SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Georgia

February 15, 2019 SEC News
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LSU plays at Georgia on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
LSU 0.469 0.326 0.765 313 916 330 233 110 337
LSU OPP 0.440 0.342 0.696 259 796 277 164 67 386
Georgia 0.446 0.328 0.716 285 965 340 137 125 394
Georgia OPP 0.421 0.329 0.692 293 845 301 183 81 264

Statistical Leaders

LSU Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Tremont Waters 15.7 126 83 42
Naz Reid 13.8 119 70 23
Skylar Mays 13.3 100 80 40
Ja’vonte Smart 10.1 81 53 27
Emmitt Williams 8.0 67 48 1
Kavell Bigby-Williams 7.7 72 40 0
Marlon Taylor 7.0 58 40 12
Darius Days 5.3 46 21 15

LSU Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Naz Reid 54 97 151 6.3
Kavell Bigby-Williams 55 86 141 5.9
Emmitt Williams 63 70 133 5.8
Darius Days 51 51 102 4.3
Marlon Taylor 32 55 87 3.6
Ja’vonte Smart 13 65 78 3.3
Tremont Waters 7 67 74 3.1
Skylar Mays 8 65 73 3.0

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Nicolas Claxton 12.7 100 90 14
Rayshaun Hammonds 12.4 105 65 23
Tyree Crump 10.0 73 42 53
Derek Ogbeide 9.9 98 42 0
Teshaun Hightower 8.0 63 42 23
Jordan Harris 5.7 40 28 11
William Jackson II 5.3 39 23 26
Tye Fagan 3.0 28 10 3
E’Torrion Wilridge 3.0 16 29 2
Amanze Ngumezi 2.3 20 11 5
Ignas Sargiunas 1.8 12 6 5

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Nicolas Claxton 58 162 220 9.2
Rayshaun Hammonds 43 111 154 6.4
Derek Ogbeide 39 96 135 5.6
Jordan Harris 20 54 74 3.5
E’Torrion Wilridge 19 35 54 2.6
Teshaun Hightower 9 45 54 2.3
Tyree Crump 4 41 45 1.9
Tye Fagan 15 25 40 1.7
William Jackson II 9 23 32 1.3
Amanze Ngumezi 11 11 22 0.9
Ignas Sargiunas 3 7 10 0.5

NCAA RPI

LSU: 14
Georgia: 128

LSU Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Naz Reid F 6′-10″ 240 FR Asbury Park, NJ
#1 Ja’vonte Smart G 6′-4″ 190 FR Baton Rouge, LA
#3 Tremont Waters G 5′-11″ 167 SO New Haven, CT
#4 Skylar Mays G 6′-4″ 200 JR Baton Rouge, LA
#5 Daryl Edwards G 6′-3″ 165 SR Fresno, CA
#11 Kavell Bigby-Williams F 6′-11″ 230 SR London, England
#12 Marshall Graves G 6′-2″ 185 JR Ponchatoula, LA
#13 Will Reese G 6′-4″ 190 SO Leesville, LA
#14 Marlon Taylor G 6′-6″ 210 JR Mount Vernon, NY
#15 Aundre Hyatt F 6′-7″ 215 FR Bronx, NY
#20 Danya Kingsby G 6′-1″ 165 JR Milwaukee, WI
#21 Courtese Cooper F 6′-9″ 205 SO Elgin, IL
#22 Darius Days F 6′-7″ 218 FR Gainesville, FL
#24 Emmitt Williams F 6′-7″ 215 FR Fort Myers, FL

