 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/28/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Oklahoma came into the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday afternoon and solidly defeated LSU, 83-67 in front of 7,019 Tiger Fans. The Bayou Bengals struggled on both ends of the court all game long. Another frustrating contest for LSU. LSU only shot 35% from the field for the game. They hit 6-23 from three point land for 26%. At the free throw line they hit 17-19 for 89%. LSU won the rebound battle, 37-35. Mackinnon led the team with 17 points. Carter scored 12. Nwoko finished with 11 points. Tamba had 10. Sutton contributed 7 points. Miller managed 6 points. Reece and King both finished with 2 points each. The game started with LSU racing out to a quick 5-0 lead. Oklahoma would go on a 10-0 run to lead, 10-5 at the 16:00 mark. The Tigers would do just enough to keep things close. At the 10:49 media timeout, the Sooners led, 20-16. LSU would cut the Oklahoma lead to three, 28-25 with 6:01 left in the first half. But the Tigers would go ice cold, going without a basket over the next five minutes, allowing the Sooners to extend their advantage. We headed to halftime with Oklahoma leading, 41-33. LSU struggled in the first half only making 10-30 from from the field for 33%. They were 2-12 from behind the arc for 17%. At the charity stripe they sank 11-13 for 85%. LSU out-rebounded the Sooners over the first 20 minutes, 21-14. Nwoko led the team at the break with 7 points. Mackinnon and Tamba both scored 6 points each. Miller added 4 points. Carter had 3 points. King and Reece both finished with 2 points each. The Tigers were still unable to make a run to cut into the Sooners lead early in the second half. At the 10:55 official's timeout, Oklahoma led, 57-50. LSU went ice cold from the field, allowing Oklahoma to pull away. The Sooners would go on a 12-2 run to increase their lead to 17 points, 69-52 with 7:52 remaining. On top of shooting poorly, the Tigers had no answer defensively for the Sooners offensive attack. as Oklahoma built a commanding 79-62 advantage with only five minutes left to play. Oklahoma controlled the contest over the final five minutes of play to earn the victory. LSU falls to 15-14 overall and 3-13 in SEC play. Next up for the Tigers is a trip to the state of Alabama to play Auburn on Tuesday, March 3 at 9:00pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball & some LSU Baseball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/25/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil OXFORD, MS - The Tigers headed to Oxford looking to snap their five game losing streak to help build some positive momentum going into the SEC Tournament and that's exactly what they did, beating Ole Miss, 106-99 in two overtimes. It was the Max Mackinnon show all night, especially in the second OT period. Max finished the night with a career high 33 points. It was a great win for LSU. The Tigers constantly battled back when it looked like the Rebels would take control of the game. These Tigers simply never quit and fought hard for their victory. LSU out-scored the Rebels 16-9 in the second extra period to bring home the W. LSU finished the game shooting 35-70 from the field for 50%. They had a great night from behind the three point arc, sinking 11-21 for 52%. They were also solid at the free throw line, hitting 25-29 for 86%. LSU won the rebound battle, 40-39. The Tigers over came 11 tough turnovers that led to 22 Ole Miss points. Once again, Mackinnon finished with 33 points. Nwoko scored 18. Tamba added 16 points. King contributed 13 points. Miller finished with 12. Reece added 11 and Carter finished with 3 points. The contest began with a slow, competitive pace. Both teams were shooting 43% from the field in a close game. At the 15:58 media timeout, Ole Miss led 9-7. Over the next four minutes, LSU, led by Max Mackinnon's three point shooting, out-scored the Rebels, 11-6 to take an 18-15 advantage with 11:51 left in the half. The Rebels responded with a run of their own, out-scoring LSU, 13-6 over the next five minutes to lead 28-24 at the 7:25 official's timeout. So far there was six lead changes and seven ties in the contest in a tightly played game. At the 4:00 mark, Ole Miss held a 35-32 lead as the game continued to be a close, competitive battle between two struggling, evenly matched teams. Ole Miss made a basket with 8.9 seconds remaining to take a 42-41 lead into the locker room at halftime. LSU shot 14-29 from the field in the first half for 48%. They hit 6-12 from behind the arc. At the charity stripe they sank 7-8 for 88%. Rebounds were close with the Rebels leading, 15-14. Turnovers were low in the first half with LSU committing five while Ole Miss had three. Mackinnon