Following a 99-81 defeat to the Auburn Tigers, when Mark Sears scored 25 points, No. 16 Alabama will take on the LSU Tigers.
In home games, the Tigers have a 9-3 record. LSU outscores its opponents by 4.2 points per game and scores 77.1 points overall.
The Crimson Tide have an 8-2 record while playing in conferences. In games involving one possession, Alabama is winless.
LSU averages 77.1 points per game, which is 0.9 higher than what Alabama allows (76.2). This season, Alabama has shot 48.1% from the field, which is 6.7 percentage points better than LSU’s opponents’ average of 41.4%.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Wright leads the Tigers in scoring with an average of 15.2 points while shooting 38.7%. For LSU, Mike Williams III has averaged 2.1 made 3-pointers in the previous ten games.
For the Crimson Tide, Grant Nelson averages 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks. For Alabama, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. has averaged 2.6 made 3-pointers in the last ten games.
Tigers: 5-5, shooting 45.0% from the field and averaging 79.4 points, 37.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.7 steals, and 3.3 blocks a game. The average point total for their opponents is 76.2 per game.
Crimson Tide: 8-2, shooting 46.5% from the field and averaging 85.1 points, 38.5 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 7.5 steals, and 4.3 blocks per game. The opponents’ point average is 76.7.