No. 22 Kentucky at South Carolina SEC College Hoops Picks & Predictions

They can complete a three-game sweep over the other top contenders with this game, and it’s actually doable since the game isn’t in Rupp.

The game will be televised by CBS with Spero Dedes and Doug Gottlieb on the broadcast, while Jim Hawthorne, Ricky Blanton and host Kevin Ford will handle the broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge).

House, who came in averaging 15.7 points, didn’t score until making two free throws early in the second half after Alabama went ahead by seven.

Simmons, averaging 19.4 points and an SEC-best 12.1 rebounds, had a more typical scoring performance against SC with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

The Crimson Tide (14-9, 5-6) beat its fourth ranked opponent in coach Avery Johnson’s debut season despite missing its final three shots. 8 Texas A&M and at home against first-place LSU.

Calipari took off toward Sirmons and proceeded to shout into the referee’s ear, earning him his second technical and an ejection. “When you’re not a dominating team, it’s hard to win on the road”, Kentucky head coach John Calipari said at a pregame press conference. Danuel House had 12 points and Anthony Collins had 11 points and five assist. His take on those missed foul shots: “What was going through my mind was the student section was getting loud”. That’s led to a +6.2 rebound margin, second only to South Carolina’s +8.6 in the SEC.

In January, the Aggies defeated the Tigers, 71-57, in College Station. The Aggies average 65.3 points allowed per game, but have damaged those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 76.5 points per game during that span.

“We scored 83 points, and that’s a lot of points”, Jones said. “It’s an opportunity for us to get (Texas A&M) back”.

“If we are able to do those things, we can continue to grow and get better as a team”, Jones said.

By the end of the previous meeting between the LSU and Texas A&M men’s basketball teams just 25 days ago, the Tigers and Aggies were headed in different directions. “We’re still in a good position right now”.

LSU is 3-7 away from home this season in true road and neutral floor games.

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