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Albany Great Danes (10-2) at LSU Tigers (14-0)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 LSU hosts Albany after Flau’jae Johnson scored 23 points in LSU’s 91-73 victory against the UIC Flames.
The Tigers have gone 10-0 in home games. LSU is second in the SEC scoring 93.3 points while shooting 49.2% from the field.
The Great Danes are 4-2 on the road. Albany is the leader in the America East giving up only 55.3 points per game while holding opponents to 40.9% shooting.
LSU’s average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 4.6 per game Albany allows. Albany averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game LSU allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is scoring 20.9 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Tigers.
Kayla Cooper is shooting 60.7% and averaging 17.8 points for the Great Danes.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 10-0, averaging 92.5 points, 46.4 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 10.6 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points per game.
Great Danes: 8-2, averaging 69.7 points, 28.4 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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