After winning their first two games in the Cayman Islands Classic against Illinois State and Akron, the Tigers find themselves in the event’s championship on Wednesday night in what will be a battle of unbeaten teams.
LSU takes on 5-0 Kansas State, who is in this position by virtue of a 96-87 overtime win in the semifinal against previously undefeated Nevada. The Wildcats have a win this season against California and a mutual opponent with LSU in Kansas City, who they beat 69-53.
KSU is led by Florida transfer forward Keyontae Johnson, a former All-SEC player, and first-year head coach Jerome Tang, a longtime assistant under Scott Drew at Baylor.
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