LSU Loses To Mississippi State In The SEC Tournament, 70-60

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Mississippi State rallied in the second half from a seven-point halftime deficit to score a 70-60 win over LSU in the second round Thursday of the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena.

LSU falls to 17-15 overall after finishing 9-9 and in a tie for seventh place in the SEC in the regular season. The Tigers will now wait to see if they will be in the 32-team field announced Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. for the postseason NIT.

Down 15-13 entering the final 10 minutes of the first half, Jordan Wright and Mike Williams III hit three-pointers to give LSU the 19-15 lead with 8:47 to go before halftime. Hunter Dean pushed the lead to six, 23-17, with a driving dunk with 4:06 to play in the half and the Tigers, despite 13 first-half turnovers, went to the dressing room, up 32-25.

Eight players scored for LSU in the first 20 minutes with Hunter Dean the leading scorer with seven. The Tigers held Mississippi State to just seven first-half field goals (7-of-24, 29 percent) and 1-of-10 from distance as LSU lead for most of the final 10 minutes of the half.

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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