For the first time in nearly a month, Frank Martin on Sunday came to the office after a loss.
Not only did South Carolina fall at LSU on Saturday, the Gamecocks, according to their coach, were “just awful” in a 22-point pummeling. The Gamecocks got dunked on 10 times, they had 20 fewer rebounds than the Tigers and got eight minutes out of their most accomplished player.
The streaking USC team that surprised the SEC through the first two weeks of league play failed to show up in Baton Rouge. LSU, a bunch that’s now ranked after a 14th win in 17 tries, showed why it could challenge Tennessee for the league crown while Carolina looked more like the team that struggled through most of December.