LSU Men’s Basketball is in the doghouse yet again after falling short to the Georgia Bulldogs 83-71 during a Louisiana Saturday night in the PMAC.
The Tigers entered Saturday’s matchup with high hopes after a hard-fought victory this past week on the road over the South Carolina Gamecocks.
LSU started off with strong momentum to open the game, hitting five of their first seven 3-point attempts, which led to a 31-16 LSU lead in the first 10 minutes of the game.
5th-year-senior Marquel Sutton commented on the team’s opening run, stating “I feel like we came out with energy, had the hot start, we had a lot of momentum for the first 10 minutes and we just kind of let our guard down and kind of let up the last 30 minutes and the rest of the game, and we can’t do that.”
Sutton finished with 14 points, shooting 4-8 field goals, and 5 rebounds.
Troubles in the defensive glass and consistent defensive pressure by Georgia ultimately were a huge roadblock for the LSU. Senior Max Mackinnon claimed “I think sometimes we got put in rotations and missed box outs, I know I missed some box outs, but they’re good athletes and sometimes if you can’t win a jumping contest, you’ve got to be able to hit first”
Mackinnon finished the matchup with his 14th consecutive double scoring game, 26 points, and 10-10 in free throws.
Leading the Tigers by five at halftime, Georgia was able to stay ahead and in control for the rest of the way and used an 8-0 run to take their largest lead of 17 with four minutes remaining.
LSU will be looking to pick up their 3rd win in SEC gameplay as will be back in action hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks, Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus.