Georgia Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 William Jackson II G 6′-4″ 185 SR Athens, GA
#1 Teshaun Hightower G 6′-4″ 190 SO Lithonia, GA
#2 Jordan Harris G 6′-4″ 190 JR Iron City, GA
#4 Tyree Crump G 6′-1″ 185 JR Bainbridge, GA
#5 JoJo Toppin F 6′-6″ 190 FR Norcross, GA
#10 Jack Herring F 6′-8″ 210 FR Memphis, TN
#11 Christian Harrison G 6′-4″ 200 SR Atlanta, GA
#13 E’Torrion Wilridge F 6′-6″ 220 SR Beaumont, TX
#14 Tye Fagan G 6′-3″ 185 FR Thomaston, GA
#20 Rayshaun Hammonds F 6′-8″ 235 SO Norcross, GA
#24 Connor O’Neill F 6′-6″ 220 SR Roswell, GA
#25 Amanze Ngumezi F 6′-9″ 245 FR Savannah, GA
#32 Mike Edwards F 6′-9″ 235 SR Westland, MI
#33 Nicolas Claxton F 6′-11″ 220 SO Greenville, SC
#34 Derek Ogbeide F 6′-9″ 250 SR Atlanta, GA
#43 Ignas Sargiunas G 6′-5″ 205 FR Kaunas, Lithuania

LSU Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs SE Louisiana W 94-63
Nov 9 vs UNCG W 97-91
Nov 13 vs Memphis W 85-76
Nov 16 vs LA Tech W 74-67
Nov 22* vs Charleston W 67-55
Nov 23* vs Florida State L 79-76 OT
Nov 25* vs LSU L 90-77
Dec 1 vs Grambling W 78-57
Dec 9 vs Incarnate Word W 91-50
Dec 12 at Houston L 82-76
Dec 15* at Saint Mary’s W 78-74
Dec 21 vs Furman W 75-57
Dec 28 vs UL Monroe W 81-69
Jan 8 vs Alabama W 88-79
Jan 12 at Arkansas W 94-88
Jan 15 at Ole Miss W 83-69
Jan 19 vs South Carolina W 89-67
Jan 23 vs Georgia W 92-82
Jan 26 at Missouri W 86-80
Jan 30 at Texas A&M W 72-57
Feb 2 vs Arkansas L 90-89
Feb 6 at Mississippi State W 92-88
Feb 9 vs Auburn W 83-78
Feb 12 at Kentucky W 73-71
Feb 16 at Georgia
Feb 20 vs Florida
Feb 23 vs Tennessee
Feb 26 vs Texas A&M
Mar 2 at Alabama
Mar 6 at Florida
Mar 9 vs Vanderbilt

Georgia Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9 vs Savannah State W 110-76
Nov 13 at Temple L 81-77
Nov 16 vs Sam Houston W 75-64
Nov 19* vs Illinois State W 80-68
Nov 20* vs. Georgia L 64-49
Nov 21* vs. Georgia State L 91-67
Nov 27 vs Kennesaw State W 84-51
Dec 3 vs Texas Southern W 92-75
Dec 15 vs Arizona State L 76-74
Dec 18 vs Oakland W 81-69
Dec 22 at Georgia Tech W 70-59
Dec 30 vs UMass W 91-72
Jan 5 at Tennessee L 96-50
Jan 9 vs Vanderbilt W 82-63
Jan 12 at Auburn L 93-78
Jan 15 vs Kentucky L 69-49
Jan 19 vs Florida L 62-52
Jan 23 at LSU L 92-82
Jan 26 vs Texas W 98-88
Jan 29 at Arkansas L 70-60
Feb 2 vs South Carolina L 86-80
Feb 6 at Alabama L 89-74
Feb 9 vs Ole Miss L 80-64
Feb 12 at Texas A&M L 73-56
Feb 16 vs LSU
Feb 20 vs Mississippi State
Feb 23 at Ole Miss
Feb 27 vs Auburn
Mar 2 at Florida
Mar 6 vs Missouri
Mar 9 at South Carolina

LSU-Georgia Prediction

The LSU Tigers made a huge statement Tuesday night in Rupp Arena. They were fortunate to escape Missouri with a win a few weeks ago, and they have played on the edge at several points this season. They are 3-0 in overtime games and have played from behind on game nights for much of this season. Yet, when they arrived at the heart of their schedule and were challenged more severely than at any previous point in SEC play, they responded in a big way. Their big men didn’t flinch in the face of Kentucky’s frontline size. Their backcourt did not back down. They didn’t give Kentucky many easy buckets and contained the Wildcats’ inconsistent offense in the second half. The final basket by Kavell Bigby-Williams might have been controversial, but LSU overcame a nine-point deficit and put itself in position to win. This team is for real. LSU 78, Georgia 61. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 5:00 PM CT (6:00 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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