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<br>Tari Eason scored 18 points as No. 19 LSU easily remained unbeaten with an 89-49 rout of visiting Northwestern State on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La.<br> <br>The Tigers (10-0) are off to their first 10-0 start since winning the first 13 games of the 1999-2000 season. LSU also easily won its 26th straight game against an in-state opponent by taking command midway through the first half en route to its ninth double-double digit victory this year.<br> <br>After winning Southeastern Conference player of the week honors, Eason followed up his 23-point game against Georgia [https://cipres.fogbugz.com/default.asp?pg=pgPublicView&sTicket=718339_tgv2n4ib Tech blog] by scoring 13 points after halftime on Tuesday and making 7 of 9 shots overall.<br> <br>LSU's Xavier Pinson put up 13 of his 15 points in the first half.<br><br>On the night, Pinson made three 3-pointers and added four assists to go along with four steals as the Tigers matched a season high with 17 steals.<br> <br>[https://www.cbsnews.com/search/?q=Efton%20Reid Efton Reid] posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds as LSU compiled a 53-39 rebounding margin. Darius Days contributed 13 points and six boards, and Alex Fudge had six steals for the Tigers, who shot 44.6 percent and scored 50 points in the paint.<br> <br>Kendal Coleman scored 16 points to lead the Demons (2-9).<br><br>Cedric Garrett added 15 for Northwestern State, which shot 27.9 percent, committed 17 turnovers and absorbed its second blowout loss to a ranked opponent. The Demons fell 99-58 to then-No. 15 Houston on Nov. 30.<br> <br>Brandon Murray's layup gave the Tigers their first double-digit lead at 22-11, and a jumper by Eric Gaines gave LSU its first 20-point lead at 33-13 with 5:39 remaining in the half.<br><br>The Tigers cruised into halftime with a 41-15 advantage.<br> <br>The Tigers took their first 30-point lead when a 3-pointer by Days made it 48-18 nearly three minutes into the second half. LSU went up 40 for the first time on a three-point play by Murray that made it 73-33 with 8:36 to play.<br> <br>--Field Level Media<br>