For an LSU basketball team that constantly failed to live up to expectations, it is only fitting that any NCAA Tournament aspirations were eliminated with an embarrassing beatdown in front of a national television audience on Saturday.
With a trip to the SEC Tournament Championship Game on the line — as well as any hopes of sneaking into the Big Dance — LSU was blown out 71-38 by the No. 1 seed Texas A&M Aggies.
Texas A&M played like a team with an identity, reminding the nation why they ascended to No. 5 in the polls earlier this season.