Tigers Fall To Mississippi State In Another Ugly Loss, 80-66

BATON ROUGE, LA. – The LSU men’s basketball team fell to Mississippi State, 80-66, on Wednesday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center..

With the loss, LSU drops to 13-8, while Mississippi State improves to 11-10 on the season.

Mississippi State stomped on the gas and didn’t let up. The Bulldogs drained seven three-pointers in the first half to the Tigers one. The Bulldogs held the 44-21 advantage over the Tigers at the end of the first half. LSU shot 9-of-28 (32.1%) from the floor, while Mississippi State went 17-of-33 (51.5%). The Bulldogs also outrebounded the Tigers 26-14.

In the second half, LSU outscored Mississippi State 45-36 in an attempt to rally ahead, but the Bulldogs maintained its lead. Each team sunk three treys. LSU recorded 16-of-30 (53.3%) field goals and Mississippi State had 11-of-22 shots for 50 percent.

Max Mackinnon led the Tigers in scoring with 15 points on 6-of-11 from the field. Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting and two treys. Rashad King also earned 14 points and Pablo Tamda with 10.

Josh Hubbard was the leading scorer for the Bulldogs, finishing with 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting to go with 6-of-7 from the line.

The Tigers are back on the court Saturday, Jan. 31, returning home to face South Carolina. The game will tip off at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(Release via LSU Athletics)