The LSU Tigers are undefeated but have played just one ranked team and have had no true road games. Eight of their games have been at home, the other three at neutral sites. Their next true test doesn’t come until Jan. 9 against Tennessee.
Yet it still makes sense to give LSU the benefit of the doubt. If LSU fans didn’t know that already, they know it after Thursday’s comeback victory over Stanford. Down six points with 40 seconds to go, the Tigers scrambled to force overtime, then won 94-88 in one of the most dramatic games of the SEC/ACC Challenge.
There are teams that often seem to inadvertently find ways to lose games. LSU is the opposite. If Kim Mulkey’s squad — which checks in at sixth in this week’s ESPN Power Rankings — is within striking distance in the final minutes, it usually figures out a way to win.
LSU guard Mikaylah Williams‘ three-point play with 33 seconds left cut Stanford’s lead to three. After two Stanford free throws, LSU guard Kailyn Gilbert hit a 3-pointer, and then the Tigers forced a turnover on the inbound…
