{"id":154623,"date":"2025-01-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/2025\/1\/9\/24338583\/ncaa-wbb-lsu-tigers-tennessee-lady-vols-game-watch-flaujae-johnson-aneesah-morrow-kim-mulkey-cooper"},"modified":"2025-01-09T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T17:00:00","slug":"undefeated-lsu-faces-toughest-test-yet-against-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/undefeated-lsu-faces-toughest-test-yet-against-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated LSU faces toughest test yet against Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flau\u2019jae Johnson is the leading scorer for undefeated LSU. | Photo by Geoff Stellfox\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although undefeated, the No. 6-ranked LSU Tigers have faced a relatively friendly schedule. That changes when they enter the unfriendly environs of a rejuvenated Rocky Top to take on the No. 16-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols. <\/p>\n

Although sporting a record that sparkles as much as head coach Kim Mulkey\u2019s outfit du jour, the No. 6 LSU Tigers<\/a> haven\u2019t really been tested, facing only one ranked team on their way to their shiny 17-0 mark. <\/p>\n

That changes on Thursday night, when Mulkey\u2019s Krewe travels to Knoxville to take on the erstwhile unbeaten and No. 16-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols, who dropped their first game of the season on Sunday after a late comeback came up short. <\/p>\n

Expect the game to be a high-scoring contrast of styles that will inform the true quality of the Tigers and Lady Vols. Has a soft schedule masked weakness for LSU? Or, does their average margin of victory of almost 32 points per game show that, regardless of schedule, the Tigers are a team to be feared? Was Tennessee\u2019s hot start a product of their high-variance style? Or, has new head coach Kim Caldwell implemented a sustainable system that can survive the rigors of the SEC? <\/p>\n

We\u2019ll find out when the Tigers and Vols tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET (SECN+). Here\u2019s a look at what could be the most determinative areas of the game:<\/p>\n

Which offense will have the edge?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jewel Spear prepares to take a 3-pointer during Tennessee\u2019s most recent game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The chief axiom of modern basketball is that three is more than two, and, as such, teams that adopt offensive systems organized around 3-point shooting are more likely to be successful than those that favor 2-point shots. However, if any coach has stressed this principle of so-called smart basketball, it\u2019s been Kim Mulkey, whose teams have feasted on 2s, eschewed 3s and, more often than not, found themselves victorious. <\/p>\n

While ranking 336th in the nation in 3-point attempts per game, the Tigers still own the third-highest scoring offense in the nation, clocking in at 91.8 points per game. They do most all this damage inside the arc, ranking second in the country in made 2-pointers, led by the triumvirate of junior guard Flau\u2019jae Johnson (19.7 points per game), senior forward Aneesah Morrow (18.1 points per game) and sophomore guard Mikaylah Williams (15.9 points per game). LSU\u2019s scoring attack also earns them trips to the line, where the team\u2019s 23.4 free throw attempts per game, with an average of 4.9 per game from Morrow and 4.3 from Johnson, rank seventh nationally. <\/p>\n

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