NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2012-13 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 Mississippi State University 23 Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 * 4 p.m. CST (ESPNU) Baton Rouge, La. * Pete Maravich Assembly Cneter LSU (14-8, 5-6) PROJECTED LSU STARTING LINEUP (Based on last game) November G 10 Andre Stringer (Jr., 5-10, Jackson, Miss.) 10.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.9 apg (9.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.6 apg in SEC) Fri. 9 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 77-63 Stringer hit four treys vs. Missorui (1/30) as LSU knocked off No. 17 team ... Stringer finished with 18 after hitting Tues. 13 MCNEESE (CST) W, 73-48 three treys & scored 13 at UK (1/26) ... 12 in the win at S. Carolina (2/14) ... 3rd in SEC in 3-point FG pct. (40.0%, 46-115) Tues.20 NORTHWESTERN STATE (CST) W, 102-95 ... 10th career LSU treys (147) ... 204 career assists, 29th player in LSU history to have 200 career assists. Sat. 24 MISS. VALLEY STATE (CST) W, 75-50 SEC/BIG EAST CHALLENGE G 24 Malik Morgan (Fr., 6-4, River Ridge) 5.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg (6.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg in SEC) Thurs. 29 SETON HALL (ESPNU) W, 72-67 The son of a former LSU women’s volleyball star, started his fourth straight game (11 starts for year) ... LSU is 3-1 December since he moved into starting lineup ... Early scoring helped LSU to try to get going vs. Vandy (2/6) ... 9 pts, 3 reb., 2 ast. Tues. 11 CHATTANOOGA (CST) W, 80-67 Fri. 14 At Boise State L, 70-89 G 1 Anthony Hickey (So., Hopkinsville, Ky.) 11.8 pg, 3.7 rg, 3.7 ag, 3.4 sg (12.7 pg, 3.7 rg, 3.5 ag, 3.2 sg in SEC) Tues. 18 At UC-Irvine W, 66-60 Sat. 22 At Marquette (ESPNU) L, 80-84 League and nations leader in steals average ... Best of 8 vs. A&M (1/23) ... In win at Carolina (2/14), had five Fri. 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST (CST) W, 75-58 assists, 3 steals ... 30th LSU player to have 200 career assists ... 20 pts, 4 asts in win over No. 17 Mizzou (1/30) ... Led LSU from 17 down vs. Miss. St. (2/2), hit winner in the lane with 1.5 seconds left ... On pace for record LSU steals year. January Sat. 5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 79-63 Wed.9 *At Auburn (CSS/CST) L, 63-68 F 2 Johnny O’Bryant III (So., 6-9, Cleveland, Miss.) 13.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg (14.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg in SEC) Sat.. 12 *FLORIDA (ESPNU) L, 52-74 League-tying 10th double double with career high 30 pts (13-19 from field), 10 reb, in USC win (2/14) ... First since Wed. 16 *SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN3) L, 73-82 (ot). Tasmin Mitchell in 2010 to top 30 for LSU ... 8th straight game scoring double figures ... 2 FT’s won VU game (2/9) in final Sat. 19 *At Georgia (CSS/CST) L, 58-67 second ... Fifth in league reb. average overall & third in SEC games ... 9th in scoring in SEC games ... 4th SEC overall FG pct. Wed. 23 *TEXAS A&M (SEC Network) W, 58-54 Sat. 26 *At Kentucky (SEC Network) L, 70-75 C 55 Andrew Del Piero (Sr., 7-3, Austin, Texas) 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg (2.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg in SEC) Wed. 30 *MISSOURI (SEC Network) W, 73-70 Former tuba player, walk-on turned scholarship player returned to lineup for 15th start vs. USC (2/14) ... Scored six February points (3-3 shooting), career best 7 boards ... Made 36-of-64 from field (56.3 percent) ... Averaging 12.5 minutes a game. Sat. 2 *At Mississippi State (FSN) W, 69-68 Wed. 6 *VANDERBILT (ESPN3) W, 57-56 STORYLINES Sat. 9 *At Alabama (ESPN2) L, 57-60 Thurs.14 * At South Carolina (ESPN2) W, 64-46 • Prior to Thursday’s 18-point win at USC, was the biggest for LSU in an SEC road Anthony Hickey continues to lead the Sat. 16 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPNU) 4 p.m. LSU had won its