It hasn’t been much sunshine and daffodils for the LSU men’s basketball team as of late. They did pick up a commitment from five-star center Yohan Traore recently but the team lost their fourth game in five chances over the weekend.
This time they fell on the road in Fort Worth, Texas, as they took on the TCU Horned Frogs in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The team saw the return of Xavier Pinson and Darius Days. Tari Eason was also injured in the win over Texas A&M but he was back in the starting lineup against TCU.
Pinson was on a minute restriction, so he wasn’t on the floor for sustained stretches of the game. It would be up to Brandon Murray and Eric Gaines to carry the load in the backcourt. The Tigers are once again falling in the coaches’ poll with their latest loss. They are now at No. 25 after climbing as high as No. 12 earlier in the season.
They will look to right the ship when they take on Ole Miss this Tuesday at the PMAC.
The Auburn Tigers and Kentucky Wildcats continued their winning ways this week. Auburn moves into the top spot in a tie with Gonzaga. The Alabama Crimson Tide continued their up and down season with a win over then No. 4 ranked Baylor. The Tennessee Vols dropped a tough road game to future SEC foe, the Texas Longhorns.
A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Change
1
Gonzaga
17-2
784 (16)
–
1
Auburn
18-1
784 (16)
+1
3
Purdue
18-3
691
+3
4
UCLA
16-2
647
+4
5
Arizona
17-2
618
-2
6
Duke
17-3
604
+1
7
Kentucky
17-4
595
+6
8
Baylor
18-3
584
-4
9
Houston
18-2
567
–
10
Kansas
17-3
511
-5
11
Wisconsin
17-3
478
–
12
Villanova
16-5
461
–
13
Michigan St
16-4
405
-3
14
Texas Tech
16-5
386
–
15
Providence
18-2
384
+2
16
Ohio State
13-5
296
–
17
Connecticut
15-4
260
+2
18
Illinois
15-5
256
+3
19
USC
18-3
199
-4
20
Tennessee
14-6
147
–
21
Texas
16-5
134
+4
22
Iowa State
16-5
129
+2
23
Xavier
15-5
113
–
24
Marquette
15-7
80
+3
25
LSU
16-5
78
-7
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