The road script was a familiar one Wednesday night for LSU.
The Tigers (13-10, 3-6 Southeastern Conference) couldn’t overcome an inefficient second-half offense and a dominant opposing inside presence in a 76-61 loss at Vanderbilt.
Commodores senior center Festus Ezeli bludgeoned his way to 21 points, and upperclassmen guards Jeffery Taylor and John Jenkins combined for 39 more to lead a second-half surge.
“Taylor is a special player, and Festus played really well,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson in a postgame radio interview. “That’s a lot to handle when their best is playing like that. Tip your hat to