After a fun first half leaving the Tigers with a 34-24 lead going into the locker room, LSU lost to Georgia (12-5, 3-3) in their third straight loss in the PMAC. The Tigers (11-6, 2-3) allowed the Bulldogs’ strongest player in Yante Maten to score 17 points in the second half alone, still failing to grab a conference win at home.
“It’s just a tale of two halves,” said Coach Wade after the game. “We controlled the pace in the first half. The second half, they controlled things. They got the ball to Maten, their best player.