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Buzzer Beaters/Biggest Wins
Here are LSU games that were decided on a made shot in the final five seconds. (Information taken from game play-by-plays available since the 1999-2000 season.)
Georgia 57, LSU 54 – January 28, 2007 – Athens, Georgia
Levi Stukes hits a three-point field goal with 0.6 seconds left to give Georgia the victory.
2019-20
Auburn 91, LSU 90 (OT) -- Feb. 8, 2020 -- Auburn, Alabama
After LSU had taken the lead in overtime with 11 seconds to play, Auburn came down and got a bucket with a lane runner by J’Von McCormick with 0.1 remaining.
LSU 60, Miss. State 59 -- Jan. 12, 2020 -- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Skylar Mays, with LSU down 1, took the ball the length of the floor and hit his first field goal of the half as the horn sounded from 18 feet to give the Tigers the victory.
2018-19
LSU 69, Maryland 67 – March 23, 2019—Jacksonville, Florida (NCAA 2nd rd.)
Tremont Waters delivered a scoop-to-the-hoop layup with three seconds to play to give LSU the victory and send the Tigers to the NCAA Sweet 16 round.
LSU 82, Tennessee 80 – Feb. 23, 2019 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU scored with six seconds left in overtime to tie the game for the 11th time … Tennessee came down and missed a three-point attempt and LSU got the rebound and Javonte Smart was fouled with a second to play. He hit two free throws for the difference in the game.
LSU 73, Kentucky 71 – Feb. 12, 2019—Lexington, Kentucky
Kentucky tied the game with two free throws with six seconds remaining. Skylar Mays drove the length of the floor, missed a layup, but Kavell Bigby-Williams tipped in a rebound just before the buzzer sounded for the road victory.
Florida St. 79, LSU 76 – Nov. 23, 2018 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Mfiondu Kabengele hit a three-pointer with two seconds left for the win after LSU tied the game for the 12th time with 11 seconds remaining in overtime.
2017-18
LSU 69, Texas A&M 68 – Jan. 6, 2018 – College Station, Texas
Tremont Waters hit a three-pointer with 0.7 to play for LSU’s first SEC win in the Will Wade era … Waters had made a three-pointer with 12 seconds left to cut A&M lead to 68-66 to set up the final shot when LSU got the ball back after A&M missed two free throws.
2016-17
UGA 82, LSU 80 – Feb. 25, 2017 – Athens, Georgia
J. J. Frazier makes two free throws (1.6 left to play) and Derek Ogbeide added one free throw in the final second of the contest.
2005-06
LSU 58, Texas A&M 57 – March 18, 2006 – Jacksonville, Florida (NCAA 2nd Rd)
Darrel Mitchell made a long three-pointer with 3.9 seconds remaining to rally LSU past the Aggies.
2004-05
LSU 61, Alabama 59 – February 21, 2005 – Baton Rouge
Sophomore Ross Neltner tipped in a Brandon Bass miss just before the buzzer to give LSU the victory.
2002-03
Auburn 56, LSU 54 – February 7, 2003 – Auburn, Alabama
Nathan Watson hits a three-point field goal with 4.1 seconds remaining to give the home Tigers the win.
2001-02
Alabama 76, LSU 74 – January 5, 2002 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Terrance Meade makes two free throws with two seconds to play to give Alabama the win.
Weber State 75, LSU 74 – November 23, 2001 – Hilo, Hawaii
In first round match of the Big Island Invitational, Weber State scores a post bucket in the final second of overtime to get past LSU.
2000-01
LSU 78, Ole Miss 77 –February 28, 2001 – Baton Rouge
LSU scores the last nine points of overtime as Collis Temple III scores with five seconds to play.
LSU 61, Houston 59 – November 28, 2000 – Houston, Texas
Torris Bright’s basketball with less than a second left in the contest is the winner. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BIGGEST WINS vs. COLLEGE OPPONENTS
91 124-33 vs. Southeastern (TN) 12/8/1952
89 95-6
75 112-37 73 159-86 vs. Millsaps (H)
vs. Grambling (H) vs. Northern Ariz. (H) 2/5/1917
11/20/1999 12/28/1991
2015-16
Oklahoma 77, LSU 75 – Jan. 30, 2016 – Baton Rouge, La.
