LSU had another opportunity to get a resume-boosting win on Saturday, this time at home in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center against Kansas State. However, coach Matt McMahon’s team came up short once again, falling 75-60 to drop to just 5-4 on the young season.
Both teams were red hot offensively in a back-and-forth first half. Each shot above 50%, but Kansas State was ultimately able to stretch its lead to eight at the half.
Despite shooting below 30% in the second half, LSU did mount a rally. The Wildcats led by as much as 17 at one point, but the Tigers went on an 11-0 run to erase that deficit and cut the lead to just three.
They never got closer than that, however, and they never led in the final 30 minutes of the game.
In an overall bad offensive game for LSU, [autotag]Will Baker[/autotag] was held in check and limited to just eight points. [autotag]Jordan Wright[/autotag] led the team with 19, but Jalen Reed was the only other Tiger to score in double figures with 12.
LSU was outrebounded by 13 and allowed four KSU players to score double-digit points with Cam Carter leading the way at 21.
It wasn’t the result LSU was looking for, and it will go down as a Quadrant 3 loss for the time being — the Tigers’ first of the season. LSU will host Alabama State on Wednesday night before it has another big opportunity against Texas on Saturday.
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