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How to watch, listen and stream No. 16 LSU vs Lipscomb

One last look before LSU takes on Lipscomb on Wednesday night.

One final tune-up game for the No. 16 LSU Tigers as they host Lipscomb on Wednesday. The Bayou Bengals are looking for their 12th win of the season after securing No. 11 against Louisiana Tech.

Will Wade’s team is playing stifling defense and that will be needed when they get into conference play. One week from Wednesday the Tigers will head to Auburn as they open conference play.

Depending on how the rankings look next week, LSU vs Auburn could be a top 15 matchup in college basketball. First, the Tigers need to take care of Lipscomb who come in at 6-7 overall.

One last quick preview, prediction, and how to watch:

LSU overcomes slow start to beat Louisana Tech

LSU overcame a slow start to win their 11th straight game.

The LSU Tigers beat Louisiana Tech 66-57, but they had to overcome a slow start to get the job done. LSU did not score in the first four minutes of the game. They trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half.

The Tigers cut the lead to eight by halftime; LSU used tough defense and clutch shooting to pull off the victory. In the second half, the Tigers helped the Bulldogs to 22 points, on 26% shooting from the field, while also forcing ten turnovers.

Darius Days led LSU starters with 13 points, and he was a monster on the boards, grabbing 18 rebounds. Seven of his rebounds were offensive, leading to second-chance points. Days was really active in Saturday’s game. Xavier Pinson pitched in with 10 points and three rebounds.

The Tigers would have lost this game if it was not for the off the bench effort of Tari Eason; he scored 21 points on 8-15 shooting from the field while grabbing eight rebounds. Eason was a big-time performer for the Tigers.

What also helped LSU was Kenneth Lofton Jr. getting in foul trouble. He scored 13 points 6-of-9 shooting and also grabbed seven rebounds; if it wasn’t for the foul trouble, Lofton might have put up a 20-point double-double.

LSU shot just 39% from the field and 27% from beyond the arc. The three-point shooting is no surprise; the Tigers have struggled shooting from three-point land all season. However, LSU needs to improve outside shooting to come out on top in conference play.

LSU will play the Lipscomb Bison Wednesday before playing Auburn on Dec. 29th.

How to watch, listen, stream LSU vs Louisiana Tech

How to tune in for LSU-LA Tech on Saturday

The No. 19 LSU Tigers take Lousiana Tech on Saturday night. It will be the toughest test for the unbeaten Tigers this season. Lousiana Tech is 8-2 early in the season.

LSU has been winning with tough defense; right now, they have one of the top defenses in the country. In years past, LSU was known for offense and mediocre defense. They only allow teams to shoot 25.7% from beyond the arc. Tari Eason and Darius Days lead the Tigers in scoring. Eason is averaging 15.8 and Days 14.6 points per game.

The Bulldogs come into the game lacing, size, which hurts them on the boards and rebounding. But Louisana Tech does an excellent job of not turning over the ball. The Bulldogs will need to make this a fast-paced game to have a chance.

Lousiana Tech is led by Kenneth Lofton Jr., the son of former baseball player Kenny Lofton. The younger Lofton averages 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He will need to have a huge game to pull off the upset.

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2022 NBA Draft Big Board 1.0: Debut rankings of the top 101 prospects

Let’s be honest. Ranking the best NBA draft prospects is a fool’s errand. But evaluating this class is an especially challenging assignment.

Let’s be honest. Ranking the best NBA draft prospects is a fool’s errand. But evaluating this class is an especially challenging assignment.

One of the top pre-season prospects (Patrick Baldwin Jr.) is playing for a mid-major program that has just two wins so far this season. Other top prospects (AJ Griffin and Peyton Watson) are not getting much playing time for their high-major programs. Meanwhile, guard Jean Montero is playing in the inaugural Overtime Elite league. How do we compare his productivity to other prospects? I’m frankly not sure.

But nevertheless, my big board exists. Rather than going small, I decided to blow it up and do the opposite. Why did I go ahead and rank 101 prospects if this class has been so challenging to evaluate? There are two distinct reasons.

One is that I’m absolutely crazy and get a very fulfilling satisfaction with the completion of a mock draft and big board because it feels complete. It looks awesome seeing as many names as I can fit on one article, even if the science behind the rankings is a bit inconclusive.

The other reason is that as I make more big boards throughout the year, it’s interesting to track the progress (and regression) of certain prospects. I am inevitably wrong about most of these placements! But this article serves as a barometer for where I feel certain players are at in their development right now.

Note that several notable prospects (e.g. freshmen Max Christie, Matthew Cleveland, Nolan Hickman, Hunter Sallis, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Jeremy Sochan, Kobe Bufkin) were excluded because I expect them to go back to school to improve their draft stock.

