LSU wasn’t able to go 2-0 against Arkansas on the season as the Tigers fell 70-58.

Despite leading at the half, the Tigers could not get anything going in the second half to keep their momentum throughout the game.

Here are the takeaways from their matchup with the Razorbacks:

Robert Miller had his best performance

For some players, they never know when it’s going to be their night to shine, and that was the case with Robert Miller.

The true freshman from Houston, Texas had undoubtedly his game of the season scoring 16 points and four rebounds on 61% shooting from the field.

Daimion Collins, the starter for the Tigers against Arkansas got into early foul trouble and had to sit the majority of the second half.

Given the opportunity, Miller made the most of it but what was extremely impressive was who he was going against in the Razorbacks Zvonimir Ivisic.

Ivisic stands at 7-foot-2 and causes a problem on defense with wingspan and length. However, that didn’t seem to bother Miller as much as he was still able to score and get good looks at the rim using his footwork and touch

Not a night for the guards

LSU is at its best when the guards are playing well and leading the way. However, shots simply couldn’t fall for the guards.

Entering this game Cam Carter was ranked No. 9 in the SEC for points per game scoring 17 points per game while shooting 44% from the field and 40% from downtown.

Knowing that, the Razorbacks keyed in on Carter and made it their goal to slow him down which they did.

Carter ended the night with 13 points while shooting 4-for-15 (26%) from the field. Although Carter was second on the team for scoring, it was not an efficient night that we are used to seeing.

It wasn’t just Carter, however, Jordan Sears and Dji Bailey combined for 4 points shooting 2-for-8 (25%) from the field.

Those numbers will not cut it on any night especially when you are getting help from players like Miller who had a big game as well.

No direction on the offense and scoring droughts

Too many times this year LSU has looked lost on offense and tonight was no different.

In the first half, the Tigers lead going into the half and you can see the improvement in the offense. There was ball movement, screens, extra passes and no bad shot selections.

But the Tigers tend to go on multiple scoring droughts throughout the game and it was on display once again tonight.

The offense gets stagnant and the players look lost on where to go with the basketball. Sometimes shots don’t fall and the only thing you can do is keep shooting with confidence, but at a certain point, it starts to become concerning if it becomes a part of the team’s identity.

Scoring only 58 points while shooting 25-for-64 (39%) from the field and 5-for-20 (25%), you have to find easier ways to score the ball.

LSU scored only 23 points in the second half with only four players scoring compared to the first half where eight players got on the stat sheet.

A stagnant offense that forces a team into late shot clock threes or a team trying to make something out of nothing by going one-on-one, is not a good recipe for victory.