Baton Rouge, LA -- The LSU Tiger basketball team improved to 4-0 with an 89-57 win over the Texas Southern Tigers Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers were led by Chris Miller (16 points, 13 rebounds) and Akil Butler (13 points on 6-7 shooting). The LSU defense held Texas Southern in check allowing the visiting Tigers to hit only 21-of-59 (.356) from the field and forced 15 TSU turnovers producing 22 points off those turnovers. Despite being out-rebounded on the offensive side of the ball by a 12-5 margin, LSU won the overall battle on the boards 35-to-31. LSU used a 9-0 run in the first 2:50 to open an early lead they would not surrender. Despite the early run, Texas Southern (0-6) battled to keep the game within striking distance. The visiting Tigers continued to hang around keeping the LSU lead to just 14 with 8:37 left in the first half until a pair of free-throws by Chris Miller sparked an 8-0 TSU run that cut the LSU lead, 26-20. With 5:00 left to play in the first half, senior Brian Beshara answered the run with a three-pointer from the top of the key igniting a 13-3 LSU run. Beshara finished the game with 12 points on 3-6 shooting form behind the arc. The LSU run was capped by a breakaway dunk from junior Jermaine Williams giving the home-standing Tigers its biggest lead of the half, 39-23. A last minute field goal by TSU's Marquel Timmons cut the LSU lead to 14, and LSU would take a 39-25 advantage to half. LSU would start the second half strong with a pair of three point plays by Dupree and Temple on the first two LSU possessions extending the LSU lead, 45-28, with 18:39 left. A jumper and a pair of free throws from TSU's Ricky Bennett kept TSU close and cut the LSU lead to 13, but that would be as close as the visiting Tigers would get. LSU answered with another 6-0 run giving them a 58-39 lead with 15:43 left. TSU returns to action Saturday, December 16, at 7:30 p.m. against Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.