LSU bought off to a powerful begin within the Kinder Texas Bowl and by no means seemed again.

The Tigers scored 34 first-half factors en path to defeating Baylor 44-31 on New Yr’s Eve inside NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

Garrett Nussmeier discovered six completely different receivers all through the sport, passing for 304 yards and three touchdowns. Chris Hilton Jr hauled in a game-high 113 receiving yards and a landing, whereas Trey’Dez Inexperienced caught two touchdowns. The Tigers additionally scored off a pick-six and a kickoff return.

A ten-yard landing cross and a pick-six put LSU up 14-0 halfway via the primary quarter. Nussmeier hit Inexperienced for a 10-yard rating on third right down to open the sport. On the identical drive, Inexperienced hauled in a fourth down catch to maintain the sequence alive. In Baylor’s opening drive, Davhon Keys took an interception 41 yards to the home.

Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson accomplished a 21-yard landing cross to open the second, reducing its deficit in half. Two minutes later, Hilton hauled in a 41-yard cross to make the rating 21-7. Nussmeier discovered Inexperienced in the long run zone for a second time.

Following the Bears’ one-yard landing run, Zavion Thomas returned the following kickoff 95 yards for a landing. A discipline objective to shut the quarter for Baylor made the halftime rating 34-17 in favor of LSU.

However the script flipped for the Tigers within the third quarter as they had been held scoreless. Robertson threw for his second landing of the competition with below seven minutes to play within the body, bringing the Bears inside 10.

LSU broke the drought 4 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Tigers constructed a 20-point lead due to a dashing landing from Josh Williams and a 43-yard discipline objective from Damien Ramos.