SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Auburn

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LSU visits Auburn on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
LSU 0.480 0.305 0.768 272 886 288 143 94 299
LSU OPP 0.415 0.335 0.713 231 702 274 137 61 278
Auburn 0.439 0.309 0.675 299 909 291 138 115 292
Auburn OPP 0.411 0.313 0.695 228 774 230 153 64 307

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Statistical Leaders

LSU Scoring Leaders

PLAYER TEAM PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PLAYER TEAM PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Skylar Mays LSU 15.3 114 80 28
Emmitt Williams LSU 14.2 111 86 4
Trendon Watford LSU 14.0 111 73 12
Javonte Smart LSU 12.3 99 44 28
Darius Days LSU 11.4 93 38 26
Aundre Hyatt LSU 2.1 17 2 10

LSU Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
Darius Days LSU 59 103 162 7.4
Trendon Watford LSU 47 115 162 7.4
Emmitt Williams LSU 59 96 155 7.0
Skylar Mays LSU 12 89 101 4.6
Javonte Smart LSU 16 61 77 3.5
Aundre Hyatt LSU 12 40 52 2.4
Marlon Taylor LSU 18 32 50 4.2
Charles Manning Jr. LSU 9 40 49 3.1
Courtese Cooper LSU 4 9 13 1.6
Marshall Graves LSU 0 6 6 0.5
James Bishop LSU 1 3 4 0.3

Auburn Scoring Leaders

PLAYER TEAM PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PLAYER TEAM PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Samir Doughty Auburn 15.5 101 102 37
Isaac Okoro Auburn 13.0 103 65 15
J’Von McCormick Auburn 11.0 86 45 25
Austin Wiley Auburn 9.7 64 85 0
Danjel Purifoy Auburn 9.6 69 38 35
Anfernee McLemore Auburn 8.0 62 30 23
Jamal Johnson Auburn 4.6 28 20 26
Devan Cambridge Auburn 3.5 31 3 13
Allen Flanigan Auburn 3.0 28 6 4

Auburn Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
Austin Wiley Auburn 68 127 195 8.9
Danjel Purifoy Auburn 33 79 112 5.1
Anfernee McLemore Auburn 27 75 102 4.6
Isaac Okoro Auburn 44 55 99 4.5
J’Von McCormick Auburn 23 64 87 4.0
Samir Doughty Auburn 18 68 86 3.9
Allen Flanigan Auburn 16 38 54 2.5
Devan Cambridge Auburn 13 32 45 2.0
Jamal Johnson Auburn 12 20 32 1.5
Tyrell Jones Auburn 4 6 10 1.0
Babatunde Akingbola Auburn 1 3 4 0.4
Jaylin Williams Auburn 1 3 4 0.5
Preston Cook Auburn 0 1 1 0.5
Javon Franklin Auburn 0 1 1 0.2

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Auburn Arena
Auburn Arena

NCAA RPI

LSU: 28

Auburn: 16

LSU Roster

No. Name Pos. HT WT Class City-State
0 Darius Days F 6′-6″ 240 SO Raleigh, FL
1 Javonte Smart G 6′-4″ 205 SO Baton Rouge, LA
2 Trendon Watford F 6′-9″ 235 FR Birmingham, AL
3 Parker Edwards G 6′-3″ 190 SO Mandeville, LA
4 Skylar Mays G 6′-4″ 205 SR Baton Rouge, LA
5 Emmitt Williams F 6′-6″ 230 SO Fort Myers, FL
10 James Bishop G 6′-2″ 190 FR Baltimore, MD
11 Charles Manning Jr. G 6′-5″ 200 JR Riverhead, NY
12 Marshall Graves G 6′-4″ 195 SR Ponchatoula, LA
14 Marlon Taylor G 6′-5″ 210 SR Mount Vernon, NY
15 Aundre Hyatt F 6′-4″ 225 FR Bronx, NY
20 Caleb Starks G 6′-3″ 205 JR Lafayette, LA
21 Courtese Cooper F 6′-9″ 220 SO Elgin, IL
24 Deshawn Thomas C 6′-9″ 250 JR Dentsville, SC

