 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/14/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Kentucky trailed LSU by as much as 18 points in the second half, but battled back to win the contest, 75-74 on a shot at the buzzer. This was a devastating loss for the Tigers when it looked like they were going to clinch their first conference win of the season. Max Mackinnon sank two free throws with 17 seconds remaining to put LSU up, 74-72. Kentucky's Otega Oweh was sent to the free throw line with four ticks left. Oweh hit the first but missed the second and LSU secured the rebound. Pablo Tamba was sent to the charity stripe and missed both free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining. Kentucky successfully made the long pass up the court, Malachi Mareno caught the ball at the free throw line and hit his shot at the buzzer to give the Wildcats the 75-74 come from behind victory. LSU shot 49% from the field for the game. They were 9-19 from three point land for 47%. The Tigers picked a bad night to have an off night at the free throw line, sinking 19-28 for 68%. Sutton and Mackinnon both had 16 points each to lead the team. King finished with 12. Reece scored 11 points. Tamba added 10. Miller scored 6 points and Nwoko finished with 3 points. Marquel Sutton got the scoring going, hitting a three pointer at the 18:02 mark to put LSU up 3-0. One minute later, Sutton drained another three, extending the Tigers lead to 6-0. At the 14:48 media timeout, LSU led, 6-3 as both teams were sluggish offensively. Over the next three minutes, LSU would go on a 10-0 run to increase their advantage to, 16-3, forcing Kentucky to call a timeout with 12:15 remaining in the first half. The Bayou Bengals held a 21-11 lead at the 7:39 official's timeout. LSU would out-score the Wildcats, 8-5 over the next three and a half minutes to take a 29-16 lead with 3:06 left in the half. The Tigers finished strong to end the first half, taking a 38-22 lead into halftime. LSU shot 12-25 from the field in the first half for 48%. They were 5-10 from behind the arc. At the free throw line, the Tigers sank 9-14 for 64%. LSU out-rebounded Kentucky in the first half, 22-16. The Wildcats committed five first half turnovers while LSU had six. Sutton led the team at the break with 14 points. Tamba scored 7. Mackinnon added 5 points. King and Miller both contributed 4 points each. Reece finished with 3 points and Nwoko has 1 point. Kentucky began the second half out-scoring the Tigers, 9-4 to cut the LSU lead to eleven, 42-31, causing Matt McMahon to call a timeout at the 17:28 mark. At the 11:27 media timeout, LSU led, 52-43. Kentucky continued to slowly chip away at the LSU lead, cutting it to seven, 61-54 at the 7:57 mark. The Wildcats kept the pressure on LSU, cutting the lead to one, 65-64 with 5:04 remaining in the contest. Over the last three minutes, Kentucky had out-scored the Tigers, 10-4. With 2:39 left on the clock, LSU clung to a 70-69 lead. LSU falls to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in SEC play. Next up the Tigers will host Missouri on Saturday, January 17 at 2:30pm. 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.
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