 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/24/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BAtON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers played host to the Bulldogs from Mississippi State on Saturday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and put on an embarrassing performance, losing 87-67 in front of 9,463 fans. Sloppy offensive play and a non-aggressive defense that State took advantage off most of the night, the Tigers dropped a game that they very much needed to win at home. Trea Hannibal led LSU with 22 points, Jordan Wright added 14 points, Will Baker scored 9 points, Tyrell Ward finished with 7 points before leaving the contest with an injury. Michael Williams III and Jalen Reed both contributed 6 points each. The Tigers committed 15 costly turnovers and were out-rebounded by the Bulldogs, 37-34. “Credit to Mississippi State, they were terrific tonight. Really a complete performance. Shot the ball exceptionally well from three and at the free-throw line as well." Matt McMahon said. "I thought in the first half, you know a back-and-forth game. We gave up some transition points that really hurt us there and then the second-chance points in the first half, and in the second half, again, we just didn’t have it. They just took off and left us there. Thought they really executed on the offensive end, and their physicality and pressure really bothered us defensively, as evidenced by our four assists to 15 turnovers. So, a quick turnaround to get ready for Georgia, and that’s how we’ll approach these next 48 hours.” State controlled the opening tip and quickly turned the ball over. LSU took advantage, scoring on a Jordan Wright layup. 2-0 Tigers, 30 seconds into the contest. Both teams opened the game shooting well. At the 15:39 mark, the contest was all even at 8-8. Over the next four minutes, LSU was able to outscore the Bulldogs, 9-7 to hold an 18-16 lead with 11:45 left in the first half. The game continued to be an evenly played contest with a tie score of 25-25 at the 7:20 mark. LSU became sloppy over the final four minutes of the first half and the Bulldogs took advantage, outscoring the Tigers, 10-4 to take a 40-33 lead into the halftime break. The Tigers shot 12-28 from the floor in the first half for 43%. Only 1-9 for 11% from behind the three point line. 8-8 for 100% from the charity stripe. LSU hurt themselves in the first 20 minutes by committing nine turnovers while forcing State into five. The Bulldogs out-rebounded LSU, 22-19 in the first half. Trea Hannibal led the Tigers at the break with 12 points. Jordan Wright scored 8 points, Tyrell Ward added 7 points, Will Baker finished with 4 and Jalen Reed contributed 2 points. Mississippi State out-played the Tigers during the first five minutes of the second half, building an 11 point lead, 51-39 with 15:24 left on the clock. The Tigers defense had no answer for the State offense while sputtering on offense, being out-scored 11-6 over the next five minutes. LSU simply couldn't buy a basket when needed as the Bulldogs would go on a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 58-42 at the 12:42 mark. Mississippi State simply wanted it more as the really started to pour it on, going on a 13-2 run to take a 78-56 lead with only 4:06 left in the contest. The Bulldogs had their way over the final four minutes, pulling away from an out of sync, struggling LSU basketball team. With the loss the Tigers fall to 14-13 overall and 6-8 in the SEC. Next up LSU will host Georgia on Tuesday, Feb. 27th in the P-MAC. Tipoff is set for 6:00pm CST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. Former LSU Head Coach Dale Brown was on our Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports podcast a couple of weeks ago and had this to say. "They need to give this new coach some time. There's no pale prayer prescription or magic wand you wave. All this probation they've been put on and loss of players and the problems from the last staff, He's the kind of guy that I would want my son or grandson to play for. He's a good coach, He's a good person. Be patient fans. He'll win and win big." 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: 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!
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