NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The SEC's highest scoring offense went cold at the wrong time, as the LSU men's basketball team was eliminted from the SEC Tournament by No. 1 seed Texas A&M on Saturday in Nashville, 71-38.
LSU (19-14), which went more than 14 minutes without a field goal in the first half, were eliminated in the SEC semifinal following a dismal 20.6-percent shooting performance.
The Tigers return to Baton Rouge and to await a potential postseason berth.
Two of the Tigers' offensive cogs - freshman Ben Simmons and sophomore Craig Victor II - each spent the first half in foul trouble and 17th-ranked Texas A&M took advantage with a 27-2 outburst.