Florida Basketball to Touch Down in Baton Rouge
The Gators will face No. 7 LSU this Sunday at 2 p.m. in Baton Rouge. Florida has yet to see the Tigers since they claimed the National Championship in 2023 making it a highly anticipated matchup.
BATON ROUGE, LA. – The Gators will travel to Baton Rouge on Sunday afternoon to face the 2023 National Champions and seventh-ranked LSU Tigers. Florida will be coming off a home win, defeating Texas A&M 63-51 on Jan. 28, while LSU is coming off back-to-back losses. The Tigers most recent time out was on the road at Mississippi State, falling 77-73. Sunday’s matchup will mark the Gators (2-5) eighth conference game of the 2023-24 season and the Tigers ninth (5-3). Both teams will also be entering the contest coming off a bye week in search of tacking another win onto their respective records
No.7 LSU (18-4, 5-3):
* Date: Sunday, Jan. 28
* Time: 1 p.m. CT
* Site: Maravich Center
* Stream: SECN<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/5e7fdfb9-788c-4ccc-9821-31952e279233>
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5279&type=Archive>
* Stats: StatBroadcast<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=491357&vislive=fla>
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THE SERIES:
The current series between Florida and LSU sits at 31-16 with the Tigers ahead by fifteen victories. The last four contests between the Gators and Tigers have been split evenly with both teams taking two wins apiece.
HISTORY:
Florida and LSU have met 47 times in their respective school histories. The most recent matchup was in February of 2023 in Gainesville, with the Tigers defeating the Gators 90-79. LSU shot 55 percent from behind the arc and 52.9 percent from the field, compared to the Gators’ 42.9 field goal percentage and 34.8 percent from the three. LSU was a challenging SEC opponent in 2022-23 as they took the National Championship the following month. Florida’s last win over LSU was Jan. 23, 2022 in Gainesville, coming out ahead with a final score of 73-72 and being led by KiKi Smith with 23 points.
FLORIDA’S LAST GAME:
Florida’s most recent contest was at home against Texas A&M, coming out victorious with a final score of 63-51. The win marked Florida’s second SEC win of the season, after defeating Georgia 78-69. Overall, the Gators were led by Leilani Correa<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/leilani-correa/16027> with a 24-point outing going 8-of-17 from the field. On defense Faith Dut<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/faith-dut/16028> led the way with nine rebounds and two blocks. Jeriah Warren<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jeriah-warren/16033> also stepped up big for the Gators with seven rebounds and seven points.
ABOUT LSU:
The Tigers are hosting the Gators after a road loss against Mississippi State in Starkville. The Tigers had three players in double digits for scoring on Monday night and were led by Angel Reese on offense. Reese put up 20 points and secured 18 rebounds, but could not hold off Mississippi State’s Jerkaila Jordan and her 24-point effort.
Throughout the season LSU has six players averaging in double figures for scoring: Angel Reese (19.6 ppg), Aneesah Morrow (17.9 ppg), Mikaylah Williams (16.0 ppg), Flau’jae Johnson (13.2 ppg), Sa’Myah Smith (11.7 ppg), and Hailey Van Lith (11.3 ppg). Angel Reese sits at No.1 in the SEC for all games in scoring and rebounding with Aneesah Morrow not far behind taking the 4th spot in scoring and 3rd in steals. Reese leads the Tigers in scoring this season with Morrow taking the second spot in scoring and Williams leading in three-pointers, making this trio a large offensive threat on Sunday night.
On the boards, LSU is led by Angel Reese, averaging 12.2 rebounds a game. In total, Reese has grabbed 220 rebounds this season with 115 being defensive and the other 105 being snagged on offense.
QUICK HITS:
* LSU is on their first losing streak of the 2023-2024 season.
* Fell to No.1 South Carolina on Jan 25. (76-70)
* LSU led for the first three quarters but the Gamecocks came back in the fourth outscoring the Tigers 24 to 14
* Fell to Mississippi State 77-73 in Starkville, MS
* The Tigers were outscored in the third quarter 28-17 and led by as much as 9 in the fourth
* The Tigers have the No. 1 and No. 4 players in scoring for all games and the Gators have the No. 2 and No. 3 players
* Florida has the No. 1 player in scoring since the start of conference play
* The Gators have yet to win an SEC game on the road for the 2023-24 season
* Florida and LSU have only a 0.6 3FG% difference
* The Gators are shooting 32.2% from the three
* The Tigers are shooting 32.8% from the three
* LSU’s Aneesah Morrow is third in the SEC for steals and Florida’s Aliyah Matharu<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/aliyah-matharu/16030> is one spot behind at No. 4
* The last time Florida defeated a ranked opponent was in February of 2022 at Georgia
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