LSU men's basketball falls to 14-14 with three games left in regular season
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BATON ROUGE - The LSU men's basketball kept it close for most of the game against No. 5 Tennessee Tuesday night, but the Volunteers pulled away late to hand the Tigers their second straight loss.
LSU cut the Tennessee lead to five midway through the second half, but a tough-shooting day for the Tigers helped Tennessee take a 14-point lead late in the game. LSU tried to mount a frantic comeback with under a minute left, but fell short, suffering a 65-59 loss.
Vyctorius Miller led LSU with 17 points.
LSU falls 14-14 overall this season, and 3-12 in the SEC.
The Tigers play at No. 24 Mississippi State on Saturday.