LSU Basketball Falls to No. 4 Alabama

The LSU Tigers displayed remarkable determination and effort, keeping pace with the No. 4/3 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday night at Coleman Coliseum, ultimately losing by a score of 80-73. LSU fell to 12-7 on the season.

Jordan Sears was the standout for LSU, scoring 21 points and dishing out six assists while shooting 7-of-14 from the field, including one three-pointer, and going a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. This season, Sears has successfully converted all 28 of his free throw attempts in SEC competition.

Cam C arter contributed 17 points, while Corey Chest added 12 points and an impressive 18 rebounds. Daimion Collins chipped in with 10 points.

After the game, head coach Matt McMahon talked about the team’s performance. He said, “Disappointed with the result, but I definitely think we got better as a team. I really liked our preparation and the mindset. I thought our guys came in here to compete and came to get into the fight. Loved the physicality that we played with in the first half. Corey [Chest], you know, obviously set the tone there. That’s as good a rebounding performance I’ve seen in a half of basketball in my time doing it. So, I think there’s a lot to learn and take away from it, but then also, you know, players we have to learn as a team, you know, the value and importance of execution. You’re right there in a 1 possession game and we’re 3 of 23 from three. We shot 39% from the floor for the game, but I thought because we did a better job controlling tempo and defensively we competed at a high level, we were able to hang around.”