LSU Falls On The Road Against Texas A&M, 69-56

Photo By: Jerome Hicks

Da Boot Sports
1/8/2023
LSU Sports Communications
By: LSUStaff


   BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – LSU was unable to stop the Texas A&M offense that continually scored in the lane and finished on the short end of a 69-56 decision at the hands of the Aggies Saturday night at Reed Arena.

The Tigers are now 12-3 on the season and 1-2 in the SEC heading into Tuesday’s 6 p.m. home game against Florida. The Aggies are now 2-0 in the league and 10-5 overall.

Texas A&M had a 42-10 advantage in points in the paint and shot 48.1 percent (26-of-54) for the game. LSU had success outside the arc, especially in the second half, hitting 9-of-22 three-point field goals (40.9%) but only made 8-of-27 shots from two-point range. Overall, LSU was at 34.7 for the game (17-of-49).

Adam Miller led LSU with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting and 5-of-8 from distance. It was the second straight game he posted five treys. KJ Williams and Cam Hayes each had 10 points. Williams late in the first half picked up his fifth rebound of the game which was his 1,000th rebound of his collegiate career at both Murray State and LSU. He finished with eight on the night.

A&M was led in scoring by Julius Marble and Dexter Dennis who each finished with 17 points, while Tyrece Radford had 14 and Wade Taylor IV had 13.

The win by A&M snapped a 10-game winning streak in the series.

The Tigers were able to do some things early in the game, getting a couple of leads on three-point shots by Miller and Hayes. But LSU was never able to get anything going in the lane as they had the previous two games as LSU posted just two points in the paint in the opening 20 minutes.

The Aggies were able to get a couple of six-point runs in the half which would get the lead to eight points for Texas A&M, 22-14, with 6:13 to go in the opening stanza. The lead would reach 11 points at 28-17 with 3:45 to go before halftime and that margin held until halftime when LSU went to the dressing room down, 34-23.
The Tigers shot just 8-of-28 in the half, making 4-of-14 shots from both inside and outside the arc.

In the second half, the Aggies expanded the lead to 15 and the Tigers could never get closer than nine despite hitting 5-of-8 from distance in the final 20 minutes.

​A&M finished with an 18-5 advantage in second chance points, with 12 offensive boards in a 38-27 rebound differential.
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Photos Below By: Mr. Jerome Hicks

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