NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
LSU Tigers 78
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Arkansas Razorbacks 71
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Match Report

LSU upsets No. 8 Arkansas 78-71 to reach SEC tourney final

— Cameron Thomas scored 21 points and third-seeded LSU upset eighth-ranked Arkansas 78-71 on Saturday to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 1993.

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Team Stats

LSU ARK
28-66
FG
27-65
42
Field Goal %
42
9-19
3PT
6-26
47
Three Point %
23
13-15
FT
11-19
87
Free Throw %
58
39
Rebounds
42
13
Offensive Rebounds
16
26
Defensive Rebounds
26
8
Assists
16
10
Steals
9
2
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
16
12
Largest Lead
8

Top Performers

LSU

  • Javonte Smart G MIN 40 · PTS 19 · FG 7-16
  • Cam Thomas G MIN 40 · PTS 21 · FG 6-18
  • Trendon Watford F MIN 38 · PTS 9 · FG 4-11
  • Darius Days F MIN 28 · PTS 13 · FG 5-9

ARK

  • Moses Moody G MIN 39 · PTS 28 · FG 8-16
  • Justin Smith F MIN 39 · PTS 21 · FG 10-13
  • Davonte Davis G MIN 35 · PTS 6 · FG 2-7
  • JD Notae G MIN 27 · PTS 9 · FG 4-14

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 78-71

    Eric Gaines made Free Throw.

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  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 77-71

    Eric Gaines made Free Throw.

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  3. PersonalFoul 0:05 76-71

    Foul on Moses Moody.

    4432171 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:11 76-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:11 74-71

    Foul on JD Notae.

    4278435 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:25 74-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Jumper.

    4396972 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 0:34 72-71

    Justin Smith made Layup. Assisted by JD Notae.

    4277943 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:52 72-69

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 0:52 72-68

    Foul on Cameron Thomas.

    4432174 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:52 72-68

    Moses Moody made Jumper.

    4432171 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 1:20 72-66

    Foul on Justin Smith.

    4277943 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 1:27 72-66

    Justin Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate.

    4277943 2nd Half
  14. LayUpShot 2:16 72-64

    Justin Smith made Layup.

    4277943 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 2:28 72-62

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 2:28 71-62

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 2:28 70-62

    Foul on Jalen Tate.

    4067442 2nd Half
  18. LayUpShot 2:34 70-62

    JD Notae made Layup.

    4278435 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 2:57 70-60

    Eric Gaines made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Vonte Smart.

    4682883 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 4:14 67-60

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 4:14 66-60

    Cameron Thomas made Free Throw.

    4432174 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 4:14 65-60

    Foul on Justin Smith.

    4277943 2nd Half
  23. DunkShot 4:38 65-60

    Ethan Henderson made Dunk.

    4395706 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 5:35 65-58

    Eric Gaines made Free Throw.

    4682883 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 5:35 64-58

    Foul on Moses Moody.

    4432171 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 6:02 64-58

    Justin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Moses Moody.

    4277943 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 7:06 64-56

    Davonte Davis made Layup. Assisted by Justin Smith.

    4432197 2nd Half
  28. DunkShot 7:27 64-54

    Justin Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Tate.

    4277943 2nd Half
  29. TipShot 7:37 64-52

    Eric Gaines made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4682883 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 8:45 62-52

    Darius Days made Free Throw.

    4396978 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 8:45 61-52

    Foul on Jalen Tate.

    4067442 2nd Half
  32. TipShot 8:50 61-52

    Darius Days made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4396978 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 9:57 59-52

    Trendon Watford made Layup.

    4431675 2nd Half
  34. JumpShot 10:31 57-52

    Trendon Watford made Three Point Jumper.

    4431675 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 11:25 54-52

    Cameron Thomas made Layup.

    4432174 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 11:42 52-52

    Davonte Davis made Free Throw.

    4432197 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 11:42 52-51

    Davonte Davis made Free Throw.

    4432197 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 11:42 52-50

    Foul on Eric Gaines.

    4682883 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 11:52 52-50

    Cameron Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Vonte Smart.

    4432174 2nd Half
  40. LayUpShot 13:02 49-50

    Josh LeBlanc Sr. made Layup.

    4397074 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 13:25 47-50

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 13:25 47-49

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 13:25 47-48

    Foul on Josh LeBlanc Sr..

    4397074 2nd Half
  44. PersonalFoul 13:43 47-48

    Foul on Ethan Henderson.

