LSU
Coach Johnny Jones
Opening statement:
"I thought there was a great effort from our team tonight in a game that we knew would be a hard-fought battle against a very tough, talented basketball team, and that it was. Our guys came out in the first half in the first five or so minutes and played at a certain level with energy and excitement in the game. Knowing the great team that Texas A&M is and the firepower they possess, I knew they would continue to fight. Unfortunately, we had a little bit of a deficit there at the half because of some foul trouble we caught in the first half.