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2009 SEC CHAMPIONS -- 10 OVERALL SEC TITLES (SECOND MOST IN THE SEC), 4 NCAA FINAL FOURS -- 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-17, 1-12) vs. Auburn University (13-15, 4-9) Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum * Auburn, Ala. * Feb. 27, 2010 * 6 p.m. * FSN 2009-10 Schedule Projected Starters (based on last game): OPPONENT TIME N13 ULM W, 82-62 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-2, 186, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 14.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.7 apg Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Pre-Season Tipoff Came off an ankle sprain late in the first half of the Arkansas game (2/10) to scored 18 points in one of team’s best overall efforts N16 &INDIANA STATE W, 56-45 against Vandy (2/13) ... Before spraining the ankle had back-to-back 25-point games ... Is 15th in the league in scoring, 5th in free N17 &WESTERN KY. W, 71-60 throw shooting percentage (88-of-106, 83.0%). N25 &&Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 55-81 N27 &&Arizona State (ESPN2) L, 52-71 G 4 Chris Bass (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 2.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.2 apg D1 UL-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 66-58 League leader in assist-turnover ratio at 2.4 with 88 asts and 36 turnovers ... Tied career high with 6 assts vs. Miss. State (2/20) ... D12 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 73-62 No turnovers in the State game in 28 minutes. D14 SOUTHEASTERN W, 77-60 D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 63-60. F 3 Garrett Green (6-11, 230, So., Woodland Hills, Calif.) 2.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg D19 RICE (CST) W, 65-61 Had six points in the win over Arkansas (2/24) ... Seven starts this year, including last 3 games ... 6 points scored in 2 of last 3 gms. D22 vs. Washington St.(at Seattle)(CBSCS) L, 70-72 (OT) D29 At Xavier (Ohio) (ESHPU) L, 64-89 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 238, Sr., Denham Springs, La.) 17.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.9 apg J2 UTAH (CSS live; Cox Sports TV-TD) L, 59-61 His 16 points in the win over Arkansas (2/24) moved him to a tie for third with Howard Carter in LSU career scoring with 1,942 J4 MCNEESE STATE W, 83-60 points ... Needs 58 points to become third player in LSU history and 24th in SEC to record 2,000 career points ... Tied for second J9 *ALABAMA (FSN) L, 49-66 in league in scoring, third in rebounds ... Career LSU leader in minutes played and starts, will tie mark for game’s played (134) on J13 *At South Carolina (SEC Network) L, 58-67 Saturday ... Had back-to-back 20-point games with 20 at Vandy (2/13) and 25 vs. Miss. State (2/20) ... Had the trey that put LSU J16 *At Florida (FSN) L, 58-72 ahead, 59-57, with 17 seconds to play (2/20) ... 7-of-10 from arc in last two games. J20 *AUBURN (SEC Network) L, 80-84 J23 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) L, 63-73. J27 *At Alabama (SEC Network) L, 38-57 F 24 Storm Warren (6-7, 230, So., Monroe, La.) 11.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg J30 *At Miss State (SEC Network) L, 51-67 Has eight double-doubles, all at home ... Had 14 vs. Miss. State (2/20) ... Of his eight rebounds in the game, seven were offensive ... F4 *TENNESSEE (ESPN2) L, 54-59 7th in the league in rebound average. F6 *KENTUCKY (SEC Network) L, 55-81 F10 *At Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 52-87 Tiger Break The String With Win; Now Try For Two F13 *At Vanderbilt (SEC Network) L, 69-77 For the first time since Jan. 4 when the The Win An “Effort” Progression F20 *MISS. STATE (SEC Network) L, 59-60 Tigers beat McNeese State and for the first time Whether a 35-point loss to Arkansas, was the F24 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) W, 65-54 after 14 regular season Southeastern Conference final straw or not may never be known, since then F27 *At Auburn (FSN) 6 p.m. losses that dated back to the final two games of the Tigers have made a three-game progression M4 *At Ole Miss (ESPN) 8 p.m. the 2009-10 season, the Tigers were able to put that led to the victory over Arkansas in the return M6 *GEORGIA (FSN) 4 p.m. together a victory in the league against Arkansas game ... it all started at Vandy on Feb. 13 when M11-14 SEC TOURNAMENT (SEC Network, ABC) Wednesday. LSU played its best “effort” game start-to-finish, *Denotes SEC Games. SEC Tournament in Nashville. The game was a true team effort in many finding itself tied with 4 minutes to play before & Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, Baton Rouge ways as Tasmin Mitchell