    4395706 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 14:19 47-48

    Justin Smith made Free Throw.

    4277943 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 14:19 47-47

    Foul on Mwani Wilkinson.

    4567590 2nd Half
  47. MadeFreeThrow 14:35 47-47

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  48. MadeFreeThrow 14:35 47-46

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 14:35 47-45

    Foul on Mwani Wilkinson.

    4567590 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 15:06 47-45

    Foul on Josh LeBlanc Sr..

    4397074 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 15:36 47-45

    Cameron Thomas made Three Point Jumper.

    4432174 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 15:40 44-45

    Foul on Moses Moody.

    4432171 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 15:50 44-45

    Foul on Moses Moody.

    4432171 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 16:49 44-45

    Josh LeBlanc Sr. made Layup.

    4397074 2nd Half
  55. LayUpShot 17:14 42-45

    Justin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Davonte Davis.

    4277943 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 17:35 42-43

    Foul on Darius Days.

    4396978 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 17:52 42-43

    Jalen Tate made Three Point Jumper.

    4067442 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 17:59 42-40

    Mwani Wilkinson made Jumper.

    4567590 2nd Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 18:20 40-40

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 18:20 40-39

    Foul on Darius Days.

    4396978 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 78-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Offensive Rebound 0:01 78-71

    Moses Moody Offensive Rebound.

    4432171 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:03 78-71

    JD Notae missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278435 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 78-71

    Eric Gaines made Free Throw.

    4682883 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:05 77-71

    Eric Gaines made Free Throw.

    4682883 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:05 76-71

    Foul on Moses Moody.

    4432171 2nd Half
  7. Defensive Rebound 0:08 76-71

    Eric Gaines Defensive Rebound.

    4682883 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:08 76-71

    Davonte Davis missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432197 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:11 76-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:11 74-71

    Foul on JD Notae.

    4278435 2nd Half
  12. Steal 0:19 74-71

    Eric Gaines Steal.

    4682883 2nd Half
  13. Lost Ball Turnover 0:19 74-71

    JD Notae Turnover.

    4278435 2nd Half
  14. ShortTimeOut 0:25 74-71

    LSU Timeout

    2nd Half
  15. JumpShot 0:25 74-71

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Jumper.

    4396972 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 0:34 72-71

    Justin Smith made Layup. Assisted by JD Notae.

    4277943 2nd Half
  17. Steal 0:40 72-69

    JD Notae Steal.

    4278435 2nd Half
  18. Lost Ball Turnover 0:40 72-69

    Eric Gaines Turnover.

    4682883 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:52 72-69

    Moses Moody made Free Throw.

    4432171 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 0:52 72-68

    Foul on Cameron Thomas.

    4432174 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 0:52 72-68

    Moses Moody made Jumper.

    4432171 2nd Half
  22. Offensive Rebound 0:53 72-66

    Moses Moody Offensive Rebound.

    4432171 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 0:53 72-66

    Jalen Tate missed Layup.

    4067442 2nd Half
  24. Lost Ball Turnover 1:03 72-66

    Ja'Vonte Smart Turnover.

    4396972 2nd Half
  25. Offensive Rebound 1:18 72-66

    LSU Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 1:20 72-66

    Trendon Watford missed Free Throw.

    4431675 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 1:20 72-66

    Foul on Justin Smith.

    4277943 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 1:27 72-66

    Justin Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate.

    4277943 2nd Half
  29. Defensive Rebound 1:39 72-64

    Jalen Tate Defensive Rebound.

    4067442 2nd Half
  30. JumpShot 1:43 72-64

    Cameron Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432174 2nd Half
  31. Offensive Rebound 1:46 72-64

    LSU Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  32. Block Shot 1:46 72-64

    Jalen Tate Block.

    4067442 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 1:46 72-64

    Eric Gaines missed Jumper.

    4682883 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 2:16 72-64

    Justin Smith made Layup.

    4277943 2nd Half
  35. Offensive Rebound 2:16 72-62

    Justin Smith Offensive Rebound.

    4277943 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 2:16 72-62

    Moses Moody missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432171 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 2:28 72-62

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 2:28 71-62

    Ja'Vonte Smart made Free Throw.

    4396972 2nd Half
  39. OfficialTVTimeOut 2:28 70-62

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 2:28 70-62

    Foul on Jalen Tate.

    4067442 2nd Half

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