BATON ROUGE, La. — Javonte Smart lost track of the number of free throws he attempted during Friday’s practice, but he does remember the results. “I didn’t miss,” he smiled. Less than 24 hours later, here stood Smart, LSU’s true freshman guard, at the free throw line amid a completely full but eerily quiet arena in a tie game and just 0.06 seconds on the clock. These weren’t the same as practice free throws—they were for the win—but the result was familiar: He didn’t miss. The 13th-ranked Tigers beat No. 5 Tennessee, 82-80 in overtime, to set of a mad celebration indicative of a program that, with each passing game, is climbing higher, from the pit of college basketball to its summit.
After Dramtic Win Over Tennessee, Will Wade's LSU Program Has Officially Been Revived
