After trying their best to squander a stellar first half against Yale in the NCAA tournament’s opening round, the Tigers (27-6) are back on the floor looking to make their first Sweet 16 since 2006 against Maryland (23-10).
LSU and Maryland is the opening game of the Round of 32 and the winner advances to the East Regional semifinals in Washington D.C. The winner will play either the No. 2 seeded Michigan State Spartans or 10th seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Maryland, like LSU, advanced to the second round after getting all it wanted from a lower-seeded mid major.