led the team at the break with 18 points. Nwoko scored 8. Tamba had 7 points. King added 6 points and Miller finished with 2 first half point. Ole Miss started the second half with an 8-2 run, building a 50-43 advantage, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout at the 18:10 mark. At the 15:36 media timeout, Ole Miss held a 54-50 lead. With 3:47 remaining, Ole Miss led 78-71. Around the five minute mark the LSU offense went cold. But Ole Miss was unable to pull away as the Tigers battled back to pull to within four, 80-76 with 2:24 remaining. Nwoko sank a basket at the 1:34 mark to tie the game at 80-80. The eleventh tie of the contest.. With 35 seconds remaining and the Rebels up, 82-80, LSU had possession of the ball with a chance to tie or win the game on a final shot. King drew a foul with 15 seconds left on the clock and headed to the free throw line. King sank both shots to tie the game, 82-82. Ole Miss missed a shot at the buzzer, sending us to overtime. 82-82. Both teams went back and forth, trading baskets. With 1:09 left in the extra period, we were all even at 88-88. All even at 90-90 with only seven seconds remaining, Ole Miss had the opportunity to take the final shot. Once again, the Rebels missed a shot at the buzzer and we were on our way to a second overtime period. 90-90. The Tigers made the plays needed to take control of the ball game in the second overtime. With 55 seconds remaining, LSU led 99-96 and had possession of the ball. Max Mackinnon hit a beautiful driving layup to extend the LSU lead to 101-96. Mackinnon then sank two free throws with 34 seconds left, putting LSU up, 103-96. Hats off to Matt McMahon and these LSU team for never giving up and having so much fight in them during such a difficult season. With the win LSU improves to 15-13 overall and 3-12 in SEC play. Next up the Tigers will return home to host Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5:00pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball & some LSU Baseball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da boot Sports 2/21/2026 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE – The LSU men’s basketball had five players in double figures and stayed with No. 25 Alabama for much of the game before falling 90-83 Saturday evening at the Maravich Center.The Tigers, down three at intermission, fell behind by as much as 16 with 7:11 to play, but rallied to cut the margin to just six twice in the final 2:38 of the game. While Alabama, known for its three-point shooting, made 10, the Tigers countered with nine of their own. But the big difference came at the free throw line where Alabama made 30-of-37 attempts, while LSU made 16-of-22. Marquel Sutton had his sixth straight double figure game for LSU, his second straight of 21 points, hitting 7-of-16 attempts, a three and 6-of-8 at the free throw line. Freshman point guard Jalen Reece continued his impressive play of late, scoring 14 points with five assists. PJ Carter his three treys in scoring 13 points, while Rashad King hit a couple of threes for 12 points. Pablo Tamba had a 10-point, 12-rebound double double in 26 minutes that included five offensive rebounds and 5-of-6 from the floor. Alabama also had five in double figures with Aden Holloway scoring 17. Amari Allen had 16, Latrell Wrightsell Jr., posted 14 and London Jemison and Aiden Sherrell scored 12 each. Sherrell also had a double us with 10 rebounds. The Tigers and Alabama went back and forth in a first half that featured seven lead changes and six ties. Alabama led by as much as nine (41-32) with 1:29 to go in the half, but the Tigers finished on an 8-2 run to cut the lead for the Crimson Tide to 43-40 at intermission. Sherrell hit a two-pointer and a three-point field goal to open the second half to push the lead to eight and began a steady trip to the free throw line, making 16-of-23 in the half after making all 14 attempts in the first half. LSU used a 10-3 run to cut the margin to nine, 77-68, with 4:40 left and down 11 with 2:50 left, Tamba hit a layup and Carter a three-pointer to cut the Tide lead to 81-75 at the 2:38 mark. But the Tigers could not get a crucial stop as Allen scored inside to move the lead back to eight. LSU would use two Sutton buckets in a three-second period to cut the margin back to six (89-83) with 14 seconds left and the Tide added a free throw for the final margin. For the game, LSU would shoot 42 percent (29-of-69) and 9-of-20 from distance. LSU was 16-of-22 from the free throw line (72.7 percent). Alabama finished 25-of-58 (43.1 percent) and 10-of-30 from distance (33.3 percent) along with the massive free throw total. LSU had 36 points in the paint to 26 for Alabama. The Tigers will travel to Oxford for a Wednesday 8 p.m. game against Ole