Looking to continue a surprisingly hot start to conference play on Saturday afternoon, LSU dropped a close one to Texas A&M.
It was the second meeting in the last two weeks for the respective programs. LSU got the best of A&M in College Station, but on Saturday, the Aggies got their revenge in Baton Rouge.
LSU held a small but steady lead throughout the first half, but A&M responded, going on a run to open the second half.
The two traded runs the rest of the way, going back and forth. Down three with the game winding down, LSU turned to [autotag]Jalen Cook[/autotag], who couldn’t land a contested three. Texas A&M grabbed the rebound and put the game away.
It was a missed opportunity for an LSU team looking to get back in the postseason race. LSU outscored the Aggies in the paint and held A&M scoreless on the fastbreak, but the difference in this one was rebounding.
Texas A&M grabbed 21 offensive rebounds, more than tripling LSU’s six. On the day, LSU was outrebounded 48 to 34. So despite LSU having the more efficient shooting performance, A&M simply created more opportunities.
It’s hard to be too disappointed about this one. A&M is a good team and LSU continues to show improvement from where it was earlier in the year. Still, this one would have been a resume builder and moved LSU to 4-1 in conference play.
Next up for LSU is a road game against Georgia on Wednesday followed by a trip to Tuscaloosa next Saturday.
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