The undefeated LSU Tigers face their first nationally-ranked check Sunday afternoon once they face No. 19 Texas Tech within the Coast to Coast Problem at Dickies Area in Fort Price, Texas.
The sport shall be broadcast on the associates of the LSU Sports activities Radio Community (Warranty Media affiliate 100.7 FM The Tiger) with the Voice of the Tigers Chris Blair and former LSU head coach John Brady. The sport shall be televised on ESPN2 with Roy Philpott and Richard Hendrix on the decision.
LSU is 8-0 after profitable in extra time at Boston School on Wednesday evening, 78-69, within the ACC/SEC Problem. The Tigers rallied from 4 down within the closing minute as level guard Dedan Thomas Jr., scored twice to power the OT after which scored the primary 4 factors of the extra time for the Tigers. Thomas completed with 23 factors and 7 assists within the recreation.
The win was the sixth straight OT win for the Tigers and Coach Matt McMahon is now 3-0 in extra time video games at LSU.
The Tigers shall be in search of its first win over an AP Prime 25 group since beating No. 17 Kentucky in Baton Rouge on Feb. 21, 2024.
Texas Tech has gained the final three conferences, all within the SEC/Massive 12 problem sequence in 2017, 2021 and 2023. In all, LSU has gained three of the 9 conferences.
The 2025-26 Texas Tech group is 6-2 on the season, having gained their final two contests in opposition to New Orleans (82-50) on Nov. 26 and Wyoming, 76-72, final Sunday. Within the Wyoming recreation, JT Toppin led the way in which with 27 factors with 9 boards, whereas Lejuan Watts and 19 factors, with Christian Anderson 15 factors and 5 assists.
In a recreation tied eight occasions with seven lead modifications, Texas Tech was 27-of-55 from the sphere with 4 treys and 18-of-30 from the free throw line. Half of Texas Tech’s 76 factors got here within the paint and rebounds between Texas Tech and Wyoming have been even.
Toppin leads the group in scoring and rebounding averaging a double double of twenty-two.1 factors and 11 rebounds. Anderson is at 18.1 factors a recreation.
Grant McCasland is in his third season as the top coach at Texas Tech after a six-year stint at North Texas.
Mike Nwoko, who’s on an eight-game double determine scoring streak, is averaging 16.8 factors a recreation with Thomas at 15.5 factors and a league-leading 7.00 assists per recreation. Marquel Sutton averaged 13.3 factors and 9.0 rebounds, whereas Max Mackinnon is at 12.9 factors per recreation.
After Sunday’s recreation, LSU college students can have closing exams through the week earlier than the Tigers subsequent recreation on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. within the Smoothie King Middle in New Orleans in opposition to SMU within the Compete 4 Trigger Traditional.
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