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02/28/2009 - Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Thornton scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as 18th-ranked LSU captured the outright regular-season Southeastern Conference championship with a 73-70 win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena.
Tasmin Mitchell added 21 points and eight boards for the Tigers (25-4, 13-1 SEC), who have won 13 consecutive conference game since losing their conference opener in Alabama on January 11. Bo Spencer ended with 16 points.
LSU also won at Rupp Arena for the first time in 20 years.
"I think I heard somewhere that if we won, it would have been the first time since 1989 that LSU had won in here," said Thornton. "It feels great to go down in history by getting this big win in Rupp. It was an intense environment tonight and a great win for us."
Kentucky (19-10, 8-6) was paced by Patrick Patterson, who had 28 points and nine rebounds. Jodie Meeks finished with 24 points for the Wildcats, who have lost three of their past four outings.
"It was a game where they were tougher than us and smarter than us. That is why they won," said Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie.
Trailing 64-63, Mitchell misfired on a long-range shot from the top of the key. But Thornton collected the rebound and made a tip-in shot, which he was fouled on. Thornton made his foul shot to complete the three-point play and put the visiting team up two with under two minutes to play.
Patterson tied the game with a layup on the next Kentucky possession. But on the ensuing LSU possession, Spencer silenced the crowd with a three-pointer from the corner to put his team ahead 69-66 with about 1:20 remaining.
After a Thornton free throw, Kevin Galloway was fouled by Spencer on the Wildcats' next trip down the court with 34.5 ticks to go. Galloway made his first foul shot before missing the second. Patterson grabbed the offensive board and hit an open Miller, who drilled a shot from beyond the arc to tie the tilt at 70 with 27 seconds remaining.
LSU essentially sealed the win on their next trip down the court as Mitchell hit a three-pointer on a pass from Thornton with just 9.7 ticks to go. With one last chance, Meeks couldn't hit a trey after taking a handoff-pass. The Tigers' Garrett Temple played great defense on the play to force a tough shot from Meeks.
"We knew that they were going to put the ball in his hands. I told the guys to hedge and not to worry about the slip. We had slipped sometimes in the game but we didn't need to that time," said Temple. "When he went up for the shot, I knew that we didn't need to foul. We were trying to get him to take a tough shot. That is why I didn't go up for the block at the end because it was such a tough shot."
The Wildcats were able to hang with LSU early in this SEC clash. But the Tigers extended their cushion to 12, 24-12, with a 12-2 run. Spencer's shot from beyond the arc capped off the flurry with about 8:45 until half.
LSU used that momentum to control the remainder of the first half, and held onto a 36-28 advantage heading into the locker room.
Mitchell and Patterson led their respective teams at the break with 14 points each. Both clubs shot over 45 percent after 20 minutes of play. But LSU drained five three-pointers in the frame, compared to just one for Kentucky.
The Wildcats were able to stay close in the first stanza by outscoring the Tigers 16-6 in the paint.
After trailing for a majority of the first half, Kentucky came out firing to start the final frame. The Wildcats used a 12-4 spurt to tie the game at 40. Meeks jumper capped off the run and sent the crowd into a frenzy with over 15 minutes remaining.
Down 44-43, Kentucky rattled off 11 consecutive points to go ahead by 10, 54-44. Meeks tallied five points during the surge, which was topped off with a Perry Stevenson jumper with just over 11 minutes left.
Trailing 56-46, the Tigers fought their way back into the game with a 10-2 flurry. Thornton had eight points during the spurt including a deuce to cut the margin to 58-56 with about 7 1/2 minutes to go. The remainder of the game was tight and would set up for an exciting finish.
Game Notes
LSU shot 9-of-20 from three-point land, while Kentucky made 3-of-14 from beyond the arc...The Tigers had 11 turnovers, compared to 15 for the Wildcats...Kentucky holds a commanding 78-23 series advantage over LSU, which includes wins in 17 of the last 20 meetings.
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