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LSU 90 vs. Ole Miss 81 FINAL
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:06 pm
WHEN: 8:00 PM CT, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
WHERE: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
After opening its new $96 million arena with back-to-back victories, Ole Miss heads out on the road Wednesday to face LSU and freshman phenom Ben Simmons. The Tigers began SEC play with impressive wins over Vanderbilt and Kentucky before falling 68-62 at Florida on Saturday despite Simmons’ 28 points and 17 rebounds.
While Simmons has been as good as advertised, the Rebels boast their own star in point guard Stefan Moody, who leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally in scoring at 23.9 points per game. The 5-10 senior scored with 3.8 seconds left to propel the Rebels past Georgia 72-71 last Saturday and has recorded 20-plus points in 10 consecutive games. Moody could be matched up at times Wednesday by the versatile Simmons, who ranks among the top five in the SEC in scoring (20.6 points), rebounds (13.1) assists (5.1). The 6-10, 240-pound Simmons, who often brings the ball up the court, helped LSU upset Kentucky last Tuesday and is shooting 63 percent from the field through three league games.
TV: 8:00 CT, ESPN2
OLE MISS (12-3, 2-1 SEC): The Rebels were picked to finish ninth in the SEC but have been one of the nation’s surprise teams thanks to the duo of Moody and forward Sebastian Saiz, who averages 12.5 points and a team-high 10.3 rebounds and posted back-to-back double-doubles in last week's victories over Alabama and Georgia. The Rebels have also received a spark from guard Rasheed Brooks, who is averaging 10.5 points over his last six games. Freshman forward Marcanvis Hymon made his fourth start of the season against the Bulldogs but was held to six points while battling foul trouble.
LSU (9-6, 2-1 SEC): Simmons is understandably the focus of every opponent’s game plan, but freshman guard Antonio Blakeney is also making an immediate impact on both ends of the floor while scoring 9.3 points per game. The Tigers could use a bounce-back effort from backcourt mate Tim Quarterman, who averages 11.5 points but was held to three points, three rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes against Florida. The Tigers were dominated by the Gators’ frontcourt and need an improved outing from forward Craig Victor II, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds in last week’s 85-67 win over Kentucky but failed to build on the performance against Florida.
LSU leads the overall series 119-87, including a 75-30 advantage in games played in Baton Rouge.
Ole Miss is 10-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
LSU is 27-5 when scoring at least 80 points under coach Johnny Jones.
PREDICTION: LSU 78, Ole Miss 75
WHERE: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
After opening its new $96 million arena with back-to-back victories, Ole Miss heads out on the road Wednesday to face LSU and freshman phenom Ben Simmons. The Tigers began SEC play with impressive wins over Vanderbilt and Kentucky before falling 68-62 at Florida on Saturday despite Simmons’ 28 points and 17 rebounds.
While Simmons has been as good as advertised, the Rebels boast their own star in point guard Stefan Moody, who leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally in scoring at 23.9 points per game. The 5-10 senior scored with 3.8 seconds left to propel the Rebels past Georgia 72-71 last Saturday and has recorded 20-plus points in 10 consecutive games. Moody could be matched up at times Wednesday by the versatile Simmons, who ranks among the top five in the SEC in scoring (20.6 points), rebounds (13.1) assists (5.1). The 6-10, 240-pound Simmons, who often brings the ball up the court, helped LSU upset Kentucky last Tuesday and is shooting 63 percent from the field through three league games.
TV: 8:00 CT, ESPN2
OLE MISS (12-3, 2-1 SEC): The Rebels were picked to finish ninth in the SEC but have been one of the nation’s surprise teams thanks to the duo of Moody and forward Sebastian Saiz, who averages 12.5 points and a team-high 10.3 rebounds and posted back-to-back double-doubles in last week's victories over Alabama and Georgia. The Rebels have also received a spark from guard Rasheed Brooks, who is averaging 10.5 points over his last six games. Freshman forward Marcanvis Hymon made his fourth start of the season against the Bulldogs but was held to six points while battling foul trouble.
