LSU guard Jordan Sears (1) calls for a timeout as Vanderbilt guard Grant Huffman (4) reaches for the ball in the second half on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the PMAC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cam Carter is liable to do one of two things when he speaks in a postgame news conference. The leading scorer for LSU men’s basketball (17.
3 points per game) can bring smiles to a media-filled room with his jovial attitude. It’s also not foreign for him to say in a few words about what occurred on the court. Carter did the latter after LSU’s 80-72 loss to Vanderbilt (13-1, 1-0 SEC) in the Southeastern Conference at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday.
In the senior's first answer, he said his team had its “welcome to the SEC moment” after trailing by seven in the first half. "We got to do a better job of that," Carter said. "We are in the SEC now, so we have got to learn from every game.
” The lesson LSU (11-3, 0-1) needs to learn from its first home loss of season is the value of getting shot attempts. Vanderbilt had 16 more attempts than LSU. What’s more demoralizing was that the Tigers made 50% of their field goals — tying its best mark against a high-major team this season — compared to the Commodores’ 44%.
LSU also made 83% of its 23 free throws, another season-best against a power team. LSU coach Matt McMahon admitted that those numbers “should be good enough to win” most games. It wa.
