 Photo By: Michael Bacigalupi Da Boot Sports 2/22/2025 By: Terrill J. Weil BATON ROUGE, LA - The Tigers played host to #2 Florida in the Maravich Center on Saturday afternoon and played hard, but fell, 79-65. This Florida team is for real and is without a doubt one of the best teams in the country. Great effort by the Bayou Bengals, just not enough offense to pull it out. LSU finished the game shooting 38% from the floor. They were 9-31 from behind the three point arc for 29%. At the free throw line they sank, 8-12 for 67%. LSU only turned the ball over only seven times and were out-rebounded, 48-33. Robert Miller III led the team with 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Curtis Givens III scored 11 points. Mike Willians III finished with 10. Daimion Collins added 8 points. Cam Carter scored 7. Victorius Miller and Dji Bailey both had 3 points each. Jordan Sears and Corey Chest both finished with 2 points each. The game started with a fast pace as both teams pushing the ball quickly, however it was the Gators who started with the early upper hand, leading 9-4 at the 15:53 official’s timeout. LSU had several opportunities to catch Florida, but just couldn’t get their shots to fall, shooting only 20% from the floor over the first seven minutes of the contest. Over the next four minutes, Florida outscored the Tigers, 9-3 to increase their advantage to, 18-7 at the 11:52 mark. With 7;34 left in the first half, the Gators held a twelve point lead, 27-15. LSU would go on a 11-2 run, cutting the Gators’ lead to three, 29-26 with 3:53 left in the half. The Tigers were their own worse enemy, missing several easy shots right under the basket and missing four free throws. The Tigers went on another 11-2 run over the final 3:53 of the half to lead, 37-31 at halftime. LSU played great basketball over the final seven minutes of the half, especially on defense, shutting the hot shooting Gators down. LSU shot 39% from the floor in the first half. They hit 6-16 from behind the arc for 38%. They hit 7-11 free throws for 64%. LSU turned the ball over only once in the first half. Florida out-rebounded the Tigers, 24-19 over the first 20 minutes. Robert Miller III led the team at the break with 12 points. Mike Williams III scored 7 points. Daimion Collins added 4. Curtis Givens III, Dji Bailey and Vyctorius Miller all scored 3 points each. Jordan Sears finished with 2 points. Florida outscored LSU, 11-9 over the first six minutes of the second half, cutting the Tigers’ lead to, 46-42 with 14:25 left on the clock. The Gators battled back with a 7-4 run to pull to within one, 50-49 at the 12:00 mark. For some reason, the official’s took away a basket from LSU as we returned to play after an official’s review. 49-48 Florida at the 12:00 mark. Florida began to take control of the contest, going on a 11-4 run to take a 60-52 lead with 8:49 left. LSU began to miss shots badly and got sloppy as the Gators extended their lead to ten, 69-59 with 4:16 left and continued to pull away. LSU falls to 14-13 overall and 3-11 in SEC play. Next, the Tigers will host Tennessee on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 8:00 pm.. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. 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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