It would have been so easy for LSU to blow it Wednesday night.
The Tigers came into Wednesday’s game without their starting point guard. They would lose their best player, Tari Eason, after fouling out in just seven minutes of action. They would lose starting center Efton Reid to fouls as well; and on top of everything else they had to play in a hostile environment.
Instead the LSU men’s basketball team (15-1, 3-1) overcame every single readymade excuse and maybe its most impressive of the 2021-2022 season. And you know what? Not only did LSU beat Florida (9-6, 0-3), they never trailed.