LSU won 79-63 against Bethune-Cookman Saturday to end the early pre conference season with a 9-2 mark. The competition will get much more competitive as an 18 game SEC schedule lies ahead for the young tigers. LSU will start South Eastern Conference play Wednesday night at Auburn.

Against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, senior guard Charles Carmouche led the tigers with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Junior forward Shavon Coleman finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds while Senior center Andrew Del Piero had 10 points and 3 rebounds.

In the month of January the tigers will be at Auburn, at home against Florida, home against South Carolina, on the road at Georgia, Texas A&M in the Pmac, at Kentucky, and finish of January with Missouri in town. LSU basketball will get an idea of what they are made of this next month.