two walk-ons, freshman, sophomore in tasmin mitchell. all-american candidate. >> dave: mitchell is a guy, you want to talk about the leadership. he has 126 games played and 125 starts. a starter as freshman on the 2006 final four team. look at him working down on the low block. it's got to be awfully frustrating for him in terms of what he is going through this year. you see the ncaa tournament. not the supporting cast this time around then or last year. >> joe: he had big baby, glen davis, of course. a number of people i've talked about on the squad. thomas. who played in the n.b.a. right now. >> dave: mitchell again. over varnado. he couldn't get it to go. >> dave: took it at the big fellow. augustus goes to line for two. >> joe: i bragged on the yellow shoe defense and now i have to chastise him. you have don't allow the ball-handler to drive to the lane uncontested. l.s.u. did is not step out and stop the basketball. as a result, tony augustus, a smart play by him, recognizing that. getting himself to the free-throw line. >> dave: thi

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tasmin mitchell with 38 against auburn last week, a handful at the forward spot.in s.e.c. history. >> dave: and we are set to go. tony green, gruder and pat adams, our officiating crew. the opening tap is controlled by dee bost of state. >> joe: l.s.u. starts man-to-man, dave, but we will see them play a lot of zone against mississippi state, challenging their shooters. >> dave: this has been a challenge for the shooters, so the bulldogs go inside early. varnado can't get out. >> joe: mississippi state will play man-to-man. their bread and butter defense. they'll run full court pressure a little bist against the l.s.u. ball handlers after the made field goals. >> dave: chris beattie got the start today. and spencer on the back sideca. get free. the curl. varnado with a rebound. that is a good, good sign for rick stansbury, because dee bost, as he goes, so goes the basketball team. >> joe: the loss at arkansas last wednesday, dee bost only two for ten. with six turnovers. so rick stansbury wants to see him get back in his game. he's one of the top point guards in t

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tasmin mitchell. s had the uncanny ability to create space and really get a good look at the basket just about every time they went. mitchell was one of those guys. matt: and the rebound pulled down by warren. a little quick. daymeon: coach trying to keep that and make a run in the first five minutes, you know, you've got to make that shot because you really want to get l.s.u. off. matt: eight point lead for l.s.u. early, second half. dotson stops him in the baseline. down to eight on the shot clock. and spencer got stopped by tavita. daymeon: let's understand, utah actually outscored l.s.u. 12-6 and so as you see these substitutions, it will be interesting to see if the depth of utah takes place in this second half as well. matt: well, mitchell and warren have 15 points a piece. outside of that, nobody else for l.s.u. has more than three. warren, the rebound. and mitchell got fouled into the back by washburn. daymeon: what you saw that time was really no box out by utah and if you don't box out a good

matt: tasmin mitchell had 15 points at halftime. four here in the second half. time-outs here even at one. possession arrow is pointing in utah's favor. tasmin mitchell has his third double-double in the last four games and he's now at 19-11 for the ballgame. daymeon: i like this. coach boylen pressuring, making sure l.s.u. has to work to get down there. matt: inbounds comes to mitchell. carlon brown takes him. mitchell, off the iron. tinsley the rebound! the miss! ludwig had it stripped. utah has the ball and a foul is called and hines will go to the line. it will be for a one-and-one. daymeon: wow! not the play that i would have expected there. he comes down. matt: he rushed it, didn't he? daymeon: you saw mitchell come down. it wasn't a lot, you know, still has seconds to go in the clock. you can get a better look at that with nine seconds left to go. a turn around. and nearly a three-pointer but l.s.u. still had the opportunity. just didn't knock it down in time. matt: 7-10 from the free-throw li line. mitchell getting the last shot at the buzzer and utah ha

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