No. 19 LSU is about to shoot up the rankings after an incredibly impressive 73-71 win over the 5th team in the nation, the storied Kentucky Wildcats. It was a total team effort with four Tigers in double digit scoring, and ended on a dramatic tip in finish by Kavell Bigby-Williams. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez says it’s a historic win that will sit in the pantheon of great LSU basketball moments.
Guard Tremont Williams led the team with 15 points and five assists.
The team was down by nine at one point in the second half, but rallied back to be in a position to seal the game on an offensive rebound facilitated by a Skylar Mays last second drive. The win puts them one game back in the SEC, and Nunez says you’ll almost certainly be seeing this team in March.
In college hoops tonight….red hot Southeastern Louisiana hosts Incarnate Word. The Lions have won seven of their last eight. Nicholls welcomes Abilene Christian into Stopher Gym tonight. The Colonels are coming off a one-point win over UNO to snap a five game losing streak.
Northwestern State is at Lamar, while McNeese visits Stephen F Austin. The Cowboys have announced that standout guard Roydell Brown will miss two to four weeks because of a sprained ankle.
The Phillies are reportedly close to signing former LSU ace pitcher Aaron Nola to a four-year, 45-million dollar contract extension. The 25-year-old Baton Rouge native went 17-and-6 last season with a 2.37 ERA and finished third in the National League in the Cy Young voting.
According to Tiger Rag Editor James Moran, LSU Baseball Coach Paul Mainieri will announce tomorrow who will start on the mound for the Tigers for the opening weekend. LSU hosts ULM Friday.
D-1 Baseball-dot-com reports that Louisiana Tech senior left-hander David Leal is out two months after undergoing surgery to repair a broken foot.