LSU Basketball Advances in SEC Tournament

The LSU Men's Basketball team advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament with a Second Round win over Alabama Thursday night 68-56.  They'll next play Kentucky today at 6pm.  You'll hear the game on 1130 the Tiger.

ATLANTA, Ga. – The LSU men’s basketball team buried a season’s best 11 three-pointers, and the Tigers won their third consecutive opening game at the SEC Tournament with a 68-56 victory over Alabama Thursday at the Georgia Dome.

The Tigers (19-12), the No. 7 seed, advances to face No. 2 seed Kentucky in Friday’s quarterfinal round.

As a team, LSU knocked down 27-of-54 from the floor. The 50.0 percent shooting clip was the best shooting effort for the Tigers since the Mississippi State game on Feb. 19. LSU canned 11 triples on 22 attempts, secured a 38-31 rebounding advantage and dished out 19 assists on 27 field goals.

Shavon Coleman tallied a solid all-around effort with a team-leading 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists. He drained a career-best five treys, his previous career-high was four triples set during last year’s SEC Tournament win over Georgia.

Johnny O'Bryant III chipped in 11 points, six rebounds and four rebounds, while Jarell Martin picked up 10 points to give LSU four players in double figures.

Jordan Mickey registered nine points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. The three stuffs brought his season total to 99 which are tied for fourth place on LSU’s all-time list for a single season.

Anthony Hickey handed out a career-high tying eight assist to go along with five points whereas Andre Stringer added six points off the bench.

Source: LSU Associate SID