LSU (9-6, 2-1 SEC): Simmons is understandably the focus of every opponent’s game plan, but freshman guard Antonio Blakeney is also making an immediate impact on both ends of the floor while scoring 9.3 points per game. The Tigers could use a bounce-back effort from backcourt mate Tim Quarterman, who averages 11.5 points but was held to three points, three rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes against Florida. The Tigers were dominated by the Gators’ frontcourt and need an improved outing from forward Craig Victor II, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds in last week’s 85-67 win over Kentucky but failed to build on the performance against Florida.
LSU leads the overall series 119-87, including a 75-30 advantage in games played in Baton Rouge.
Ole Miss is 10-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
LSU is 27-5 when scoring at least 80 points under coach Johnny Jones.
PREDICTION: LSU 78, Ole Miss 75
This post was edited on 1/13/16 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:08 pm to Dustin Johnson
Pretty much a must-win for LSU to avoid losing all the momentum of the 2-0 start.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:08 pm to Dustin Johnson
I don't see us winning at lsu
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:09 pm to Dustin Johnson
We've played really well at home vs. away from home (except against WF). Hope that continues. Ready to see Simmons drop like 30, 15, 5 and 5
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:10 pm to Dustin Johnson
Though Moody will put up 20+, LSU will win by 6.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:11 pm to Dustin Johnson
An informative post about an upcoming SEC basketball matchup gets downvoted.
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:12 pm to hehatedrew
Ole Miss will keep it closer than the 10.5 point line indicates, but ultimately falls in a close one. LSU has played good basketball at the PMAC and this is a must win for them.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:13 pm to BayouBengals03
go lsu.
(gonna need y'all to choke on a big one saturday so i figure you need to win this one for that to happen.)
(gonna need y'all to choke on a big one saturday so i figure you need to win this one for that to happen.)
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:19 pm to cbi8
quote:I have a select group of UT and S. Carolina posters that habitually downvote my posts. They have a real issue with reason and logic. I just plan to keep posting and hopefully something will eventually stick with them.
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:21 pm to Dustin Johnson
I would never down vote Dustin Johnson
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:28 pm to Dustin Johnson
This will be a good one, but I think LSU will pull away at the end.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:32 pm to Dustin Johnson
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but freshman guard Antonio Blakeney is also making an immediate impact on both ends of the floor while scoring 9.3 points per game.
This just simply isn't true. Blakeny has yet to make an impact on a game. He's got potential for days, but hasn't found a rhythm yet.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:33 pm to cbi8
quote:
An informative post about an upcoming SEC basketball matchup gets downvoted.
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Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:34 pm to Dustin Johnson
A win tonight could boost Ole Miss to that last 4 in spot.
This post was edited on 1/13/16 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:40 pm to Dustin Johnson
Should be interesting. Ole Miss has not beaten a good team yet and LSU can't afford to lose another game this early in the season.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:56 pm to Ansu Sesay
Win tonight and we're 13-3 with four winnable games coming up
vs. Florida
vs. South Carolina (blowout)
at MSU (all we'll have to do is show up)
vs. Auburn - W
17-3 is a reasonable expectation depending on tonight and the Florida game. We'd be ranked in the 15-20 range and be looking at a 6 seed in Lunardi's latest bracketology.
vs. Florida
vs. South Carolina (blowout)
at MSU (all we'll have to do is show up)
vs. Auburn - W
17-3 is a reasonable expectation depending on tonight and the Florida game. We'd be ranked in the 15-20 range and be looking at a 6 seed in Lunardi's latest bracketology.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 2:59 pm to Dustin Johnson
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Win tonight and we're 13-3 with four winnable games coming up
vs. Florida
vs. South Carolina (blowout)
at MSU (all we'll have to do is show up)
vs. Auburn - W
17-3 is a reasonable expectation depending on tonight and the Florida game. We'd be ranked in the 15-20 range and be looking at a 6 seed in Lunardi's latest bracketology.
When did we all of a sudden have Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan join our team? We aren't that good.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 3:01 pm to DingDongEddieStrong
We really aren't, but neither was Scotty pippin.
Posted on 1/13/16 at 3:02 pm to Dustin Johnson
We can't match up well against Simmons (who can?) and he will have a monster night. I think he goes for 40 and 20. LSU wins this one by about 10. If we somehow won this one, it would be big for us momentum-wise.
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