Live Updates: No. 6 Tennessee basketball vs. LSU
Tennessee basketball is back home after the 103-92 win at Kentucky on Saturday to host LSU on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Eastern Time and the game will be televised by SEC Network.
The Vols (16-5, 6-2 SEC) split games last week, losing 63-59 at home to South Carolina on Tuesday before responding with the road win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena.
LSU (12-9, 4-4) snapped a three-game losing streak, and a run of four losses over five games, with a 95-74 home win over Arkansas Saturday in Baton Rouge.
No. 6 Tennessee vs. LSU: How To Watch
Start Time: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)
TV: SEC Network
Streaming: WatchESPN.com
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
KenPom Prediction: Tennessee 82, LSU 67 (Vols 91% chance to win)
A Closer Look: LSU Tigers
Jordan Wright, who transferred to LSU from Vanderbilt, leads the Tigers in points (15.5 points), rebounds (5.2), assists (2.8) and steals (2.0). Guard Jalen Cook also averages 15.5 points per game to go with 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals. Will Baker, LSU’s 7-foot, 245-pound forward who transferred from Nevada, averages 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 36.1% from the 3-point line.
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LSU started the season with a 6-5 record over its first 11 games, dropping games against Nicholls State, Dayton, Syracuse, Kansas State and Texas. The Tigers started 2-0 in SEC play, winning at Texas A&M and beating Vanderbilt at home, before four losses over the next five conference games, losing at Auburn, at home against A&M, at Georgia and at Alabama.
Matt McMahon, the Oak Ridge, Tenn., native in his second season at LSU, has the Tigers ranked No. 80 overall in the KenPom.com ratings. They’re 61st in adjusted defensive efficiency (100.2) and 97th in adjusted offensive efficiency (110.5).
“Coach McMahon does a really good job,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said on Tuesday afternoon. “He’s been successful everywhere he’s been, able to build his roster. He walked into a very difficult situation a year (ago) but was able to use the portal to get what he felt like he needed to continue to build the program the way that he wanted to build it.
“(LSU is a) very explosive team. They’re very difficult to guard. A lot like Kentucky, can make extremely difficult shots even if you guard them. Really good schemes. And he gets the matchups that he wants and he’s done a really good job putting together a group of guys that can, first of all, they’ve played in big games. They’ve been in big games so like every night in this league. If you’re not ready to play, it can be a long night for you.”