Miss. The game will be televised by the SEC Network and broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network. -- LSU vs. Alabama February 21, 2026 LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement… “Credit to Alabama – they came off an emotional game versus Arkansas (117-115 2OT win on Wednesday) and were ready to go. I thought our guys played well in spurts. We were concerned with their scoring obviously – they had won five in a row and averaged 99 points a game in that stretch, so we wanted to try our best to control the tempo of the game. We know the importance of the three-point line when you’re playing against an Alabama squad, but I thought the difference of the game was the free throw line – they got there 37 times and shot them very well. I thought we did a great job on the glass in the first half, but in the second half they got some key offensive rebounds when the margin was six-to-eight points. I thought the third thing that made it difficult on us tonight was when they were running us off the three-point line, I thought we took a lot of tough two pointers in that 12–17-foot range and kind of took the bait on some of those difficult shots. I know there was a point in the game where we were shooting over 50% from three and around 32% from two, and that’s not a good formula for us.” On Alabama’s offense tonight… “I think their spacing stood out. There’s a common misconception about Alabama that everyone thinks they just come down and jack a bunch of three-pointers, but it’s their ability to put pressure on the rim and paint with their one-on-one dribble-drive game. They try to get you on rotations, and they really move the basketball. They don’t take the bait on a tough two – they just pivot and spray it back out and keep putting pressure on you for all 40 minutes. I did think we got a couple of tough calls on illegal screens that looked like great plays to me, but I think it was the one-on-one dribble-drives that we unfortunately bailed them out on some of those when we got beat off the bounce.” On adjusting when faced with foul trouble tonight… “It’s been the last three games that we’ve played really well in spurts, but we’ve been battling foul trouble at the five position and that happened again tonight. It enabled us to go smaller and switch a lot of their actions to try and do a better job to contain the dribble, but I did think we had some contributions from guys off the bench. I thought Rashad King and PJ Carter were efficient offensively and combined to go 5-8 from three and had positive plus-minus during the game. I thought Marquel (Sutton) and Pablo (Tamba), when we did go to the smaller lineup and they were at the four and five spots, both got five offensive rebounds. Pablo got a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds and then Marquel scored 21 points, so I thought it gave us a little bit more speed and ability to switch on the perimeter when we went with the smaller group.” Fifth-Year Senior Marquel Sutton On the difficulty in trying to keep Alabama off the free throw line… “I feel like they got their spots, they were attacking matchups that they like, they did a very good job at that, and the officials just called the foul. We could stop it, but we’ve got to move our feet, keep our chest up. I feel like we could have done a lot more to stop it but we didn’t.” On closing the gap in the deficit multiple times… “Just keeping our poise, we know we can come back. I feel like we’ve been down a lot before and we made strides to come back like that before, so we just all believed in each other, we got stops when we needed to, and we scored when we needed to in order to get that comeback.” Freshman Guard Jalen Reece On the mentality going into these last four games… “We’ve just got to keep playing hard, keep playing for each other. At the end of the day we’re a family so if we just keep staying together everything will work out.” On the third straight game in double figure scoring… “I just think it’s just playing more freely. The coaches have great trust in me to do what I have to do to help the team win, so I’ve just got to keep playing hard for everybody to just keep showing why I’m here. This is what I’m supposed to do and what I’m able to do.” *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/17/2026 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff AUSTIN, TEXAS – The LSU Men’s Basketball lost their 11th SEC game of the season 88-85 to the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night inside the Moody Center. The Tigers fall to 14-12 overall and 2-11 in SEC play, while Texas advances to 17-9 and 8-5 in SEC play. Midway through the first half, LSU and Texas traded blows, as the game was tied at 15 with 11:10 to play in the first half. Max