LSU’s second-half performance was unlike the composed 20 minutes it put together in the first half against Boston College.

After leading by as many as 14 points in the first half, LSU found itself trailing by four points with 1:09 left in the game.

But thanks to Dedan Thomas’ heroics, LSU survived an upset against Boston College, winning 78-69 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The contest was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

This was the first true road game of the season for LSU (8-0) after it won its last two games in the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida. It is now 2-1 in the third year of the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Thomas made his first field goal of the second half with 52 seconds left in the game to cut LSU’s deficit

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