 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/3/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil COLLEGE STATION, TX - The Tigers fell 75-72 on the road in their SEC opener. The Tigers played well enough to win, but simply couldn't hit the big shot when needed late. LSU played without star point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. due to a lower leg injury. It was an exciting basketball game with six ties and five lead changes. LSU shot 46% from the floor on the day. They hit 6-19 from behind the arc for 32%. At the free throw line, the Tigers sank 16-20 for 80%. The Aggies out-rebounded LSU, 38-30. The Tigers committed 16 total turnovers while A&M had 15. Nwoko led the team with 21 points. Mackinnon finished with 20. King added 10 points. Miller scored 8. Tamba had 6 points. Reece scored 4 and Sutton added 3 points. Both teams started slow with shaky shooting from the field, but it was the Aggies who settled down first to take a 14-8 advantage at the 14:26 official's timeout. Over the next four minutes LSU continued to take poor shots allowing Texas A&M to maintain a 22-15 lead at the 10:18 mark. The smaller and quicker Aggies were out-playing the Tigers, but the Bayou Bengals were able to battle hard to keep the contest close. With 4:06 remaining in the first half, Texas A&M held a 29-25 lead. LSU was able to retake the lead for the first time since six seconds into the game when they led, 2-0, thanks to a 7-2 run. With 1:28 remaining in the half, LSU led, 32-31. Texas A&M's Ruben Dominguez sank a three pointer at the buzzer to help the Aggies take a 37-34 lead at halftime. LSU shot 11-27 from the field for 41% in the first half. They hit 4-9 from behind the three point arc for 44%. They sank 8-10 from the charity stripe for 80%. A smaller Texas A&M team won the rebound battle in the first half, 22-14. LSU committed six turnover in the first 20 minutes while the Aggies had seven. Mackinnon led the Tigers at the break with 13 points. Nwoko scored 11. King added 5 points. Sutton contributed 3 points and Miller finished with 2 points. The Aggies would go on a 10-6 run to open the second half, forcing Matt McMahon to call a timeout. At the 15:20 mark, A&M led, 47-40. At the 11:34 mark, the Aggies held a 52-44 advantage. Over the next four minutes, the Tigers would go on a 16-10 run, cutting the Texas A&M to two, 62-60 with 6:55 remaining. LSU led, 64-63 at the 3:17 mark in a very competitive and well played SEC basketball game. The Tigers played hard, but simply came up short on the road, missing a three point attempt at the buzzer to force overtime. With the loss, LSU drops to 12-2 overall and 0-1 in SEC play. Next up, the Tigers return home to host South Carolina on Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPNU. **Please be sure to go to our Da Boot Sports YouTube Channel every Monday night at 8pm CST for our live podcast, 'Talking Tigers with Da Boot Sports!' Host David Penn, co-hosts Mark Hawkins & former LSU Basketball great Clarence Ceasar will talk LSU Men's & Women's Basketball. Make sure you tune in for a great show on January 5 at 8pm..... Thank You for your 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.
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