LSU loses by a point to Alabama in SEC tournament finals, opens NCAA tourney play Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure
LSU loses by a point to Alabama in SEC tournament finals, opens NCAA tourney play Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure
Two missed two-foot offensive rebound putbacks in the final 1.6 seconds.
That’s all that separated third-seeded LSU from upsetting No. 6 ranked and regular season SEC champion Alabama in the league tournament finals Sunday as the Crimson Tide escaped with an 80-79 victory in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Off an aborted LSU inbounds play starting with seven seconds left to play from the baseline under Tigers’ basket, sophomore forward Trendon Watford airballed a 3-point shot from right side of the top of the key.
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LSU Menâs Basketball LSU comes up short to Alabama in SEC Tournament Championship game. (Source: LSU Athletics) By Spencer Chrisman | March 14, 2021 at 11:19 AM CDT - Updated March 14 at 5:39 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WAFB) - The LSU Tigers trailing 80-79 with 7.3 seconds left had three shots to at the game winning basket and a chance to win their first Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship since 1980, but the shot wouldnât fall.
It a was a back-and-forth game between the Tigers and Tide LSU was led by Alabama native Trendon Watford who scored a game high 30 points and had a chance and a three to win the game, but his shot came up short.
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