LSU Looks To Match Best Regular Season Record vs. Mississippi State

BATON ROUGE – No. 5 LSU (26-1, 14-1) can match one of the best common season document in program historical past (2004-05) on Sunday at 5 p.m. CT when the Tigers welcome Mississippi State (20-8, 9-6 SEC) to the PMAC to complete the common season on the SEC Community.

In a SEC Community triple-header, LSU and Mississippi State will sq. off within the closing common season recreation of the convention slate with Eric Frede and Matthew Mitchell on the decision. Patrick Wright and Shaeeta Williams will name the sport on the LSU Sports activities Radio Community, 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge.

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Sunday will likely be senior day for LSU as Jasmine Carson, Alexis Morris, Emily Ward and LaDazhia Williams will likely be honored at halftime.

“Senior day is arising Saturday at 5 o’clock towards perhaps the most popular workforce within the SEC proper now,” Coach Kim Mulkey stated. “They’re actually, actually taking part in good to get off that bubble and get to the NCAA Event.”

LSU already has the No. 2 seed within the SEC shored up. The Tigers might nonetheless seize a share of the SEC common season title in the event that they had been to win on Sunday and South Carolina had been to lose to Georgia, however the Gamecocks would nonetheless personal the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed. LSU will play subsequent Friday on the SEC Event at 6 p.m. CT and its opponent will likely be decided Thursday in a matchup between the No. 10 and No. 7 seeds.

Angel Reese has recorded 26 double-doubles in her first 12 months at LSU and with one other on Sunday, she would tie Sylvia Fowles’ document for many double-doubles in a season. Reese already broke Fowles’ document of 19-consectuive double-doubles when she started this 12 months with 23 in a row. 9 of Reese’s double-doubles have come within the first half, together with in every of the previous three video games. She is averaging 23.7 factors and 15.6 rebounds on the season.

The Tigers have a listing of different gamers which have helped lead LSU to considered one of its finest seasons ever up till this level. Alexis Morris has been a power shifting from the off guard to the purpose guard place with 24.1 factors per recreation and 4.3 assists per recreation. Flau’jae Johnson has performed as one of many high freshmen within the SEC, averaging 11.9 factors per recreation. Jasmine Carson has made 10 threes over the previous two video games for the Tigers and LaDazhia Williams has been a chilled presence within the submit now with back-to-back double determine scoring video games.

Mississippi State received its 20^th recreation of the 12 months over Arkansas on Thursday and the Bulldogs have received 5 of their previous six video games, presently sitting because the No. 5 seed for the SEC Event. First 12 months head coach Sam Purcell has Mississippi State taking part in its finest basketball because it gears up for postseason play.

Jessika Carter gives a 6-5 presence within the paint for the Bulldogs, and he or she leads the workforce with 14.8 factors and seven.8 rebounds per recreation. Mississippi State options fast guards that may take defenders off the dribble to the ring. JerKaila Jordan rating 11.8 per recreation whereas Ahlana Smith, Asianae Johnson, Debreasha Powe and Anastasia Hayes all hover between eight and 9 level per contest. Jordan, Smith and Johnson all shoot the three ball at a clip larger than 42-percent.