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LSU Will Play in NOLA for First Time Since 2012
LSU aims to improve its 3-point shooting and overall offense against a top-25 SMU team in a key pre-conference test, with LSU averaging 6.7 made threes per game.
- Published Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, LSU Tigers will face SMU Mustangs at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans in the Compete 4 Cause Classic.
- Facing offensive woes, LSU Tigers went 4 of 24 from beyond the arc and rank last in the SEC at 6.7 made 3-pointers per game after a disappointing 82-58 loss, facing SMU as their final high-major foe before Southeastern Conference play.
- Dedan Thomas Jr. leads LSU's rotation with Marquel Sutton and Max Mackinnon while injured redshirt junior Jalen Reed, sidelined since Nov. 28, will travel with the team.
- McMahon signaled he'll make quicker in-game changes if wing 3s falter and stressed LSU players feel urgency to respond, aided by recent additional practice time.
- With NCAA implications, McMahon noted SMU was ranked 40th on KenPom, one spot below LSU, as a measuring stick before the SEC gauntlet and highlighted their scoring averages.
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How LSU basketball wants to ‘respond the right way’ when it faces SMU
LSU basketball is set to play SMU (9-1) on Saturday in New Orleans. After the Tigers suffered their first loss to No. 16 Texas Tech, coach Matt McMahon explained how his players are approaching their next quality opponent.
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