After a 10-2 regular season finish the LSU tigers will play the Clemson tigers in Atlanta in the Chik-fil-A bowl.  The Clemson tigers bring an identical record of 10-2 into the Georgia Dome tonight so both teams will be seeking their 11th victory of the season.  LSU leads the overall series 2-0, and will be playing in their 13th straight bowl game which is a school record.  The game is the eighth straight under Les Miles. 

 LSU will look to take advantage of a Clemson defense that has been average at best this season.  Clemson has given up 22 rushes which went for over 20 yards and also has allowed over 40 passing plays that went for 20 yards or more.  The LSU tigers will try to employ a balanced attack especially with the recent success of Zach Mettenberger and his recievers.  The rushing has picked up as well with the help of Jeremy Hill.

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LSU had little trouble Friday night and fans got a somewhat rare look at many of the tiger backups in the second half.  It was the tigers first home game after a three-game road trip.  The tigers won their eighth game and are now 8-2 while the huskies fell to 4-8 in dropping their second straight game.  The tigers jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and never lost the lead as they easily won 75-58.

Junior forward Jalen Courtney led the scoring with 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench.  Junior forward Shavon Coleman added 11 points as well to go with his 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocked shots.  7″3 Senior Center Andrew Del Piero  also added 9 points and had 4 blocks.  Junior guard Andre Stringer poured in 11 points.  Eddie Ludwig, Malik Morgan, and Charles Carmouche all scored 9 points in the victory.

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The tigers return home from a grueling out of conference road schedule that included Boise State, UC Irvine, and Marquette.  LSU hosts Houston Baptist and is looking to get back in the win column.  The Houston Baptist Huskies bring a 4-7 early season record into the PMAC Friday night.  The huskies do not present the challenge that Boise State or Marquette do especially considering the tigers are back at home but Houston Baptist will be the tigers second to last opponent before they begin the daunting task of taking on the rest of the SEC.

Junior forward Shavon Coleman still leads the tigers in scoring with 14.4 points per game and also has over 7 rebounds a game.  Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant is second in scoring with 13.3 points a game but leads the team in rebounds with 8.5.  Anthony Hickey score an average of 10.3 points a game but leads the team in assists with 4.1.  It is a real comfort for the tiger to have 5 players who average over 9 points a game.

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The tigers were able to make the game in Milwaukee a nailbiter even though the first half looked like the home team would runaway with an easy victory.  In the second half LSU erased the golden eagles lead that was once 21 points.   LSU closed to within 12 points at half but tied the game about 7 minutes into the second half and put a scare into the eagles and the home crowd at the BMO Harris Bradley Center that could not have been imagined early in the contest.

Andre Stringer led the tigers with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.  Charles Carmouche added 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals.  Johnny O’Bryant III had 14 points and 5 rebounds.  Anthony Hickey had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals off the bench.  Shavon Coleman had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal.

Davante Gardner led the Golden Eagles with 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 steals.  Shavon Coleman had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 steal.

The tigers are back home next Friday when they host Houston Baptist.

The LSU tigers from the South Eastern Conference will hit the road again when they travel to Milaukee to face the Marquette Golden Eagles from the Big East. 

The tigers are coming off their first road win of the year a 66-60 win at UC Irvine.  The golden eagles are trying to get back on track after a loss at Green Bay 49-47 on Wednesday night.  Marquette has faced a much tougher overall schedule than has LSU.  Besides the road loss at Green Bay, the only other losses by the golden eagles were at #8 Florida and a one point loss to #19 Butler.