Florence, Ala. | Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Alabama vs. LSU
By Mark Edwards
The TimesDaily

When: 7 p.m. today

Where: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa

Records: Alabama 14-8, 6-3 SEC; LSU 13-7, 4-5.

On the air: TV — ESPN2. Radio — AM-1400, FM-93.9.

Alabama lineup: G Trevor Lacey, 6-3, So., 12.1 ppg., 3.9 rpg., 3.4 assists; G Trevor Releford, 6-0, Jr., 15.1 ppg., 2.2 rpg.; F Levi Randolph, 6-5, So., 7.7 ppg., 4.0 rpg.; F Rodney Cooper, 6-6, So., 10.7 ppg., 4.3 rpg.; C Moussa Gueye, 7-0, Jr., 1.5 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 1.5 blocks.

LSU lineup: G Anthony Hickey, 5-11, So., 12.5 ppg., 3.7 assists; G Andre Stringer, 5-10, Jr., 10.9 ppg., 1.9 assists; G Malik Morgan, 6-4, Fr., 5.6 ppg., 3.3 rpg.; F Johnny O’Bryant III, 6-9, So., 11.8 ppg., 8.3 rpg.; F Shavon Coleman, 6-5, Jr., 11.4 ppg., 7.2 rpg.

Noteworthy: Alabama is coming off its worst offense performance of the season in Wednesday’s 49-37 loss at Auburn, getting outscored 36-14 in the second half. ... According to KenPom.com, Alabama’s RPI ranking is No. 80, while LSU is No. 123. ... LSU has won three straight over Missouri, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt by a combined five points. ... Alabama has won seven of its past 10. ... Mark Jones and Jimmy Dykes will have the call for tonight’s game for ESPN2. ... First-year LSU head coach Johnny Jones spent the 2000-01 season as an Alabama assistant coach under Mark Gottfried before serving at North Texas’ head coach during 2001-12 and winning 190 games. ... Alabama is getting 60 percent of its scoring and 57 percent of its assists from its sophomore class.

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