 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/8/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - Would the five game losing streak end on Saturday night? The answer unfortunately was no it wouldn't. The Tigers had a terrible melt down over the final 2:52 of the game to lose to the 25th ranked Rebels, 72-70 in front of 6,980 Tiger fans in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU played one of their best games of the season for 37 minutes before blowing a ten point lead as Ole Miss went on a 12-0 run over the final 2:52 of the contest to steal the win. Dre Davis tipped the ball into the basket with .01 seconds left on the clock. What a devastating loss for a struggling LSU team. The Tigers ended the night shooting 45% from the floor. They made 8-24 three point attempts for 33%. LSU lost this game at the free throw line only making 12-25 for 48%. Cam Carter led the team with 16 points. Daimion Collins scored 15 points. Jordan Sears added 13. seven other Tigers finished with single digit scoring. The game started with both teams playing well, pushing the ball aggressively up and down the floor. Ole Miss held a 14-11 lead at the 11:47 media timeout. Over the next four minutes LSU played the Rebels tough, outscoring Ole Miss, 8-4 to take a 19-18 lead at the 7:52 mark. LSU played with focus and discipline so far in the first half as they were able to lead the Rebels, 32-28 with 3:43 left in the first half. The Tigers played one of their finest halves of the season as they took a 39-33 lead into the locker room at the halftime break. The Bayou Bengals shot 15-33 from the floor in the first half for 45%. They hit 4-15 from behind the three point arc for 27%. The Tigers need to be better from the free throw line in the second half as they only sank 5-12 in the first half for 42%. LSU did a great job of taking care of the ball over the first 20 minutes, only turning the ball over twice. The Tigers out-rebounded Ole Miss, 22-15. Daimion Collins led the team at the break with 13 points. Cam Carter scored 8 points. Corey Chest, Dji Bailey, Mike Williams III and Trey'Dez Green all scored 3 points each. Vyctorius Miller, Curtis Givens III and Robert Miller III had 2 points each. LSU continued their solid play early in the second half, outscoring the Rebels, 10-6 over the first four minutes of the half to take a ten point lead, 49-39. Over the next four minutes, Ole Miss was able to outscore LSU, 8-2, cutting the LSU lead to four, 51-47 at the 11:56 mark. You can feel the Rebels starting to sift the momentum back in their direction. At the 7:50 media timeout, LSU held a 57-53 advantage in what had turned into a very physical contest. The Tigers were able to extend their lead to ten, 63-53 at the 5:00 minute mark. Ole Miss would slowly chip away at the LSU lead, going on a late 10-2 run, cutting the Tigers' lead to three, 70-67 with 1:29 left. Ole Miss then sank a three pointer to tie the game at 70-70 with only 45 seconds left in the contest. The losing streak now extends to six in a row as LSU falls to 12-11 overall and 1-9 in SEC play. Next up the Tigers will limp into Fayetteville to play a revenge minded Arkansas team on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8:00 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2. 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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