Da Boot Sports 3/19/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU qualified for the NIT, earning a home date with North Texas on Tuesday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center/Dale Brown Court. The Tigers simply didn't have it in them, falling to the Mean Green, 84-77. “Congratulations to North Texas. I thought they played extremely well in that stretch in the first half where they went on that dominant run on the offensive glass and the 50/50 balls." Matt McMahon said. "This was a great separator, and they were able to build their lead. They have a top-40 defense. They were able to be very disruptive there. They made our two-point scoring very difficult. I thought we were efficient from the three-point line and we had 15 assists which is a good number for us. Sixteen-to-36 from two-point range and I think their defense had a lot to do with that. Credit to North Texas. They are a great three-point shooting team, top 15 in the country. They showed that tonight. I was proud of our players' fight to get back into this game. We had a couple of opportunities to get it within a one-possession game within the last minute and a half. We were not able to do so. We are obviously disappointed and wanted to advance and keep playing. I have great appreciation for the players. Their effort and resiliency this season and the improvements that have been made during the season. Plus they were able to get us into the postseason.” LSU finished the contest shooting 45% from the floor. They shot well from behind the three point arc, hitting 11-23 for 48%. The Tigers were perfect at the charity stripe, sinking 12-12. They committed 12 total turnovers compared to 10 for the Mean Green. LSU was out-rebounded in the contest, 35-32. Jordan Wright led the Tigers with 25 total points. Trae Hannibal finished with 15. Hunter Dean added 11 points. Tyrell Ward scored 8, Jalen Reed had 7 points, Mwani Wilkinson contributed 6 points, while Will Baker managed 5 points on the night. The Tigers opened the contest playing solid defense which enabled them to take a 5-0 lead at the 17:18 mark. The Mean Green battled back and at the 14:51 media timeout, LSU lead 9-7. LSU's poor shooting was ruining a nice defensive effort, as North Texas was able to outscore the Tigers 9-5 over the next eight minutes of the contest to tie the score at 20-20 with 7:18 left in the first half. The Mean Green would then go on a 10-2 run to lead 30-22 at the 5:37 mark, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout to settle things down. The LSU woeful offensive play continued, giving North Texas fast break opportunities off of rebounds and turnovers, helping them increase their advantage to 38-27 with 2:20 left in the first half. The half came to an end with the Mean Green holding a seven point lead, 38-31. The Tigers had a dismal first half shooting from the floor, hitting only 11-31 for 35%. They faired better from behind the arc, sinking 4-8 for 50%. They hit 5-5 from the free throw line for 100%. LSU turned the ball over five times while forcing North Texas into four. The Mean Green led the rebound battle at the half, 21-19. Trae Hannibal led the Tigers in scoring at the half with 9 points. Jordon Wright scored 7 points. Hunter Dean added 4 points, while Mwani Wilkinson and Tyrell Ward both managed 3 points each. Will Baker finished with 2 points at the break. LSU stepped up their offense in the second half, but so did North Texas. The Mean Green outscored the Tigers, 20-14 over the first seven minutes of the period to hold a 58-45 advantage at the official's timeout with 13:13 left to play. The Tigers would go ice cold again after the official's timeout, including missing ridiculously easy layups. North Texas stayed hot from the outside, hitting their 5th three pointer of the second half to help extend their lead to 62-48 at the 10:01 mark. LSU continued to play like they didn't have a heart beat, trailing 74-60 with 3:38 left on the clock. By the 2:10 mark the Tigers had managed to cut the Mean Green lead to seven, 78-71, but it was too little too late, as their come back fell short, 84-77. North Texas did just enough to hold on to their lead for the victory. With the disappointing loss, LSU finishes the 2023-24 season with a 17-16 record. It will be an interesting offseason for Matt McMahon and the program. I'm Looking forward to the 2024-25 season, as LSU should take the next positive steps forward, returning to a legit, competitive program. Fantastic Photos Below By: Michael Bacigalupi 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKS
