SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at LSU

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The Tennessee Volunteers visit the LSU Tigers on Saturday in Baton Rouge in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Tennessee scores an average of 76.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 60.4 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 76.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 55.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Tennessee	0.439	0.326	0.708	12.54	3.38	10.85	5.00	18.15	11.54
LSU	0.446	0.316	0.738	12.57	7.07	12.43	4.93	13.21	14.14
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Tennessee	0.394	0.315	38.23	34.85	0.33	16.23	9.31	76.6	60.4
LSU	0.347	0.267	41.57	34.50	0.34	21.14	7.00	76.8	55.6

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
6. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	75	8	45	203	15.62
11. Days, Darius	LSU	14	72	35	21	200	14.29
13. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	13	61	37	17	176	13.54
15. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	12	63	16	18	160	13.33

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	75	142	0.528
7. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	12	63	143	0.441
13. Days, Darius	LSU	14	72	173	0.416

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
3. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	13	37	2.85
4. Days, Darius	LSU	14	35	2.50

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
9. Gaines, Eric	LSU	14	41	50	0.820
11. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	45	57	0.789

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
5. Days, Darius	LSU	14	20	91	111	7.93
8. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	32	63	95	7.31
15. Nkamhoua, Olivier	UT	13	26	52	78	6.00
15. Fulkerson, John	UT	11	32	34	66	6.00
19. James, Josiah-Jordan	UT	10	14	44	58	5.80
20. Reid, Efton	LSU	14	29	50	79	5.64

Tennessee vs. LSU Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 65-49

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jonas Aidoo	F	6′-11″	234	FR
1	Kennedy Chandler	G	6′-0″	171	FR
2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	F	6′-10″	246	FR
3	Quentin Diboundje	G	6′-5″	217	FR
5	Zakai Zeigler	G	5′-9″	167	FR
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	219	SR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	182	SR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	232	JR
15	Jahmai Mashack	G	6′-4″	196	FR
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	175	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	197	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	191	JR
30	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	214	JR
31	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	186	JR
32	Handje Tamba	F	6′-11″	229	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	251	JR
35	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	228	SR

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UT Martin	62	Tennessee	90
11/14/2021	ETSU	62	Tennessee	94
11/20/2021	Villanova	71	Tennessee	53
11/21/2021	Tennessee	89	North Carolina	72
11/26/2021	Tennessee Tech	69	Tennessee	80
11/30/2021	Presbyterian	44	Tennessee	85
12/4/2021	Tennessee	59	Colorado	54
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57	Tennessee	52
12/11/2021	UNC Greensboro	36	Tennessee	76
12/14/2021	SC Upstate	52	Tennessee	96
12/18/2021	Tennessee	Canc.	Memphis	Canc.
12/22/2021	Arizona	73	Tennessee	77
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Tennessee		LSU
1/11/2022	South Carolina		Tennessee
1/15/2022	Tennessee		Kentucky
1/18/2022	Tennessee		Vanderbilt
1/22/2022	LSU		Tennessee
1/26/2022	Florida		Tennessee
1/29/2022	Tennessee		Texas
2/1/2022	Texas A&M		Tennessee
2/5/2022	Tennessee		South Carolina
2/9/2022	Tennessee		Mississippi State
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt		Tennessee
2/15/2022	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Tennessee		Missouri
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee		LSU
1/12/2022	LSU		Florida
1/15/2022	Arkansas		LSU
1/19/2022	LSU		Alabama
1/22/2022	LSU		Tennessee
1/26/2022	Texas A&M		LSU
1/29/2022	LSU		TCU
2/1/2022	Ole Miss		LSU
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Tennessee

None reported.

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)
[F] 11/05/2021 – Shareef O’Neal is out indefinitely (Foot)

Source: statfox.com

Tennessee-LSU Prediction

LSU 71, Tennessee 69

Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at LSU

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding