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Vol. MMXII

LSU Basketball Looks to Keep Their Streak Alive Saturday at Alabama ESPN2

The tigers will look to add to their winning streak Saturday.  The streak will go to 4 if they can beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa but the tide’s 6-3 league record says a great deal about the tigers chances of pulling an upset at Coleman Coliseum Saturday.

The LSU tigers have been red hot in their 3 game stretch led by Anthony Hickey who leads the team with 12.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.   Johnny O’Bryant III is next in scoring averaging 11.8 per game, 8.3 rebounds per game.  Shavon Ccoleman has 11.4 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game.

The Crimson Tide is led by Junior guard Trevor Releford who scores 15.1 points per game, has2.2 rebounds  per game, and 2.5 assists per game.  Sophomore guard Trevot Lacey has 12.1 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, and 3.4 assists per game.  Junior center Moussa Gueye averages 4.4 rebounds per game and 1.5 points per game.  Sophomore guard Rodney Cooper scores 10.7 points per game, has 4.3 rebounds per game, and averages 1.1 assists per game.

The tigers look for a big upset to put themselves back at .500 in the SEC while Alabama looks to move to 7-3 in the SEC.

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