LSU 12-7, 3-5 SEC looks to move closer to .500 in the conference when they host Vanderbilt 8-12, 2-6 SEC.  Following their first SEC road win, a stunning finish that included an Anthony Hickey bucket with only 1.5 to play the tigers face off against the commodores who are coming off a loss at home to Alabama LSU’s next opponent.

The commodores feature a struggling team that has lost their last three games.  The commodores are led by sophomore guard Kedren Johnson who averages 14.9 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, and 3.2 assists.  Junior guard Kyle Fuller averages 10.1 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and 2 assists.

LSU who has been hot recently is led by sophomore guard Anthony Hickey with 12.4 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 3.6 assists.  Junior forward Shavon Coleman has 11.9 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III leads the team in rebounds with an average of 8.5 and also has 11.9 points per game.