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Da Boot Sports 3/14/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil NASHVILLE, TN - LSU began the 2023-24 second season at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. LSU battled hard, but fell 70-60 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Thursday afternoon. After pulling to within three, 53-50 with 5:40 left, LSU would go into melt down mode, falling apart to lose a game that they controlled most of the day. LSU dropped their level of play in the second half, as they ended up shooting only 38% from the floor for the game. They shot 7-20 from three point land for 35%. Sank 15-21 from the charity stripe for 71%. The turnovers killed the Tigers as they committed 18 on the day. The rebound battle finished even at 36-36. Trae Hannibal led the Tigers in scoring with 18 points. Hunter Dean finished with 10 points. Tyrell Ward added 8. Jordan Wright and Michael Williams III both scored 7 points each. Will Baker had 6 while Jalen Reed finished with 1 point. The first two minutes of the game went scoreless until Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard sank two of three free throws to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead at the 18:07 mark. Will Baker answered with a three pointer from the top of the key to give the Tigers their first lead, 3-2. In their last meeting in Baton Rouge, the Bulldogs were very physical against the Tigers and bullied them on the way to a 20 point victory. Mississippi State continued to play that physical style, as they scored four straight to take a 6-3 lead with 15:26 left in the first half. Over the next three minutes, State outscored the Tigers, 7-5 to grab a 13-8 advantage at the official's timeout with 11:53 left in the half. LSU would heat up and go on a run of their own. Outscoring the Bulldogs, 11-4 to take a 19-17 lead at the 7:27 mark. The Tigers continued to play well on both ends of the court, extending their lead to six, 23-17 with 3:40 left in the half. The first half ended with LSU leading, 29-22. The Tigers held Mississippi State without a basket over the last 7:42 of the half. LSU shot 46% from the floor in the first half. They hit 5-14 from behind the arc for 36%. The Tigers need to shoot better from the free throw line in the second half after sinking only 2-5 in the first half. Twelve LSU turnovers helped keep Mississippi State in the game. Hunter Dean led the Tigers at the half with 7 points. Tyrell Ward scored 6 points, while Trae Hannibal added 4. Mwani Wilkinson, Will Baker and Jordan Wright all scored 3 points each. Michael Williams III scored 2 and Jalen Reed added 1 point in the first half. Mississippi State opened the second half with a 6-0 run to pull to within one, 29-28. But LSU would finally respond, scoring five straight to take a 34-28 advantage at the 15:18 mark. The Bulldogs turned up their intensity over the next three minutes, going on an 8-0 run to regain the lead, 36-34. State continued to outplay LSU, building a 42-36 lead with 11:19 left to play. State remained in the lead, holding a 52-43 advantage at the 7:52 mark, before LSU would go on a 7-1 run to cut the lead to 53-50 with 5:40 to go. The Tigers would go cold over the next four minutes, allowing the Bulldogs to extend their lead to 64-56 at the 1:39 mark. With the loss LSU falls to 17-15 on the season. The Tigers will not qualify for the NCAA Tournament, but should receive an invitation to play in the NIT. Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 3/9/2024 LSU Sports Communications By: Kent Lowe BATON ROUGE – The LSU Tigers rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to open up a 21-point advantage with 4:40 to play and then held on in the final minutes to win the regular season finale, 84-80, Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers finished the regular season at 9-9 in the SEC, a seven-game improvement from a year ago, and finished in a tie for seventh place in the 14-team league with Texas A&M. The Tigers and Aggies split their two games in the season, but A&M claims the top spot because their win over No. 1 seed Tennessee. LSU will be the eighth seed in the SEC Tournament which begins on Wednesday night at Bridgestone in Nashville. The Tigers will play the opening game of the second round at noon on Thursday against the ninth seed, Mississippi State. LSU finishes the regular season at 17-14, guaranteeing a winning record no matter what happens in the remainder of the campaign. It was the last regular season home game for fifth senior Trae Hannibal, fourth-year senior Mwani Wilkinson and graduate transfers Hunter Dean, Jordan Wright and Will Baker. Trae Hannibal had a career high 24 points to go with five rebounds and five assists, hitting 7-of-10 field goals and 10-of-14 free throw. Tyrell Ward hit three-pointers for 14 points and Hunter Dean made 5-of-7 field goals, including a trey and a free throw to finish with 12 points, four assists and no turnovers. Jordan Wright and Mike Williams III each had 10 points in the contest. Sean East II had 26 points to lead Missouri, while Noah Carter scored 18 and Tamar Bates 13. The LSU Tigers trailed 35-29 at the half after Missouri built an eight-point lead in the final two minutes of the half. LSU still trailed by seven, 45-38, with 15:26 to play before the game turned completely around. Dean hit a three and after a turnover, Williams made a layup to cut the margin for Missouri to two, 45-43. Williams was fouled and made a free throw to make it 45-44, Missouri. Dean blocked Missouri’s next offensive field goal attempt and that led to a Hannibal layup that gave LSU the lead for good at 46-45 with 14:04 to play. Missouri turned the ball over again and Williams hit a three-ball to up the LSU lead to four, 49-45. That was followed by a three-point bucket and foul shot by Dean to give LSU a 52-45 advantage on a 14-0 Tiger run. Between the