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LSU junior forward Johnny O'Bryant III (2) looks up at a referee Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 during the Tigers' 68-49 victory against Texas A&M in the PMAC.

LSU can’t take down No. 1 Florida on the road

By Mike Gegenheimer March 1, 2014

Another game on the road, another slow start and another loss for the LSU men’s basketball team. The Tigers fell to No. 1 Florida 79-61 on Saturday in what is now LSU’s seventh consecutive...

LSU senior center Shanece McKinney (21) attempts a shot Thursday, Jan. 30, 2013 during the Lady Tigers' 65-56 victory against Mississippi State in the PMAC.

Lady Tigers fall to Tennessee

By Tommy Romanach February 28, 2014

Coming into Thursday night, senior forward Shanece McKinney said LSU needed something to wake itself from a four-game losing streak. An awakening seemed to come in the form a second half surge Thursday...

LSU junior guard Anthony Hickey (1) shoots the ball Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 during the Tigers' 68-49 victory against Texas A&M in the PMAC.

Tigers not worried about top-ranked Florida

By Mike Gegenheimer February 27, 2014

For the LSU men’s basketball team, the season is far from over. The Tigers have played 27 games, but Saturday could be the toughest test for a team still fighting for room on the NCAA Tournament...

LSU freshman forward Jarell Martin (12) protects the ball from Texas A&M junior guard Jamal Jones (23) Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 during the Tigers' 68-49 victory against the Aggies in the PMAC.

Tigers stingy defense stifles Aggies, 68-49

By Chandler Rome February 27, 2014

After a porous defensive effort in a loss in College Station 14 days ago, communication was key for the LSU basketball team Wednesday as it switched to exclusively man-to-man defense. It wasn’t there...

LSU junior forward Johnny O'Bryant III (2) protects the ball from Texas A&M defenders Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 during the Tigers' game against the Aggies in the PMAC.

Mickey stuffs Aggies, LSU gets revenge in 68-49 win

By Mike Gegenheimer February 26, 2014

Mickey Blocks LSU freshman forward Jordan Mickey continued his run at the history books on Wednesday night, posting five blocks in the Tigers’ 68-49 win against Texas A&M. It was the most blocks...

LSU head women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell talks to her team Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 during the Tigers' 57-73 loss to South Carolina in the PMAC

Lady Tigers look for fortitude in game against Tennessee

By Tommy Romanach February 26, 2014

The game against the former mentor. The rematch of the team’s biggest win. The final home game in three players’ careers. The game that could stop a three-week tailspin. Women’s basketball...

Johnny O’Bryant II

Tigers look to avenge earlier loss to Aggies

By Mike Gegenheimer February 25, 2014

Two weeks ago, the Texas A&M basketball team upset the Tigers, 83-73, in a game LSU junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III has yet to forget. “[We] definitely want to get revenge,” O’Bryant...

LSU freshman guard Jasmine Rhodes and LSU junior forward Sheila Boykin reach for a rebound Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 during the Tigers' 57-53 loss against the Razorbacks in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Arkansas upsets Lady Tigers, 57-53

By Lawrence Barreca February 23, 2014

Seven minutes and 17 seconds. With 15:30 remaining in the second half and LSU leading 32-26 following a 9-0 run by visiting Arkansas, Lady Tigers’ coach Nikki Caldwell subbed out five starters for...

LSU's Johnny O'Bryant III (2) fouls Kentucky's James Young (1) during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 77-76. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

Collapsed: Loss could leave LSU at home in March

By Mike Gegenheimer February 23, 2014

The LSU men’s basketball team’s overtime loss to Kentucky may have been the final nail in the proverbial coffin for the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Tigers fell 77-76 on Saturday...

LSU's Johnny O'Bryant III (2) fouls Kentucky's James Young (1) during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won 77-76. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

LSU men’s basketball drops overtime thriller to Kentucky, 77-76

By Mike Gegenheimer February 22, 2014

The LSU men’s basketball team came up just shy of upsetting Kentucky for the second time in one season after Saturday’s 77-76 overtime loss on the road. LSU led for the majority of the extra...

LSU senior guard Andre Stringer (10) shoots the ball Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 during the Tigers' 92-81 victory against Mississippi State in the PMAC.

Men’s Basketball: LSU senior doing what it takes to win

By Mike Gegenheimer February 20, 2014

LSU senior guard Andre Stringer watched the tipoff of his first game in an LSU uniform from the sidelines. In 2010, the 5-foot-9 freshman out of Jackson, Miss., wouldn’t get his first taste of playing...

LSU freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) drives around a defender Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 during the Tigers' 57-73 loss to South Carolina in the PMAC.

Early deficit too much for Lady Tigers in 71-67 loss at Georgia

By Lawrence Barreca February 20, 2014

The Lady Tigers traveled to Athens, Ga., to try and stifle a two-game losing streak, but the Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 71-67 Georgia victory. After jumping out...