The Texas A&M bench

They share the ball, they work hard on the glass and defensively and they don’t seem to mind that they don’t get the attention other top 10 teams do.

LSU (11-7, 4-2 SEC) was hanging in with Texas A&M after center Elbert Robinson dropped in a hook shot to tie it at 44, but it was simply no contest after that.

In the night’s final contest, Auburn secured consecutive SEC wins under Bruce Pearl for the first time with an 83-77 win over Alabama.

LSU has struggled tremendously this season away from the friendly confines of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

“I look forward to guarding both of those guys; I take much pride in my defense”, said Victor, who had 16 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots in Saturday’s 76-74 win over Arkansas. Conversely, LSU is 10-1 at home this season.

Jalen Jones led the Aggies (16-2, 6-0 SEC) with 20 points and freshman Tyler Davis chipped in 18 points.

If the Tigers are able to overcome their shortcomings on the road on Tuesday, they will move into a tie with the Aggies for the No. 1 spot in the SEC standings, for which they will hold the tiebreaker.

At 7 p.m. on the SEC Network, Ole Miss tries to rebound from that Florida loss by playing host to SC.

LSU and Ben Simmons are starting to find their feet.

That didn’t stop Davis from starring Tuesday night when the two freshmen shared a court.

LSU’s trip to Texas A&M didn’t prove particularly kind Tuesday – especially after halftime. Total Fouls-LSU 17, Texas A&M 17.

Jones is averaging 21.7 points over his last three and Caruso is 11 of 15 on 3-pointers in the Aggies’ five league games.

Junior guard Tim Quarterman is one of the most versatile players in the SEC, and his ability to make an impact in multiple aspects of the game was a driving force in LSU’s upset of Kentucky earlier this season.

Keith Hornsby added eight points and four rebounds for LSU. The Tigers are allowing opponents to shoot 35.6 percent from behind the arc, ranking 253rd out of 346 Division 1 college basketball teams. “He had to play cautious with four fouls, and that’s not a good recipe for us”. The senior also leads the team with seven rebounds a game. Freshman Kevaughn Allen scored 27 points for Florida in the win.

Simmons added two free throws a few seconds later and neither team scored for the rest of the half to leave the Aggies up 38-34. Jalen Jones averages 17.2 points per game. “I can’t really control how they play on offense; the only thing I can control out there is what I do”. “They’re one of the rare teams in the country that has both talent and experience”.