SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Florida at LSU

February 19, 2019 SEC News
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Florida plays at LSU on Wednesday 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
Florida 0.419 0.340 0.704 273 854 315 190 106 298
Florida OPP 0.418 0.314 0.692 262 873 281 143 72 395
LSU 0.472 0.327 0.765 324 946 341 239 115 345
LSU OPP 0.441 0.345 0.697 273 826 287 169 70 397

Statistical Leaders

Florida Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
KeVaughn Allen 12.6 102 64 46
Noah Locke 10.8 89 25 67
Andrew Nembhard 7.9 74 23 26
Keyontae Johnson 7.4 72 28 13
Kevarrius Hayes 7.0 65 44 0
Jalen Hudson 6.8 57 35 20
Deaundrae Ballard 5.4 49 12 20
Dontay Bassett 3.0 26 15 4
Mike Okauru 1.4 12 7 4

Florida Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Kevarrius Hayes 68 82 150 6.0
Keyontae Johnson 49 100 149 6.0
KeVaughn Allen 6 67 73 2.9
Andrew Nembhard 4 63 67 2.7
Keith Stone 21 46 67 3.9
Noah Locke 13 48 61 2.4
Jalen Hudson 18 42 60 2.4
Dontay Bassett 23 33 56 2.3
Deaundrae Ballard 17 28 45 1.9
Mike Okauru 2 17 19 0.8
Isaiah Stokes 5 12 17 1.0
Chase Johnson 2 2 4 2.0
Andrew Fava 0 1 1 0.2

LSU Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Tremont Waters 15.9 134 85 44
Naz Reid 13.8 124 73 23
Skylar Mays 13.0 102 82 40
Ja’vonte Smart 10.4 87 57 30
Emmitt Williams 7.9 69 50 1
Kavell Bigby-Williams 7.7 76 41 0
Marlon Taylor 7.0 60 44 12
Darius Days 5.2 47 21 15

LSU Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Naz Reid 56 101 157 6.3
Kavell Bigby-Williams 58 91 149 6.0
Emmitt Williams 65 70 135 5.6
Darius Days 52 51 103 4.1
Marlon Taylor 33 58 91 3.6
Ja’vonte Smart 13 66 79 3.2
Skylar Mays 8 68 76 3.0
Tremont Waters 7 68 75 3.0
Daryl Edwards 4 10 14 1.6
Marshall Graves 1 3 4 0.7
Will Reese 2 2 4 0.6

NCAA RPI

Florida: 33
LSU: 16

Florida Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Mike Okauru G 6′-3″ 184 SO Raleigh, NC
#1 Chase Johnson F 6′-9″ 219 FR Ripley, WV
#2 Andrew Nembhard G 6′-5″ 191 FR Aurora, ON
#3 Jalen Hudson G 6′-6″ 195 SR Richmond, VA
#5 KeVaughn Allen G 6′-2″ 193 SR Little Rock, AR
#10 Noah Locke G 6′-3″ 205 FR Randallstown, MD
#11 Keyontae Johnson F 6′-5″ 225 FR Norfolk, VA
#12 Gorjok Gak C 6′-11″ 254 JR Sydney, NSW
#13 Kevarrius Hayes C 6′-9″ 227 SR Live Oak, FL
#14 Mak Krause G 6′-2″ 172 SR Atlanta, GA
#15 Isaiah Stokes F 6′-8″ 270 FR Memphis, TN
#21 Dontay Bassett F 6′-9″ 237 SO Oakland, CA
#22 Andrew Fava G 5′-10″ 171 SO Baltimore, MD
#24 Deaundrae Ballard G 6′-5″ 197 SO Atlanta, GA
#25 Keith Stone F 6′-8″ 253 JR Deerfield Beach, FL

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

Florida Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 at Florida State L 81-60
Nov 9 vs Charleston So W 76-46
Nov 14 vs La Salle W 82-69
Nov 21* vs Oklahoma L 65-50
Nov 22* vs. Stanford W 72-49
Nov 23* vs Butler L 61-54
Nov 27 vs North Florida W 98-66
Dec 4* at West Virginia W 66-56
Dec 8 vs Michigan State L 63-59
Dec 18 vs Mercer W 71-63
Dec 22* vs FGCU W 77-56
Dec 29 vs Butler W 77-43
Jan 5 vs South Carolina L 71-69
Jan 9 at Arkansas W 57-51
Jan 12 vs Tennessee L 78-67
Jan 15 at Mississippi State L 71-68
Jan 19 at Georgia W 62-52
Jan 22 vs Texas A&M W 81-72
Jan 26 at TCU L 55-50
Jan 30 vs Ole Miss W 90-86 OT
Feb 2 vs Kentucky L 65-54
Feb 5 at Auburn L 76-62
Feb 9 at Tennessee L 73-61
Feb 13 vs Vanderbilt W 66-57
Feb 16 at Alabama W 71-53
Feb 20 at LSU
Feb 23 vs Missouri
Feb 27 at Vanderbilt
Mar 2 vs Georgia
Mar 6 vs LSU
Mar 9 at Kentucky

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 W 83-79
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

Florida-LSU Prediction

The LSU Tigers could win the SEC. The path to that lofty achievement is entirely realistic for the Tigers. If they beat Tennessee at home or if Kentucky sweeps the Vols in a few weeks, they will be in prime position to get the No. 1 seed at the SEC Tournament. If both of those events happen – LSU over UT and UK over the Vols – LSU is almost certain to win the SEC’s regular-season championship. All the Tigers have to do is take care of the games they should win… and that’s something they have done with the sole exception of the Arkansas game. LSU is more than just Tre Waters or Naz Reid. Various players are stepping up for Will Wade, who is making his mark this season. LSU is for real, and Florida will have a hard time keeping pace with the Tigers. LSU 78, Florida 68. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET). TV: ESPN2.

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