Good morning, Tigers. It’s Game Day for LSU men’s hoops at the SEC Tournament! Enjoy the Tigers with your lunch break today.

What else is mixed into today’s Bayou Brew?

🏀 Top 5
🤸 Best of the Week
🐯 And so much more!

🎥 LSU+: THE REAL DEAL

The Real Deal: Lexi Zeiss of LSU Gymnastics Talks Early Life, Mindset, Branding & More

Lexi Zeiss⁠, a sophomore all-around gymnast from Omaha, Nebraska, joins the latest episode of The Real Deal to talk about her background, her mindset before and during competition, NIL and branding, life outside the gym, and much more.

🔼 Top 5. Senior guard Flau'jae Johnson is one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award, given to the nation's best shooting guard. Johnson is averaging 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists while helping No. 7 LSU to 27 wins, including a seven-game SEC winning streak that featured a takedown of No. 2 Texas. The Savannah, Ga. native recently surpassed 2,000 career points at the SEC Tournament. She also earned All-SEC First Team honors for the second consecutive season. Fan voting opens March 13 at 1 p.m. CT on hoophallawards.com.

🔼 Watch Party. LSU women’s hoops is gearing up for Selection Sunday with a watch party at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, with doors opening at 6 p.m. CT ahead of the 7 p.m. show on ESPN. LSU is projected to earn a top-four seed, which would bring First- and Second-Round games to the PMAC for the fifth consecutive year. The Tigers boast two First Team All-SEC selections in Flau'jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams, plus SEC Sixth Woman of the Year MiLaysia Fulwiley. LSU has reached three straight Elite Eights, including the program's first national championship in 2023.

🔼 Best of the Week. LSU gymnastics’ Kaliya Lincoln put together a dazzling all-around night at No. 4 Florida, earning SEC Specialist of the Week after not scoring below a 9.950 on any of her three events. Lincoln claimed two event titles on the night, pushing her career total to five with four coming this season alone. No. 2 LSU wraps up the regular season with senior night against No. 8 Arkansas on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

🔼 Midweek W. LSU softball picked up a dominant 12-2 win over Nicholls last night. The No. 20 Tigers got offense from up and down the lineup, with Alix Franklin going 3-for-5 with 2 RBI, Kylee Edwards going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, Char Lorenz going 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a home run from Avery Hodge. Sierra Daniel accounted for 2 RBI, while Jalia Lassiter and ciella Pickett each picked up an RBI in the victory.

🔼 A Grand Win.Down 4-2 in the fifth, LSU baseball’s freshman catcher Omar Serna Jr. launched a mammoth 455-foot grand slam, his first career collegiate homer, to flip the script and send the Alex Box crowd into a frenzy as LSU downed Creighton, 8-4, last night. Jake Brown tacked on a two-run shot in the eighth (his ninth of the year) to seal the deal. The bullpen was lights-out: Deven Sheerin earned his first career LSU win with 2.1 scoreless innings and four strikeouts, and Santiago Garcia picked up his first career save by blanking Creighton over the final 2.2 frames with four Ks of his own. The Tigers (13-5) head to Nashville to open an SEC series at Vanderbilt on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

🔼 Ranked & Ready. LSU men’s and women’s tennis both landed in the Top 10 in this week’s national rankings! The men’s team landed at No. 6, while the women’s squad checked in at No. 7.

LSU Athletics, in partnership with Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Visit Baton Rouge, announces a new initiative, Death Valley Live, which is set to bring world-class entertainment and special events to one of the most iconic venues in America, Tiger Stadium.

Fans are encouraged to visit lsusports.net/deathvalleylive for more information and to purchase tickets.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

How many LSU women's basketball players have scored 2,000 or more career points, including Flau'jae Johnson?

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are in CT

Wednesday, March 11
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Kentucky @ SEC Tournament @ 11:30 a.m. | Watch: SEC Network

Friday, March 13
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Cal @ 11:30 a.m. (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball @ UCLA @ 3 p.m. (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Championships @ 4 p.m. (Fayetteville, Ark.) | Watch: ESPN+ (through March 14)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Arkansas @ 5 p.m. (Fayetteville, Ark.) | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma @ 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats
⚾ Baseball @ Vanderbilt @ 6 p.m. (Nashville, Tenn.) | Watch: SEC Network+
🤸 Gymnastics vs. Arkansas @ 7:30 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+ | Tickets

Saturday, March 14
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Loyola Marymount @ 10 a.m. (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Hawai’i @ 12:30 p.m. (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
🥎 Softball vs. Texas A&M @ 6 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network+
⚾ Baseball @ Vanderbilt @ 7 p.m. (Nashville, Tenn.) | Watch: SEC Network+

Sunday, March 15
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Texas A&M @ 12 p.m. | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Oklahoma @ 12 p.m. (Norman, Okla.) | Live Stats
⚾ Baseball @ Vanderbilt @ 3 p.m. (Nashville, Tenn.) | Watch: ESPN2
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. New Orleans @ 4 p.m. | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Texas A&M @ 6 p.m. | Watch: SEC Network

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Six.

🐯 Have a great week, Tigers!