BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jalen Reed scored a career-high 24 points, Cam Carter added 21 and LSU won its season opener with a 95-60 victory over UL Monroe on Wednesday night. Reed shot 8 of 9 from the field, made all eight free-throw attempts and grabbed eight rebounds. Carter was 7-of-12 shooting and made four of LSU's 10 3-pointers. Curtis Givens III also made four 3s and finished with 15 points for LSU, which shot 51% (34 of 67). Dji Bailey added 13 points. Jalen Bolden scored 25 points on 11-of-22 shooting and made two 3-pointers to lead UL Monroe (1-1). Jerry Ngopot added 12 points. LSU took the lead for good about three minutes in and used a 22-4 run for a 44-19 advantage. Reed finished with 16 first-half points, Carter added 14 and each scored on a dunk to help the Tigers take a 50-27 lead into the break. New Orleans Saints believe in interim head coach Darren Rizzi amidst losing streak ULM cut the deficit to 21 points early in the second half, but Jordan Sears answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 10-0 surge and the Warhawks didn't get closer. LSU has won all nine games in the series. Latest News Arizona projected for Trump by DDHQ, giving him all 7 swing states Gonzales mayoral candidates speak about heading to runoff, say they are ready to make history What is the 4B movement? Interest spikes after Trump win Reed scores career-best 24 points, Carter adds 21 in LSU's season-opening win over UL Monroe 95-60 Defensive coordinator Joe Woods to make play calls Sunday for New Orleans Saints