The Rebels have a very good 12-3 record, led by point guard Stefan Moody.
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LSU enters the game with a mark of 9-6 and 2-1 in the SEC after knocking off Kentucky 85-67 at home last Tuesday before falling on the road at Florida 68-62 Saturday.
Ben Simmons leads the Tigers scoring with 20.6 points per game.
Fans can watch all the action on ESPN 2 as the game starts at 8 p.m. Or listen to all the action on the Ole Miss Sports Radio Network.
LSU’s Craig Victor II had a team-best 18 points, while Ben Simmons and Antonio Blakeney scored 15 each – 24 combined in the second half.
That kind of spotlight has made LSU a marked team, so Johnny Jones should expect every opponent to have at least one player (though in reality many more) who will bring a little extra juice to the game.
Junior forward Sebastian Saiz is averaging just under 13 points per game and 10.3 rebounds. The Tigers hold a 78-29 advantage in games in Baton Rouge, but Ole Miss has taken three of the last five meetings at the PMAC. The senior is averaging 23.9 points and 4.1 assists per game, and will be the main obstacle for Simmons and his Tigers to overcome.
Alabama finished the season as the only team in the conference with fewer than three losses, and as the SEC’s top teams beat each other up in league play, the Big Ten became the new popular choice as the “best conference in college football”.
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LSU is 8-1 at home this season, losing only to Wake Forest (77-71).
