The Tigers had a tremendous opportunity to wipe the slate clean after the loss to Nicholls on Thursday against the preseason Atlantic 10 favorite in Dayton.
LSU had the flyers on the ropes but squandered a 15-point second-half lead, falling 70-67. Now, it will face North Texas in its consolation game on Friday morning after the Mean Green lost their opener in the Charleston Classic by one point to Rick Pitino’s St. John’s squad.
North Texas, the defending NIT champion, is 2-1 on the year having notched wins over Northern Iowa and Omaha. It’s led by first-year coach and former assistant Ross Hodge after Grant McCasland left to become the head coach at Texas Tech.
Here’s everything you need to know as LSU tries desperately to end its two-game losing skid on Friday against the Mean Green.