 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/7/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil COLUMBIA, MO - The Tigers left home licking their wounds from the disappointing loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, hoping to rebound against Missouri on the road, but instead suffered a 83-67 embarrassing loss. This one was ugly from beginning to end as Missouri out-played LSU all night on both ends of the court. LSU shot 43% from the floor for the game. They were 8-20 from behind the arc for 40%. They sank 13-19 from the free throw line for 68%. LSU turned the ball over 14 times and were out-rebounded, 37-29. Cam Carter led the team with 16 points. Curtis Givens III finished with 15. Daimion Collins scored 11 points. Corey Chest added 7. Vyctorius Miller had 4 points and Jordan Sears finished with 3. The Tigers scored the first basket of the contest, then began to sputter, committing six turnovers over the first four minutes of play. At the first official's timeout, Missouri held a 7-4 lead with 15:45 left in the first half. Over the next four minutes, the home team Tigers would outscore LSU, 8-5 to increase their lead to 15-9 at the 11:47 mark. Missouri forced a LSU timeout two minutes later after the Bayou Bengals were victims of a 8-0 run, putting the home team up, 23-9 with 10:25 left on the clock. LSU responded with a short 6-2 run to pull to within ten, 25-15. The Tigers continued to play sloppy and turn the ball over, allowing Missouri to go on a 9-2 run over the next two minutes, giving Mizzou a 34-17 advantage at the 4:16 mark. LSU played completely out of sync in the first half, as they struggled against a very physical Mizzou team. Missouri lead the Bayou Bengals, 42-27 at the half. The Tigers shot a poor 9-24 from the floor for 38% in the first half. They hit 4-8 three point attempts, They sank 5-7 free throws for 71%. LSU committed ten costly turnovers in the first 20 minutes, while Missouri only had five. Missouri out-rebounded the Tigers, 21-14. Jordan Sears and Vyctorius Miller both went to the break with three personal fouls each. Curtis Given III, Dji Bailey and Daimion Collins all had 5 points each to lead the team. Cam Carter and Corey Chest both scored 4 points each. Jordan Sears added 3 points and Vyctorius Miller had 1 point. Missouri continued to play suffocating, physical defense against LSU and was able to outscore the Bayou Bengals, 13-9 over the first four minutes of the second half to lead, 55-36. Poor shooting and turnovers continued to plague LSU, as they trailed, 57-40 at the 13:21 mark. LSU never quit, as they kept clawing and scratching to get back into the game. With 7:42 left, Missouri led, 66-52. The Tigers had a couple of opportunities to cut the lead to single digits, but could never make the big shot, allowing Mizzou to respond by adding points to the lead. With 4:24 left in the contest, LSU trailed, 58-75. The back to back losses drops LSU to 11-4 overall and 0-2 in the SEC. Next up, the Tigers will travel to Oxford to play a very good Ole Miss team on Saturday, January 11. Tipoff is at 5:00 pm and will be televised on SEC Network. Make sure you go to DaBootSports.com for all of your LSU and Saints coverage all season long. Also, please Subscribe to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel for our live 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports' Podcast. Starting every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm on January 8, we will begin out Talking Tigers Basketball Podcast. Join David Penn and former LSU great, Clarence Ceasar as they talk LSU men's and women's basketball. Thank you for all the 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. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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