7:02 pm
January 18

LSU @ Missouri

Who will WIN this matchup?

LSU Lady Tigers (5-6)

@ Missouri Tigers (5-3)

 

Current odds:

LSU Lady Tigers: (+325)

Missouri Tigers: (-425)

 

• The line for this game is Missouri by 8.5 points.

• LSU is 5-6 on the season and is 3-2 following Thursday night’s overtime victory against No. 7 Texas A&M, 65-61. Sophomore Tiara Young came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points as the Tigers extended their home win streak against the Aggies to five games. Senior Khayla Pointer had a solid game with 17 points and six assists, while senior Karli Seay had her second consecutive game with at least five steals. Redshirt senior Faustine Aifuwa recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 15th of her career with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

• Pointer leads LSU with 15.5 points, 4.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game, while her points average jumps to 19.8 in SEC action. Redshirt senior Faustine Aifuwa leads the squad with 9.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game. She is also the second leading scorer on the team with 11.5 points per game and 12.8 in SEC play. In conference play Young is averaging 13.4 points per game and shooting 52.7 percent from the field.

• Missouri is 5-3 overall and 1-2 in SEC play. The Tigers have four players averaging double figure scoring – Aijha Blackwell (15.1 points per game), Hayley Frank (14.3 ppg), Ladazhia Williams (13.0 ppg) and Shug Dickson (10.3 ppg).

• This will be just the 15th meeting between LSU and Missouri. LSU leads the series last season, 10-4, with the teams splitting last year’s series as each won on its home court.

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