Mackinnon returned from injury off the bench and knocked down his first two baskets. The three ball started to fall for Texas, allowing them to build a lead. Texas shot six-of-nine from three in the first half to take go into the half up 16, 48-33. Texas was 63% from the field to LSU’s 40%. The Tigers were just one-of-four from three in the first half. In the second half, LSU’s offense got into a rhythm, going on a 22-13 run over the first 7:39 of the second half. Max Mackinnon began to take over the game for LSU, putting up 21 points in the second half alone. Late into the half, it became a battle at the free throw line, and the Tigers won that battle going 10-of-13 from the line in the second half to Texas’s 15-of-24. LSU outscored Texas 52-40 in the second half and had 23 bench points to Texas’s two. The Tigers were able to get within three with 1:39 to play, but in the end, LSU was never able to tie or take the lead, falling 88-85. Max Mackinnon was the leading scorer for the Tigers, finishing with 27 on 11-of-17 shooting. Marquel Sutton finished with 21 and was eight-of-eight from the free throw line. Michael Nwoko had 17 points and Jalen Reece had 14. Dailyn Swain was the leading scorer for Texas, finishing with 21 points on seven of 12 shooting. The Tigers are back in action on Saturday, February 21 as they return home to face #25 Alabama. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. CT inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network and LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/14/2026 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – With a second starter on the bench with an injury, eight LSU Tigers battled courageously before dropping a 73-63 decision Saturday night at Thompson Boling Arena at Food City Center. With Max Mackinnon missing his first game with knee issues, Jalen Rece and Rashad King assumed the guard spots for the Tigers. The Tigers finished the game with four players in double figures, 11 assists and just three turnovers with eight made three-pointers. Tennessee built a 31-19 lead with 4:44 to go in the first half, but the Tigers would finish the half on a 10-4 run to cut the league to six, 35-29, at intermission despite Tennessee shooting 13-of-26 in the first half comparted to 9-of-26 for the Tigers. LSU came out strong at the start of the second half with Pablo Tamba and Jalen Reece hitting back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game at 35-35. The teams traded two-point baskets and then three-pointers to put the game at 40-40 with 16:32 to play. LSU would take its first lead at 42-41 when Marquel Sutton made a couple of free throws. After a Tennessee miss, Sutton was able to score off a long pass from Mazi Mosley to give LSU a 44-41 advantage with 14:28 to play. LSU’s last advantage at 48-47 on a King layup with 12 minutes to play. But Tennessee’s ability to dominate the boards would begin to prove too much for the Tigers as Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie made a three with the game tied at 50 to give Tennessee the lead for good with 11:14 to play. Sutton and Reece led LSU with 15 points each. Sutton had nine boards, while Reece had three treys, four assists and one turnover playing the entire 40 minutes. Pablo Tamba had 13 points and Mike Nwoko 10. Tennessee’s Nate Ament had 22 points, drawing eight fouls and going 10-of-11 at the line. J. P. Estrella had 16 points and Gillespie 12 with six assists. Both Ament and Estrella each had nine rebounds. Tennessee out rebounded LSU, 45-24, including 16-8 on the offensive boards, resulting in a 22-4 advantage in second chance turnovers. The Vols had a 34-18 advantage in points in the paint. LSU finished at 38.2 percent for the game (21-of-55) with eight made three-pointers and 13-of-19 from the line. Tennessee was 25-of-54 (46.3 percent) with six treys and 17-of-23 at the line. The Tigers will next play on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. in Austin, Texas against Texas. The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and the SEC Network. -- LSU vs. Tennessee February 14, 2026 LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement “Credit to Tennessee for finding a way to win tonight. I was really proud of our players for their fight, the resolve that we showed, I thought guys really contributed for us. Jalen Reece grew up tonight. Freshman point guard; he was fantastic, made a lot of good things happen we had three turnovers which we thought would be a key to give us a chance here tonight. I thought Marquel Sutton was fantastic in the second half. I could go down the line, obviously the difference in the game was Nate Ament. A special player, his ability in the mid-range with his length and his touch it is really difficult to defend, and