Da Boot Sports 3/19/2024 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU qualified for the NIT, earning a home date with North Texas on Tuesday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center/Dale Brown Court. The Tigers simply didn't have it in them, falling to the Mean Green, 84-77. “Congratulations to North Texas. I thought they played extremely well in that stretch in the first half where they went on that dominant run on the offensive glass and the 50/50 balls." Matt McMahon said. "This was a great separator, and they were able to build their lead. They have a top-40 defense. They were able to be very disruptive there. They made our two-point scoring very difficult. I thought we were efficient from the three-point line and we had 15 assists which is a good number for us. Sixteen-to-36 from two-point range and I think their defense had a lot to do with that. Credit to North Texas. They are a great three-point shooting team, top 15 in the country. They showed that tonight. I was proud of our players' fight to get back into this game. We had a couple of opportunities to get it within a one-possession game within the last minute and a half. We were not able to do so. We are obviously disappointed and wanted to advance and keep playing. I have great appreciation for the players. Their effort and resiliency this season and the improvements that have been made during the season. Plus they were able to get us into the postseason.” LSU finished the contest shooting 45% from the floor. They shot well from behind the three point arc, hitting 11-23 for 48%. The Tigers were perfect at the charity stripe, sinking 12-12. They committed 12 total turnovers compared to 10 for the Mean Green. LSU was out-rebounded in the contest, 35-32. Jordan Wright led the Tigers with 25 total points. Trae Hannibal finished with 15. Hunter Dean added 11 points. Tyrell Ward scored 8, Jalen Reed had 7 points, Mwani Wilkinson contributed 6 points, while Will Baker managed 5 points on the night. The Tigers opened the contest playing solid defense which enabled them to take a 5-0 lead at the 17:18 mark. The Mean Green battled back and at the 14:51 media timeout, LSU lead 9-7. LSU's poor shooting was ruining a nice defensive effort, as North Texas was able to outscore the Tigers 9-5 over the next eight minutes of the contest to tie the score at 20-20 with 7:18 left in the first half. The Mean Green would then go on a 10-2 run to lead 30-22 at the 5:37 mark, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout to settle things down. The LSU woeful offensive play continued, giving North Texas fast break opportunities off of rebounds and turnovers, helping them increase their advantage to 38-27 with 2:20 left in the first half. The half came to an end with the Mean Green holding a seven point lead, 38-31. The Tigers had a dismal first half shooting from the floor, hitting only 11-31 for 35%. They faired better from behind the arc, sinking 4-8 for 50%. They hit 5-5 from the free throw line for 100%. LSU turned the ball over five times while forcing North Texas into four. The Mean Green led the rebound battle at the half, 21-19. Trae Hannibal led the Tigers in scoring at the half with 9 points. Jordon Wright scored 7 points. Hunter Dean added 4 points, while Mwani Wilkinson and Tyrell Ward both managed 3 points each. Will Baker finished with 2 points at the break. LSU stepped up their offense in the second half, but so did North Texas. The Mean Green outscored the Tigers, 20-14 over the first seven minutes of the period to hold a 58-45 advantage at the official's timeout with 13:13 left to play. The Tigers would go ice cold again after the official's timeout, including missing ridiculously easy layups. North Texas stayed hot from the outside, hitting their 5th three pointer of the second half to help extend their lead to 62-48 at the 10:01 mark. LSU continued to play like they didn't have a heart beat, trailing 74-60 with 3:38 left on the clock. By the 2:10 mark the Tigers had managed to cut the Mean Green lead to seven, 78-71, but it was too little too late, as their come back fell short, 84-77. North Texas did just enough to hold on to their lead for the victory. With the disappointing loss, LSU finishes the 2023-24 season with a 17-16 record. It will be an interesting offseason for Matt McMahon and the program. I'm Looking forward to the 2024-25 season, as LSU should take the next positive steps forward, returning to a legit, competitive program. Fantastic 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." 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