point in the game when LSU was down 45-38 with 15:26 to play and the point LSU built a 21-points lead at 74-53 with 4:40 to go in the game, LSU outscored Missouri, 36-8. But then LSU lost its mojo down the stretch and Missouri slowly began to cut into the LSU lead, getting it down under double figures in an excruciatingly long last 90 seconds at 76-67 with 58 seconds to play. LSU still led by nine after two Wright free throws, 80-71, with 33 seconds to go. But a free throw and an offensive rebound bucket cut the game to six at 80-74 with 24 seconds left. The teams traded free throws to keep the game at six with 11 seconds to play. LSU turned the ball over and Carter made a three-pointer to make the LSU lead just 81-78 with six seconds left. Hannibal was fouled on the inbounds and made two free throws to make it 83-78. LSU committed a foul on the other end and Missouri made the free throws to make it 83-80, LSU with still four seconds left. Missouri again fouled Hannibal on the inbounds and he made the second of two free throws for the final score of the game. LSU shot 45.6 percent for the game (26-of-57), including 16-of-32 in the second half. LSU was just 6-of-22 from distance (27.3 percent) and 26-of-37 for 70.3 percent. After shooting 53.6 percent in the opening half, Missouri finished at 29-of-61 for 47.5 percent with nine made threes and 13-of-16 at the line. LSU out rebounded Missouri, 37-28. POSTGAME QUOTES LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon “Really proud of our players for the win. We’re always going to celebrate winning. Obviously, there’s some lessons to be learned there the last three minutes, but we won’t let that take away from the joy of winning tonight on senior night. Credit to Missouri for their fight. They’ve been in a lot of games down to the final buzzer. I think 11 of their SEC losses were by one, two, or three possessions. And as you saw tonight, they fought to the final buzzer and great respect for them. Coach Dennis Gates is a big time coach and has handled adversity in a really first-class manner this way. “But I’m proud of our players. I’m proud of our program. I know this, I didn’t come to LSU to celebrate 9-9, but I think sometimes we all think success is just this easy climb, and you get to where you want to go on a smooth travel plan. Twenty-three months ago, LSU didn’t have a basketball program. There was no coaching staff in place, there were no players, no academics, there was no program, 23 months ago. And it’s been a gradual process, but I’m proud of the players that have joined us on the journey, on the steps that we’ve made. I think it is an accomplishment, I think of the power five schools, the second biggest jump in win totals in league play behind South Carolina and what Coach Lamont Paris has done this year, and I’m really proud of what these players have invested to take some steps forward for the program, and now we’ll reset and start getting prepared for the SEC Tournament.” LSU Guard Trae Hannibal On picking up momentum in the second half… “They were getting second-chance opportunities. They got open shots. We weren’t communicating. I think it got to the point where we knew we had to lock in. Everyone got on the same page that’s all that happened.” On Mike Williams’ growth… “That just goes to show his maturity. Mike’s maturity is on a different level and for him to come off the bench and play his role and do what he does, we’ll take that every night. The lineup could change at any moment, everybody gotta be ready for their moment and when their number’s called. Every time his number’s called, you know he’s gonna give you something on offense or on defense. So we applaud him for that, especially being a freshman.” LSU Forward Hunter Dean On Mike Williams’ growth… “He is also really smart for a freshman guard. I think any time I’ve told him something he has taken it and run with it and he’s never turned me down when I try to tell him something or anyone tries to tell him something for that matter.” On the LSU culture… “It’s been straight hard work since being here for the summer and every day I had to go up against Will (Baker) and he’s not easy to stop all the time. Nothing here is earned, you just have to work like I said from day one.” Mizzou Head Coach Dennis Gates Quotes On the overall game… “Well, I am definitely proud of our guys and staff for coming out for Senior Day at LSU. We had a great first half and I thought our guys executed in detail everything from top to bottom. I thought in the second half, we did not get them into a half-court defensive situation in the first five to seven minutes, and it was easy basketball foul shots they were able to get. On their run, I believe there was a 14-0 run or something like that. We got the shots that we wanted; we have to come away with the makes. Sean (East) was the only one in that first 10 minutes to score a field goal and I thought our guys had opportunities from Nick Honor to Noah Carter to (Tamar) Bates. For everyone else who played and missed a field goal, the ball was just not going in for us. Overall, I think our guys did a great job fighting back in the second half trying to make it an interesting game. We cut it down to one possession and that just says that