had 16 points to lead LSU losing by eight ... On Feb. 20 came the game with &&Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, New York City and Bo Spencer got 10, but the balance on the Miss. State where Mitchell made a three with 17 scoresheet showed another player with nine, two seconds left to give LSU a 59-57 advantage only to others with eight and two more with six points. have State knock down its own three in the final On the Air For the first time in nine games, the LSU 10 seconds to win ... But for the second straight TELEVISION -- FSN opponent did not have a half in which they shot 50 game, the “effort” was there start to finish ... Play-by-Play: Dave Neal percent or bette from the field. Wednesday against Arkansas, Trent Johnson was Analyst: Larry Conley So those wanting to see history and the first looking to see if the “effort” could be sustained team to go winless in the league in over 55 years ... That effort and a new found aggressiveness to RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network will have to wait for another time and another start the game was apparent as LSU jumped out to Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne team. 10-0 and 18-5 lead ... So now it is on to Auburn to Analyst: Kevin Ford see what the “effort” will be after a win. Series History Team Facts All-Time: LSU leads, 80-60 LSU AUBURN Last Game: L, 84-80, Baton Rouge, 1/20/10 RECORD: 10-17, 1-12 RECORD: 13-15, 4-9 At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 44-21 LAST GAME: W, 65-54, vs. Arkansas, 2/24/10 LAST GAME: L, 75-85, at Ole MIss, 2/24/10 At Auburn: Auburn leads, 33-32 RANKINGS: NA RANKINGS: NA Neutral Sites: Auburn leads, 5-4 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Jeff Lebo Auburn won at home a year ago, 69-53, in final game of regu- CAREER RECORD: 196-146 (11th season) CAREER RECORD: 209-154 (12th season) lar season ... Won four of the last six games .... LSU won, 81-80 in LSU RECORD: 37-25 (2nd season) AUBURN RECORD: 94-91 (6th season) 2008 for last win at Auburn. VS. AUBURN: 1-2 VS. LSU: 4-7 LSU Sports Information Basketball Contact: C. Kent Lowe Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 www.LSUsports.net Fax - 225.578.1861 Who to Contact Media Services LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Asst. AD/Sports Info. Director Trent Johnson Interview Opportunities Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Coach Trent Johnson is usually be announced, in the curtain Network affiliates. Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) available in his office for early room across from the LSU C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] morning appointments and dressing room ... Once SEC play Inside LSU Basketball Asst. Men’s Basketball Contacts phone interviews. Please con- begins the normal media ses- with Coach Trent Johnson Kristen Chighizola -- [email protected] tact Basketball SID Kent Lowe sions will be on Monday and Coach Johnson’s weekly TV Elizabeth Stuart -- [email protected] (225-578-1864, [email protected]) Thursday afternoons ... Some show is on a state-wide net- at least 24 hours in advance travel and scheduling issues work ... WBRZ-TV, Channel LSU Sports Television Network for scheduling. may change the time and day 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. (225) 578-1797 so media should contact the Sunday ... The show resumes Sports Information Office to SEC Teleconference Jan. 10 and will continue DIrector of Television confirm start time. The 12 SEC coaches are fea- throughout the season, con- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] tured on a teleconference cluding on March 7 ... The show Manager/Television each Monday, January through The Trent Johnson Show, can also be seen on Cox Cable John Schiebe -- [email protected] March through the confer- Presented by Capital One 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at Producer/Television ence season. The conference Bank on The LSU Sports 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach David Landry -- [email protected] Radio Network Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) Johnson is on at 10:28 a.m. on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. The weekly call-in show takes LSU Sports Radio Network CST. To access the media only ... Other markets are KLAX- place Mondays at 7 p.m. from (225) 578-1882 number contact Kent Lowe or TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel the Southeastern Conference Walkon’s Bistro at the corner Director of Radio of Nicholson and Burbank ... 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in Media Relations Office (205- Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] 458-3010).