More likely than not, some of those players will declare for the 2022 NBA draft. When that happens, I obviously will not have them outside of my top 101.

Until then, as we prepare to turn the calendar into a new year, here are the debut rankings for 101 of my favorite prospects.

All stats are accurate as of Dec. 14 and are from Sports-Reference unless noted otherwise.

LSU puts a hurting on Northwestern State

LSU cruises to 10-0 for the first time since the 1999-2000 season

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The LSU Tigers men’s basketball team dominated Northwestern State 89-49 on Tuesday night, improving their record to 10-0 on the season.

Northwestern State led 6-4 before LSU went on a 22-5 run to take a 26-11 lead in the middle of the first half. Xavier Pinson scored ten points in the Tigers’ big run; he also added 15 points and four assists for the game. LSU had three started in double-digits Efton Reid had 15 points and ten rebounds, and Darius Days scored 13 points, to along with Pinson’s 15. Pinson also surpassed the 1,000 point mark for his career.

Tari Eason led the Tigers in scoring with18 points, 13 of which came in the second half. The Tigers held the Demons to 27.9% shooting from the field and outrebounded them 53-39. LSU was also active in the passing lane, which got them 17 steals. So far this season, LSU has held eight opponents to under 60 points. Defense wins championships.

Kendell Coleman led the Demons in scoring 16 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds; Cedric Garett added 15 points for Northwestern State. The Demons are now 2-9 on the season.

LSU will need to find a more consistent offense when they play conference games because the SEC conference is tough. On Saturday, LSU plays Louisiana Tech in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Three takeaways from LSU’s win over Georgia Tech

Three takeaways from the comeback win over Georgia Tech.

LSU moved to 9-0 on the season Saturday as they defeated Georgia Tech by a score of 69-53.

It wasn’t the prettiest win, but it was a win nonetheless. Let’s take a look at some observations from the win.

LSU’s lack of shooting becoming a concern

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LSU was just 3-19 from deep in this game. They now rank 254th in 3-point shooting efficiency on the year. It’s the most glaring weakness on this team.

Illinois transfer Adam Miller was supposed to play the role of the sharpshooter, but LSU has not been able to find someone else to step up after Miller tore his ACL before the season.

Nobody on LSU has shot more 3’s than Darius Days this year. Against Georgia Tech, Days was just 1-7 from long range.

LSU’s defense and athleticism have allowed them to cover up any wounds a lack of shooting would create, but there will eventually be a game where things don’t come so easy and they will have to make some 3’s to win.

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LSU Basketball debuts at No. 2 in first NET rankings

Solid start for the Tigers.

The NCAA’s first NET rankings came out this week and Will Wade’s LSU squad is sitting pretty.

The Tigers debuted at second, only behind top-ranked Purdue and first in the SEC.

The NCAA defines the NET rankings as the “primary sorting tool for evaluating college basketball teams” when selecting the field of 68 for the NCAA tournament in March.

LSU remains just one of nine unbeaten teams left in division one. LSU, along with Arkansas, represent the only two unbeaten left in the SEC.

To this point, LSU’s most impressive wins are over Belmont and Wake Forest, two teams ranked in the top 60 by KenPom.

People didn’t know what to expect from LSU coming into the season, given all of the scorers they were losing. The early returns have been promising with senior Darius Day and transfer Tari Eason leading the way.

LSU is in the midst of a 10-day break right now but will be back in action in Atlanta against Georgia Tech this weekend. The Tigers are in a really good spot at this point. The team will officially open SEC play on Dec. 29 when they visit Auburn.

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LSU Tigers race past Texas State with second half surge

LSU’s strong second-half leads them to win No. 2 on the season

The game didn’t start the way that the LSU Tigers expected in their second game of the season. After an early three-pointer from Darius Days, he didn’t play at the same mark as he did on Tuesday. The Bobcats of Texas State dominated most of the first half, while not going into halftime with a huge lead, they played from ahead in 12:50 of the first 20 minutes.

Alex Fudge was the hero in the first half. He showed off his athleticism on multiple occasions. He had 12 points in the first half. The Tigers looked different at the beginning of the second half as they went on an 8-2 run in the first three minutes to retake the lead but the Bobcats answered immediately.

Tigers were able to withstand the Texas State Bobcats as they went on a 14-2 run to build their lead to 63-49 with under 10 minutes remaining in the second half. After putting up just 32 points in the first half, the Tigers came out with a 52-point half against the Bobcats. They were able to outscore their opposition 52-22 after falling behind by five at the half.

After posting a 30-point performance in the first game, Darius Days followed that up with 17 against the Texas State. Tari Eason added 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Fudge finished with 14 points on the night. Next up the LSU Tigers will host the Liberty Flames.

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