then he does a great job getting to the free throw line and converting there. And then of course the rebounding. They’re the number one offensive rebounding team in the country, and that certainly showed up tonight to a land for Tennessee.” On making adjustments without Dedan Thomas Jr. and Max Mackinnon in the lineup… “We shot it pretty well from three. For us we made eight of them, I thought we got some good looks there. I wish you could have knocked a couple down there late but just really; I love the competitive spirit that our group showed tonight. As I mentioned, Jalen Reece went all 40 minutes, really did a great job running his team. I thought Mazi Mosley gave us a lift off the bench as well and some extended minutes that he hasn’t been playing so we learned a lot about our group, and that’s how we need to compete. Fight for 40 minutes every night out as we move forward.” On Jalen Reece’s performance… “Our team only had three turnovers and I think with him being the point guard for all 40 minutes and I’m sure when we look at the analytics, he had an incredibly high usage rate. I think that’s a great credit to him. I thought he kept our team really organized on the offensive end of the floor, showed great leadership there, and then defensively he’s always going to scrap. He’s a tough kid so I just thought he brought a lot to our team, and then shot the ball with confidence from three which he’s been spending a lot of extra time in the gym and it was good to see that payoff for him here tonight.” **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/10/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU fell to Arkansas on Tuesday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, 91-62. The Hogs dominated the contest from beginning to end. It was one of the worse performances of the season for the Tigers, struggling on both ends of the floor. This one was as ugly as it gets. LSU only shot 31% from the field on the night. They were a terrible, 3-21 from three point range for 14%. At the free throw line they sank 17-27 for 63%. Sutton led the team with 18 points. Tamba scored 11. Miller added 10. Carter had 7 points. Mosley finished with 5. Reece scored 4 points. Nwoko had 3. Mackinnon and King finished with 2 points each. Arkansas exploded out of the gate and controlled the contest early, taking a 12-2 advantage four minutes in. At the 11:41 media timeout, the Hogs led, 22-8. Arkansas maintained their advantage, leading 31-16 at the 6:44 mark. LSU was unable to slow the Razorbacks down and found themselves trailing by 15 at the half, 42-27. The Tigers only shot 34% from the field in the first half. They hit 2-10 from the arc for 20%. They sank 3-7 from the charity stripe for 43%. LSU led in rebounds, 20-19. The Bayou Bengals committed eight first half turnovers while Arkansas had four. Sutton led the team at the break with 9 points. Miller scored 7. Carter contributed 5 points. Reece, King and Nwoko all had 2 points each. The second half began like the first, with LSU unable to slow down the Arkansas offensive attack. At the 15:25 official's timeout, the Razorbacks led, 50-33. Things went from ugly to embarrassing, as Arkansas really began to pour it on LSU. With 9:14 remaining, the Hogs were comfortably in front, 69-41. At the 5:45 mark, Arkansas led by 33 points, 81-48. The Razorback players were having fun, toying with LSU the rest of the way for the blowout victory. With the loss LSU falls to 14-10 overall and 2-9 in the SEC. Next up the Tigers travel to Knoxville to play Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5:00pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/7/2026 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff BATON ROUGE – The Georgia Bulldogs used a scoring run that countered a strong LSU start and that proved to be too much for LSU to overcome in the second half as UGA scored an 83-71 win over the Tigers Saturday evening at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU’s Max Mackinnon had a strong night for the Tigers with 26 points with two treys and 10-of-10 free throws to go with four assists and five rebounds. It was his 14th consecutive double figure scoring game. Marquel Sutton was LSU’s other double figure scoring, getting 14 points. The Tigers opened up a 31-16 lead 10 minutes into the game as LSU was able to get off to a solid start showing some of the same things that were successful against South Carolina a week ago. But Georgia, which was averaging over 92 points a game and likes to score quickly and off turnovers, was able to slowly work back into the game, outscoring LSU 27-6 over the last 10 minutes to lead at the break, 42-37. LSU was not able to keep up with the Bulldogs in the second half as Georgia held LSU to 9-of-23 from the field and 0-of-7 