 Photo By: LSUsports.net Da Boot Sports 1/10/2026 By: Terrill J. Weil NASHVILLE, TN - The Tigers went into Nashville looking to snap their two game skid against #11 Vanderbilt, but the Commodores wouldn't allow it, defeating the Bayou Bengals, 84-73. LSU, still without start point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. shot 46% from the field on the day. They sank 7-20 from behind the three point arc for 35%. At the free throw line, LSU hit 12-17 for 71%. Vanderbilt out-rebounded the Tigers, 36-35. LSU committed 14 costly turnovers while Vandy only had seven. Mackinnon led the team with 27 points. Sutton finished with 13. Miller added 9 points. Nwoko, Reece and Tamba all had 6 points each. Moselly and King scored 3 points each. Vanderbilt took the lead early and controlled the contest though out the first half of play, thanks to strong three point shooting. At the 8:09 mark, a dunk by Jalen Washington put Vandy up by twenty, 37-17. The Tigers refused to fold, fighting back to trim the Commodores lead to 14 at the half, 52-38. At the break Max Mackinnon led the team with 14 points. LSU continued to fight in the second half, going on a couple of nice runs to eventually cut the Vanderbilt advantage to single digits, 58-50 at the 14:11 mark. The Tigers cut the lead to seven, 64-57 at the 9:39 mark, before Vanderbilt would go on a 6-2 run to increased their lead to eleven, 70-59 with 8:05 remaining. With only 3:52 remaining in the contest, LSU trailed, 77-67. LSU cut it to 80-71 with 46 seconds left on the clock. The Tigers just didn't have enough to overcome a very good Vanderbilt team. With the loss the Tigers fall to 12-4 overall and 0-3 in SEC play. Next up LSU will return home to host Kentucky on Wednesday, January 14 at 6:00 pm. The game will be televised on the SEC Network. **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! 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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