our guys are fighting and trying their very best in situational. We almost gave ourselves a chance at the end of the game.” On the difference in the second half… “I thought our missed shots allowed them to get out quickly, and then they recovered some second-chance points as well. I thought our guys just did not get back in transition fast enough and when we did, we fouled. They ended up shooting 37 free throws and we gave up 25 free throws in the second half. Some of that was because we were trying to foul them at the end. But ultimately, we were not able to get to and execute on that foul line in the first. But in the second half, we did; we got to the foul line 15 times in the second half, which I thought was awesome. But in that first half, we were not able to extend that lead. So sometimes, you have to be able to keep these guys out of their flow and the ball was going in instead. In the second half, we were just trying to get stops and we did not do our job of getting them at half-court.” Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball. GEAUX TIGERS!! Photos Below By: Paige Luper 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 3/6/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil FAYETTEVILLE, AK - LSU took their two game winning streak to Fayetteville, Arkansas looking to pull out a win against the Hogs in Bud Walton Arena. But it wasn't meant to be as Arkansas defeated the Tigers, 94-83. The Tigers shot a weak 48% from the floor on the night. They also struggled from three point land, only hitting 5-18 for 28%. LSU sank 18-26 from the free throw line for 69%. The Tigers committed ten costly turnovers and were out-rebounded, 34-30 in the contest. Jordan Wright led the Tigers with 24 points. Tyrell Ward added 19 on the night. Derek Fountain added 10, while Trae Hannibal had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Reed managed 8 points. Michael Williams III and Will Baker both finished with three points each and Hunter Dean only contributed 2 points in the loss. Both teams had played pretty well in the first half even thought the game was sloppy at times. The contest stayed close until the 11:34 mark, when Arkansas started to slowly pull away for the Tigers. With 7:45 left in the half, the Razorbacks went up by ten, 29-19 on a dunk by Makhi Mitchell. The Tigers were able to claw back to stay within shouting distance, scoring the final two baskets of the first 20 minutes to pull to within seven, 42-35 as the first half ended. LSU shot 14-33 from the floor in the first half, for 42%. They hit 2-9 from behind the three point arc for 22%. They sank 5-7 from the free throw line for 71%. The first half turnovers were even at nine a piece. LSU lead in rebounding, 16-13. Jordan Wright led the team at the half with 7 points. Tyrell Ward and Jalen Reed both had 6 points each. Trae Hannibal added 5, while Derek Fountain and Mike Wliiams III each finished with 4 points. Mwani Wilkinson scored 3 points. Arkansas started the second half out-scoring LSU 11-9 over the first five minutes to hold a 53-44 lead. LSU flipped the script over the next four minutes, out-scoring the Hogs, 11-7 to cut the Arkansas lead to 60-55 with 11:34 left in the contest. With 5:53 left on the clock, LSU would begin to struggle to score, as Arkansas began to pull away again, out-scoring LSU, 11-2 over the next three minutes to grab an 81-68 lead at the 3:05 mark. The Tigers simply couldn't stop Arkansas from scoring while being unable to chip away at the lead, sputtering on the offensive side of the court. The Hogs were able to hold on for the victory at home. Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 3/5/2024 Article courtesy of: On3.com By: Matt Connolly LSU leading scorer Jalen Cook has been out since Feb. 13 with a hamstring injury. There is now something else that is keeping him off the court. Cook has been suspended from the team, according to Matthew Brune of On3.com. “LSU HC Matt McMahon says guard Jalen Cook is suspended from the team for failure of not meeting the rules/standards McMahon has in place for the program,” Brune posted on Twitter. Jalen Cook has played in 13 games this season, making nine starts. He is averaging 15.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Cook most recently played against Florida on Feb. 13. He finished with 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the loss. The Tulane transfer was a big addition for McMahon and LSU this offseason. He led the Green Wave with 19.9 points and 4.9 assists per game last season. Jalen Cook started his career at LSU in 2020-21, averaging 3.1 points per game. He then transferred to Tulane for the 2021-22 season. Cook led the Green Wave in scoring in 2021-22, averaging 18 points per game. He once again led Tulane in scoring in 2022-23, before transferring back to LSU. It remains to be seen if Cook will return to the court this season or if his time at LSU is over. