dedan Thomas and Robert Miller scored 12 each; and Rashad King added 11 to lead LSU (7-0), which shot 69% from the floor.

Forward Jalen Reed, who’s averaging 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds this season, didn’t play after leaving Friday’s game late in the second half with a lower-leg injury.

The Tigers won their five home games by an average of 28 points, and the smallest margin was 17. Head coach Matt McMahon said after Friday’

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