LSU leads by two at half

COUGARS

An interesting first half with some interesting whistles. That’s as far as I will go other than to say it’s easy to see why LSU has won 12 consecutive home games. … LSU leads 25-23 behind the 12 points of Bo Spencer, a guard who 11.2 a game. … The Cougars are struggling to score, in big part because Aron Baynes picked up two fouls in just more than 4 minutes and hasn’t played since. He had two points when he sat down. … Caleb Forrest also has two fouls, but he keeps playing and has six points, tied for the team lead with Klay Thompson, who has been the go-to-guy on offense. Taylor Rochestie is being aggressive, but is 2 of 9 from the floor. … LSU is hitting just 28.3 from the floor, 3 of 11 from beyond the arc. … WSU, shooting 35.5 from the floor, leads on the boards, 20-18 against the nation’s top rebounding team.