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. We also provide financing, support, and management services to practices interested in exploring the functional capacity of their patients through detection and ancillary imaging. GEAUX to https://www.cardiohealthsolutions.net/ for more information, or call 1-800-578-0654 DA BOOT SPORTS SUPPORTS AUTISM SPEAKSDa Boot Sports 3/2/2024 LSU Sports Communications By: LSU Staff NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The LSU men’s basketball team set a season record for most games with double-figure three-pointers to highlight a strong 75-61 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium here Saturday. The win pushed LSU to 16-14 on the season and 8-8 in the SEC entering the final week of the regular season. LSU equaled in mid-January the school record of nine double-figure games set in the 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons but the Tigers made eight three-pointers in an explosive first half and then made two more in the final 20 minutes to mark the first time a team from LSU has had 10 double figure three-point scoring games in school history. LSU dominated the first half of the game, shooting 56.0 percent (14-of-25) and 8-of-17 from distance (47.1 percent). The Tigers held Vanderbilt to 8-of-27 overall (29.6 percent) and 0-of-12 from the arc. LSU also held the Commodores without a field goal for almost seven minutes during the half. LSU lead 42-22 and pushed the lead to a best of 22 at 44-22 with 19:29 to go in the game. Although Vandy would cut the margin to as close as 10 on two occasions, the last with 4:58 to play, each time LSU answered to expand the lead back. LSU had five players in double figures with Jordan Wright in his homecoming to Nashville where he played for four years at Vanderbilt, leading the Tigers with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, a trey and 4-of-4 at the free throw line. Jalen Reed played 22 minutes off the bench, hit four field goals in a 13-point game, while Tyrell Ward, Will Baker and Mike Williams III had 10 each in a very balanced night of scoring. Wright and Trae Hannibal had seven rebounds each to lead LSU, which outrebounded Vanderbilt, 41-29. Vanderbilt was led by Tyrin Lawrence with 21 points, while Ezra Manjon had 17. Vanderbilt finished the contest shooting 36.4 percent (20-55) and 3-of-21 from deep. LSU led for 39:45 seconds in the contest and with the win clinched a winning regular season record. The Tigers play at Fayetteville against Arkansas on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in the final road game of the regular season. Postgame Quotes via LSU Radio: LSU Head Coach Matt McMahon On Jordan Wright… “Well, it speaks to who he is. It’s probably unheard of. You know, a guy that plays four years at a place, gets a degree, and then comes back and plays there. But you’re talking about a guy whose got a great resume and the ability to focus on the task at hand. I thought he was really good defensively the last two games. Now he’s really stepped up on the defensive side of the ball. And then offensively, letting the game come to him, making really good decisions. The thing I always hated about playing against him is he can beat you in a variety of different ways. He could go down in the post, he can make a shot, he can beat you off the bounce or get an offensive rebound putback and it’s great to see him doing those things as we come down the stretch here.” On the poise of Tyrell Ward, Jalen Reed, and Mike Williams III… “(Jalen) Reed made some big plays down the stretch, getting the ball to the rim and finishing plays with toughness. And we always talk about that skill set he’s got. He gets 13 points, six rebounds, three of them on the offensive side. Tyrell hit some big shots in the first half, I loved them. Outside of one shot that he took, I loved the shots that he got and we want him taking those. He’s one of the top shooters in the league, and he goes for 10. But Mike Williams’ 10 I thought were really big as well. They (Vanderbilt) had cut that lead down to 10 and Mike made a great drive baseline and hit a little floater. For me, that’s when I look at the box score and you see the balance. Five guys in double figures, ball movement, Trae Hannibal, six assists, and only one turnover to go with the seven rebounds. And you know, when you talk about a team effort, a team win, I think that really epitomized it.” LSU Forward Hunter Dean On the team win… “Give all of my teammates credit, from top to bottom. This is what we talk about all the time, even if you’re not playing or out there playing 30 minutes a game, everybody can contribute in some way and I think today was a product of that.” On coach McMahon’s messaging down the stretch… “He told us just to stay the course and just keep playing defense. We were taking good, wide-open shots, they just weren’t falling, so he told us to just go to the rim with power since we knew they were fouling when we got into the paint. He said to just get into the paint and get stops, get as many stops as we can.” Don't forget to tune in every Monday night on our YouTube Channel at 7pm for Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports as we talk LSU Basketball. 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication! CARDIO HEALTH SOLUTIONS The company who cares for your heart and what your heart cares for!! Cardio Health Solutions (CHS) utilizes PET and CPET technology to detect all forms of cardiovascular disease even in its earliest stage. 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