first 4 SEC games by 4, 3, game since winning at UGA (2-4-09), league and nation in steals at 3.4 a game. Tues. 19 *At Tennessee (ESPNU) 6 p.m. one and one points, a combined 9 points 80-62. Sat. 23 *ALABAMA (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. ... The back-to-back one-point wins at • LSU had assists on 16 of the 26 baskets Wed. 27 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Miss. State (2/6) and vs. VU (2/9) marks • JOB III’s 30-points was the first time an vs. USC (2/14) with Hickey 5 and Charles just the third time since 1972 that LSU has LSU player had 30 or more since Tasmin Carmouche 8 ... Both average 3.8 assists March won back-to-back one-pointers. Mitchell had 38 at home vs. Auburn (1-20- a game ... LSU is 6-0 when Hickey has at Sat. 2 *at Missouri (SEC Network) 3 p.m. 10) ... It was the first 30-point game by an least 5 assists. Wed. 6 *at Texas A&M (SEC Network) 7 p.m. • On the other side of the coin, three of LSU player on the road since Mitchell had Sat. 9 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. LSU’s six SEC losses have been of five 41 at Miss. State (2-11-09). • LSU has scored 70 points or more in 13 March 13-17 SEC Tournament (SEC Net, ESPNU, ABC) points or less. games this year ... Last year, LSU hit that • JOB III now has 10 double doubles for mark just 9 times in the 2011-12 schedule. *Denotes SEC Games • The Jan. 30 win over No. 17 Missouri was the season, including in 7-of-the-last-8 SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. LSU’s first over a ranked team in SEC play games ... The 10 double ups are tied for • Two weeks ago, the Tigers won the first On the Air since LSU defeated No. 3 Florida, 66-56 the best in the SEC. meeting of the teams, 69-68, on Anthony Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network on Feb. 24, 2007. Hickey’s floater with 1.5 to play ... LSU now • LSU continues to lead the league in leads the series 106-96, with a record of Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play • LSU’s 18-point road win at USC (2/14), steals at 9.8 a game ... Sophomore 65-35 in games played in BR. Ricky Blanton, analyst Kevin Ford, host BREAKDOWN Television • ESPN2 LSU Mississippi State University Tom Hart, play-by-play Record 14-8, 5-6 Record: 7-16, 2-9 Matt Doherty, analyst Ranking N/A Ranking: N/A Last Game W, at S. Carolina, 64-46, 2/14/13 Last Game: L, vs. Missouri, 36-78, 2/13/13 Head Coach Johnny Jones Head Coach: Rick Ray Career Record 219-170 (13th season) Career Record: 7-16 (1st year) LSU Record 14-8 (1st season) MSU Record: 7-16 (1st year) vs. MSU: 1-1 vs. LSU: 0-1 Upcoming LSU Basketball Media Calendar 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Game 24 -- LSU at 10 a.m. -- SEC 7 p.m. -- Johnny Jones Game 22 -- LSU at South MEDIA SESSION -- 2 p.m. Game 23 -- Miss. State Inside LSU Basketball Tennessee, 7 p.m. EST, Teleconference (Coach J Radio Show at T. J. Ribs. Carolina, 7 p.m. EST (6 at LSU, 4 p.m. CST (TV: (LSU Sports Television 6 p.m. CST (TV: ESPNU. at 10:28 a.m.) p.m. CST) (TV: ESPN2, ESPNU; Radio: LSU Network, WBRZ-TV in Radio: LSU Sports Radio Depart for Knoxville, Radio: LSU Sports Radio Sports Radio Network). BR, 10:35 p.m. locally.) Tenn. Network) Network) - 1953 LSU Final Four team honored at Tipoff Club before game and at halftime. WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Network affiliates. Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Media Availability Former LSU basketball player Ricky Blanton will Coach Johnny Jones is available in his office for Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director host the show for the third straight year. early morning appointments and phone interviews. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578- Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director (Basketball Contact) 1864, [email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance. 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