Isaiah Cousins jumper with 3.8 to play.
LSU 76, Arkansas 74 – Jan. 16, 2016 – Baton Rouge, La.
Craig Victor II’s layup following a missed three-pointer with 4.2 left in the game was the difference.
2014-15
NC State 66, LSU 65 – March 19, 2015 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NCAA)
Beejay Anya’s basket with 0.1 to play was the difference in the first-round NCAA Tournament game.
LSU 81, Arkansas 78 – March 7, 2015 – Fayetteville, Arkansas
Keith Hornsby hits a corner three-pointer at the buzzer in the regular season finale.
2013-14
Kentucky 77, LSU 76 (ot) – February 22, 2014 – Lexington, Kentucky
Julius Randle scores a put back basket with 3.9 seconds left in overtime to get the
2012-13
LSU 69, Mississippi State 68 – Feb. 2, 2013 – Starkville, Mississippi
Anthony Hickey hits an eight-foot runner with three seconds to play to get LSU the
2011-12
LSU 69, Mississippi State 67 – Feb. 14, 2012 – Baton Rouge
Anthony Hickey scores in the lane with 1.4 seconds remaining in overtime for the victory.
LSU 59, Houston 58 – Nov. 29, 2011 – Houston, Texas
Storm Warren makes two free throws with 1.2 seconds to play after being fouled on an offensive rebound.
2007-08
LSU 81, Auburn 80 – January 30, 2008 – Auburn, Alabama
Marcus Thornton hit a game-winning three pointer with 3.8 seconds, finishing with 38 points.
62 123-61 62 74-12 60 98-38 60 80-20
56 66-10 56 69-13 54 99-45 54 128-74 53 96-43 53 61-8 52 104-52 51 60-9 50 109-59
49 117-68 48 115-67 48 64-16 47 104-57 47 112-65 47 100-53 46 87-41 46 66-18 46 57-11 45 74-29 45 65-20 44 68-24 44 97-53 44 63-20 44 61-17 43 88-45 43 92-49 43 92-49 42 78-36 42 96-54 42 118-76 42 73-31 41 91-50 41 94-53 41 85-44 41 120-79 41 59-18 41 64-23 vs. Nicholls (H) vs. Loyola (NO) (H) vs. Birmingham-So. (H) vs. Sewanee (H)
vs. Millsaps (H) vs. UL-Lafayette (H) vs. Denison (H) vs. La. College (H) vs. Southeastern (H) vs. UL-Lafayette (H) vs. North Florida (H) vs. Sewanne (H) vs. Northwestern State (H)
vs. Southeastern (H) vs. McNeese (H) vs. Spring Hill (H) vs. Nicholls (H) vs. Centenary (H) vs. Georgia (H) vs. Grambling (H) vs. Jefferson College (H) vs. Millsaps (A) vs. Tulane (N-Louisville) vs. Tulane (H) vs. Nicholls (H) vs. Ole Miss (A) vs. La. College (H) vs. St. Charles (A) vs. Southern (H) vs. Nicholls (H) vs. ULM (H) vs. Centenary (H) vs. Nicholls (H) vs. Nicholls (H) vs. Miss. State (H) vs. Incarnate Word (H) vs. UNO (H) vs. Centenary (H) vs. Pittsburgh (H) vs. Ole Miss (H) vs. Tulane (H) 12/30/1991 1/10/1921 12/5/1952 1/5/1934
2/16/1918 12/21/1919 1/1/1987 12/7/1953 11/30/2020 2/11/1921 12/22/2017 1/6/1934 12/8/2019
11/26/1990 1/20/1992 2/3/1920 11/21/2005 1/15/2003 1/9/1954 12/13/2008 2/1/1919 2/21/1917 2/28/1946 2/22/1935 11/22/2002 2/16/2000 1/30/1920 1/11/1918 11/30/2007 12/22/2000 11/20/2000 11/24/2010 11/17/2006 12/29/1990 2/8/1946 12/9/2018 12/13/2005 1/17/2001 1/31/1969 2/14/1939 2/23/1935