 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 2/27/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil ATHENS, GA - LSU looked to rebound from their loss to Mississippi State and that's just what they did, holding on for dear life to defeat Georgia, 67-66 on Tuesday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers finished the night shooting 22-47 from the floor for 47%. Great night from three point land, hitting 9-18 for 50%. They sank 14-18 free throws for 78%. LSU survived 16 turnovers while forcing the Bulldogs into 12. Georgia managed to out-rebound the Tigers, 34-31. Jordan Wright led the Tigers with 17 points. Will Baker added 12 points, Tyrell Ward and Jalen Reed both scored 8 points each. Trae Hannibal and Mike Williams III each scored 6 points. Hunter Dean added 4, while Wilkinson and Fountain had 3 points each. "Just so proud of our players. The game wasn't a thing of beauty, but at the end of the day the goal is to win by any means necessary." said Matt McMahon. "First half, I loved our offensive execution. Sharing of the basketball, elite shooting, minus the turnovers. And the turnovers really prevented us from building a larger lead there in the first half. Credit to Georgia, you know a really nice play there at the buzzer to generate a little momentum on the tip-in, and then came out and I thought really were the aggressor in the second half. But with all that said, we were not very good offensively in the second half. But when they took the lead, they clearly had all the momentum, and I think it says a lot about our players. The toughness, the grit, to find a way to make enough plays there in the last minute to get the win." After their terrible performance on Saturday against Mississippi State, the Tigers came out on fire during the first eight minutes of the first half, holding a 23-17 lead at the first official's timeout at the 11:58 mark. Georgia switched their defense from man to a zone, which slowed LSU down offensively, but the Tigers continued to play great, aggressive defense, holding Georgia scoreless over the last 5:15. With 6:38 left in the first half, LSU led 28-19. LSU outscored the Bulldogs, 12-8 over the final 6:38 of the first half to take a 40-27 lead into the locker room at the halftime break. LSU shot a nice 14-24 from the floor for 58% in the first half. They were hot from behind the three point arc hitting 7-10 for 70%. Perfect from the free throw line, sinking 5-5 for 100%. The only tough stat of the first 20 minutes for the Tigers was 11 turnovers, even though Georgia only converted them into 6 points. LSU did out-rebound Georgia, 18-13. Will Baker led the Tigers at the break with 10 points. Jordan Wright scored 9 points, Mike Williams III and Trae Hannibal both added 6 points each. Mwani Wilkinson, Tyrell Ward and Derek Fountain all contributed 3 points each. The Bulldogs began the second half on a 9-4 run to cut the LSU lead to 44-36 at the 15:45 mark. The Bulldogs stepped up their game offensively, keeping the game close, outscoring LSU, 15-13 over the next nine minutes, cutting the Tigers' advantage to 57-51. Georgia would then go on a 9-2 run to take their first lead since very early in the contest, 60-59. With 2:05 left on the clock, Trae Hannibal banked in a layup to help the Tigers regain the lead, 65-64. The Bulldogs grabbed the lead back, 66-65 with only 29 seconds left. Will Baker would be fouled with 15 seconds remaining, sending him to the free throw line. Baker sank both free throws to put LSU up, 67-66. Georgia missed a layup attempt for the win and the Tigers escaped with the victory. With the win, LSU improves to 15-13 overall, 7-8 in the SEC. Next, LSU will play Vanderbilt in Nashville on Saturday, March 2nd. Tipoff is set for 2:30pm CST. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. 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!
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