Who's Playing
LSU Tigers @ SMU Mustangs
Current Records: LSU 8-1, SMU 8-2
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Comerica Center -- Frisco, Texas
- TV: ESPN University
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
LSU has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the SMU Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Comerica Center. The Tigers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 81.8 points per game this season.
Last Sunday, LSU beat FGCU 80-71.
LSU's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cam Carter led the charge by posting 13 points plus five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Daimion Collins, who went 8 for 13 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, SMU waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 63-51. The 63-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
SMU can attribute much of their success to Kario Oquendo, who went 6 for 10 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds, and Samet Yigitoglu, who went 7 for 8 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds. Oquendo is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for five straight games. Kevin Miller, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-5 from downtown.
LSU pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for SMU, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: LSU has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 41.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like SMU struggles in that department as they've been averaging 42.6. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.