LSU puts 7-game winning streak on line vs. No. 19 Kentucky

LSU will go for its second straight win over a ranked opponent when it visits No. 19 Kentucky in Southeastern Convention play on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.

The Tigers (12-1, 1-0) prolonged their profitable streak to seven video games with a 60-57 victory over No. 9 Arkansas in Baton Rouge on Wednesday. Kentucky (9-4, 0-1) knocked off visiting Louisville 86-63 for its second win in three video games on Saturday.

The Tigers trailed Arkansas by six with 9:20 remaining, however they ultimately took the lead 54-52 on Derek Fountain’s three-point play with 2:28 remaining. They led the remainder of the way in which.

The Tigers pressured the Razorbacks to shoot 24 of 65 (36.9 %) from the sphere, together with 4 of 25 (16 %) from 3-point vary.

“Staff protection … I believe it begins along with your transition protection. We had been actually poor there early within the season,” stated Matt McMahon, who’s in his first season as LSU’s coach. “I’ve stated it earlier than. We seemed like a bunch of men who had by no means performed collectively earlier than. And I believe we have made good strides there.”

Trae Hannibal, who averages 5.6 factors per sport, had a season-high 19 to go together with six rebounds and two assists. Fountain is averaging 7.8 factors and 5.7 rebounds per sport after his double-double (14 factors and 10 rebounds).

KJ Williams, who averages a team-high 18.5 factors and eight rebounds per sport, chipped in eight factors and 5 rebounds.

“We type of at all times go one sport at a time,” McMahon stated. “As boring and cliche as it’s, the purpose is to go 1-0. For us, we’re such a piece in progress. We’re simply making an attempt to get higher daily in follow. Each sport. Clearly, the purpose is to win whereas doing it. I hope it is one thing we are able to proceed to construct on.”

Kentucky’s win over Louisville wasn’t almost as dramatic, because the Wildcats led by as many as 27 factors within the second half.

Oscar Tshiebwe, who averages workforce highs of 16.5 factors and 13.6 rebounds per sport, had 24 factors and a game-high 14 rebounds. Jacob Toppin, who averages 10.8 factors, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per sport, added 24 factors, seven rebounds and two assists.

Cason Wallace, who averages 12.8 factors and three.7 rebounds per sport, completed with 17 factors with 5 rebounds and two assists. Sahvir Wheeler, who averages 8.9 factors and a team-high 6.7 assists per sport, chipped in seven factors and a game-high 9 assists.

The Wildcats have received 27 straight house video games.

“It is a good group. I am unable to think about our followers aren’t jacked that that is our workforce. They need to win each sport, and so do I,” Kentucky coach John Calipari stated. “I need to win greater than the followers need to win. However let’s get it proper. Let’s go ahead.”

Whereas Kentucky has defeated LSU in six of the previous eight conferences, the groups cut up a pair of video games final 12 months. LSU knocked off the Wildcats 65-60 in Baton Rouge in January earlier than Kentucky defeated the Tigers 71-66 the next month.

–Subject Degree Media