Cam Carter scores 26 points and LSU beats Florida State 85-75

BATON ROUGE The Associated Press

Cam Carter scored 26 points and LSU warmed up in the second half to beat Florida State 85-75 Tuesday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Jordan Sears added 21 points and Vyctorius Miller 15 for the Tigers (7-1), who shot 57% in the second half after a 35% first half. Six-foot-10 Jalen Reed, LSU’s leading rebounder and a double-figure scorer, left the game in the opening minutes with an apparent leg injury. Malique Ewin scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the Seminoles (7-2), who shot 39%. Jamir Watkins added 15 points, Chandler Jackson 12 and Jerry Deng 11.