Tigers upset Tennessee in Baton Rouge
In what should have been a night where LSU cemented themselves as a SEC contender, the story became Xavier Pinson’s injury as he left the court with a ugly knee injury as LSU was trying to close out the win.
Pinson’s injury aside, it was a good night for LSU where they played some of the best basketball they have played all year.
The final score was 79-67 as LSU moved to 14-1 on the year.
Coming into the game, KenPom had LSU and Tennessee rated as the top two defenses in college basketball. These two teams were almost a mirror image of one another. Two elite defenses with offenses that have struggled at times.
For the first 17 minutes or so, it was a competitive game. LSU went on a run about 10 minutes into the game, but the Volunteers found a way to respond, trading some three’s with