from distance in the final 20 minutes. Kanon Catchings had 23 points and 5-of-6 from distance to lead Georgia, while Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 18, Somto Cyril 12 and Blue Cain 10. Georgia shot 50.8 percent for the game (30-of-59), making 10-of-25 from three for 40 percent. Georgia was 13-of-24 at the line for 54.2 percent. LSU finished the game at 41.8 percent (23-of-55). After starting 5-of-6 from deep, LSU finished 5-of-23 for 21.7 percent. The Tigers had another good game at the free throw line, making 20-of-24 for 83.3 percent. Georgia out rebounded LSU, 36-34, but Pablo Tamba of LSU had the best night on the board with 12 total, including six offensive boards. UGA had 38 points in the paint to 36 for LSU. LSU had 14 turnovers to 11 for Georgia with the Bulldogs having a 23-21 advantage in points off turnovers. LSU led for 18 minutes in the game, all in the first half and Georgia led for just shy of 21 minutes. The Tigers return to the floor on Tuesday to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in an 8 p.m. contest at the Maravich Center. Tickets are on sale at LSUTix.net. -- Post-game Quotes LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon Opening Statement… “We were thrilled with the start of the game during the first 10 minutes. I thought we were really dialed in on both sides of the ball and executed at a high level. Our off-ball screening actions were really effective, and we were sharing the basketball and had nine assists to only two turnovers at that point. Credit to Georgia; they started switching a lot of screens and were really physical on their defensive side to get them out in transition. I thought there were two things in the difference to the game: after the nine (assists) to two (turnovers) ratio, we were three (assists) to 12 (turnovers) the rest of the game. Then, after only giving up four offensive rebounds in the first half, we give up 12 in the second. A lot of those led to dagger three pointers and they made us pay in the fight and pursuit for those 50/50 plays.” On what he saw after a strong start to the game… “The things that stand out in live play was that I thought the ball really moved in that stretch (opening 10 minutes). We were able to get some stops and did a good job attacking the press, so we were able to play in the open floor and get some high-quality shots there. I thought that defensively we did a better job containing them off the bounce, so we weren’t scrambling to cover three-point shooters as much in the first 10 minutes. When they went to the switching and they top locked some of our shooters coming off actions, it disrupted our timing. We ended up trying to make a lot of plays off the dribble, and that was not very effective for us. And then again, just coming back to the offensive glass in the second half, I thought they just punished us on the glass.” On the lack of success from three-point range tonight after the strong start… “Credit to Georgia, I thought their defense and their physicality bumped us off some cuts and the switching disrupted some of the timing. I did think we got some pretty good looks in the second half when it was a seven-point game, but unfortunately, we just we were unable to knock those down. I think we might have been 0-of-7 in the second half from behind the arc after getting off to the great start that we did there.” Fifth-Year Senior Marquel Sutton On the shift in momentum after the hot start offensively… “I feel like we came out with energy, had the hot start, we had a lot of momentum for the first 10 minutes and we just kind of let our guard down and kind of let up the last 30 minutes and the rest of the game, and we can’t do that.” On keeping the morale up moving forward despite the conference record… “We can’t separate. We’ve got to stay together as a group, as a team, just like we’ve been doing that all season. When adversity hits you’ve got to stay together and we’ve got to move on to the next game and put this one behind us.” Senior Guard Max Mackinnon On the troubles on the defensive glass… “I think sometimes we got put in rotations and missed box outs, I know I missed some box outs, but they’re good athletes and sometimes if you can’t win a jumping contest, you’ve got to be able to hit first” On the inability to make threes after the hot start… “I think I got some open looks, sometimes it feels like it was contested but I’m really not too sure. I’ve got to go watch the film. Obviously, we got off to a hot start, but we’ve got to just go and watch the film and learn from it.” **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show! Thank You for your support! GEAUX TIGERS!!! *John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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