Auburn Roster

No. Name Pos. HT WT Class City-State
0 Tyrell Jones G 6′-1″ 170 FR Chicago, IL
1 Jamal Johnson G 6′-4″ 195 SO Birmingham, AL
2 Jaylin Williams F 6′-7″ 230 FR Nahunta, GA
3 Danjel Purifoy F 6′-7″ 230 SR Centreville, AL
4 Javon Franklin F 6′-7″ 218 SO Little Rock, AR
5 J’Von McCormick G 6′-0″ 185 SR New Orleans, LA
10 Samir Doughty G 6′-4″ 195 SR Philadelphia, PA
12 Lior Berman G 6′-4″ 205 FR Birmingham, AL
13 Babatunde Akingbola C 6′-10″ 236 FR Ogun, Nigeria
14 Preston Cook G 6′-4″ 200 SO Auburn, AL
20 Myles Parker F 6′-8″ 200 SO Madison, AL
21 Will Macoy G 6′-4″ 200 SR Birmingham, AL
22 Allen Flanigan G 6′-5″ 200 FR Little Rock, AR
23 Isaac Okoro F 6′-6″ 225 FR Powder Springs, GA
24 Anfernee McLemore F 6′-7″ 220 SR Warwick, GA
33 Chase Maasdorp G 6′-0″ 175 SO Lakewood Ranch, FL
35 Devan Cambridge G 6′-6″ 190 FR Nashville, TN
50 Austin Wiley C 6′-11″ 260 SR Hoover, AL
54 Thomas Collier F 6′-9″ 215 SR Birmingham, AL

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Scouting Report


LSU (17-5, 8-1 SEC) fell to Vanderbilt 99-90 on Wednesday in Nashville. In that game the surprising Commodores built as much as a 13 point lead in the first half before heading to halftime up 52-47. In the second stanza the Commodores maintained their lead until a Skylar Mays’ field goal put the Tigers on top 81-80 with 6:46 to play. The LSU lead was short lived, however, and Vandy stretched its lead to 10 points with under a minute left to play to seal the shocking victory over the Tigers. Saben Lee led the Commodores with 33 points while teammate Maxwell Evans tallied a career high 31 points. LSU’s Trendon Watford topped the Tigers with 26 points. Vanderbilt won this game from beyond the 3-point arc. The Commodores had 12 made 3-pointers to the Tigers’four.

LSU averages 80.2 points per game, second in the SEC. The Tigers are allowing opponents 71. points per contest, 11th in the league. LSU as a team shoots 48% from the field, 30.5% from 3-point range, and 76.8% from the line. Skylar Mays leads the Tigers in scoring averaging 15.3 points per game. Darius Days paces the Tigers in rebounding averaging almost 7.4 boards a game. The Razorbacks had the early lead in the OT period by the Tigers

Auburn (20-2, 7-2 SEC) defeated Arkansas 79-76 in overtime on Tuesday in Fayetteville. Arkansas had a double digit lead with 7 minutes left in the game but the Tigers battled back to force an overtime period. Mason Jones scored all seven of the Razorbacks’ points in overtime but it wasn’t enough. Jones was Arkansas’ leading scorer with an impressive 40 points. Samir Doughty led the Tigers with 23.

Guard Samir Doughty leads the Tigers in scoring (15.5 ppg). Okoro is the next leading scorer with 13.0 points a game. Center Austin Wiley is the top Tiger in rebounds, bringing down 8.9 per game. Auburn is third in the SEC in scoring offense (79.0 ppg) and first in the conference in scoring margin (+10.3). The Tigers are third in the league in rebounding margin (+6.1) and second in blocked shots (5.2 bpg).

LSU is coming off a stunning loss to Vanderbilt in Nashville. Vandy also gave Auburn fits in Auburn falling just 83-79 to the Plains Tigers. LSU could be ripe for a letdown after the shocking loss in Nashville. LSU could be short-handed too. Give Auburn the edge in this one.

LSU-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 82, LSU 79


Saturday‘s game tips off at 12:00 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN.

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