Associate Head Coach David Patrick and his LSU Tigers team, were down 38-18, 18 minutes into the contest, rallied to force overtime and outscored UCF, 16-9, in the third overtime period to win, 109-102, in the third-place game of The Greenbrier Tip-off at Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier.
It was LSU’s first triple-overtime game since 2013.
LSU struggled to find shooting touch both inside and outside in the first 18 minutes, missing 10 layups and only shooting 25 percent from the field. LSU bolted out to a 7-0 lead, but were outscored over the next 16 minutes, 38-11, to find themselves in the 20-point hole.
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