The Washington Huskies (6-1) are in the Bahamas to face the
#7-ranked LSU Tigers (6-0), on Monday, November 25th at 10:30a.m. (also on FloSports Network).
The Washington Huskies are coming off a string of four games where they have started slow, both offensively and defensively, and struggled against inferior competition before pulling away to win late — key exception, their loss to Montana on the road by 14 points.
However, the Huskies offense has shown the ability to be efficient from all areas of the court and must do so today against the LSU Tigers.
The Huskies cannot afford a slow or uneven performance, offensively or defensively, against the LSU Tigers.
LSU Tigers Preview – A 3-Headed Monster Awaits
The LSU Tigers are an offensive juggernaut averaging 94 point per game, with efficient scoring from almost every corner of the court.
Offensively, the LSU Tigers are featuring an explosive mixture of athleticism and skill at the guard and wing positions, led by three exceptional players:
5’10” junior guard #4 Flau’Jae Johnson averages a team-leading 24.0 points per game, along with 8.3 rebounds, a team-leading assists 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
A dangerous scorer from almost everywhere on the court, Johnson is the catalyst of the Tigers offense and the pre-season All-American must be contained if the Huskies want a chance to win;
6’1″ senior forward Aneesah Morrow averages 18 points per game and a team-leading 13.0 rebounds per game, along with 2.0 steals and 1.3 assists.
Preseason All-American Morrow dominates scoring in the midrange area and at the rim, as well as on the boards; and
6’0″” sophomore guard #12 Mikaylah Williams averages 16 points per game, 4.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
LSU also features exceptional height across its roster, including 6’2 forward Sa’Myah Smith; 6’5″ forward Jersey Wolfenbarger ; and 6’6″ center Aalyah Del Rosario.
Expect the Washington Huskies bigs to have their hands full trying to score effectively inside, while alo limiting the Tigers offensive rebounds.
To secure the victory over LSU, the UW Huskies will need to:
(1) efficiently execute the Huskies offense by limiting turnovers to 10 or less.
(2) shoot a high percentage from three-point range to take pressure off the need to score inside against LSU;
(3) contest and disrupt LSU’s inside-the-paint scoring and limit their second chance opportunities by limiting the Tigers’ offensive rebounds; and
(4) big games (literally and figuratively) on both and offense and defense by Huskies 6’4″ forwards Dalayah Daniels and Tayra Eke.
This marquee matchup has the potential to spiral out of control for the Huskies, if they do not play at a high level from the tip-off.
Huskies Win Probability: 15%
The Washington Huskies (6-1) are in the Bahamas to face the
The Huskies cannot afford a slow or uneven performance, offensively or defensively, against the LSU Tigers.
LSU also features exceptional height across its roster, including 6’2 forward