Louisiana State 61, Louisiana-Monroe 54: Jordan Mickey scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Tigers downed the visiting Warhawks.

Mickey also blocked five shots and Andre Stringer added 10 points for Louisiana State (6-2), which has won 11 straight games against its in-state rivals. Johnny O'Bryant III was held to a season-low four points for the Tigers, who had only two players finish in double figures.

Marvin Williams led the way with 14 points while Tylor Ongwae netted 12 for Louisiana-Monroe (3-2), which fell to 0-6 all-time against LSU. Amos Olatayo recorded 11 points and seven rebounds for the Warhawks, who shot 35.7 percent from the field.

Stringer hit two early 3-pointers to key a 12-2 run that put LSU up by eight before Louisiana-Monroe pulled to within 19-17 after Daniel Grieves' triple midway through the first half. The Tigers used a 10-2 spurt to go ahead by six as Mickey scored 13 points in the opening 20 minutes to give LSU a 31-26 edge at the break.

Mickey was the catalyst for a 15-4 burst to begin the second half that extended LSU's advantage to 16. Shavon Coleman hit from beyond the arc to make it 55-37 with less than nine minutes remaining and the Tigers held off a late Warhawks' rally to pick up their sixth win in their last seven outings.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mickey has scored in double figures in the first eight games of his collegiate career … LSU has outrebounded the opposition in seven of its eight games and won the battle of the boards 36-34. … Louisiana-Monroe was held to less than 80 points for the first time since an 80-63 season-opening loss to Kansas.