For the second straight game, P.J. Washington missed significant minutes with foul trouble. Washington picked up his fourth foul with 8:40 to play in a tie game. Without the Cats’ most consistent offensive weapon in the game, they struggled mightily in the halfcourt.
Once Washington returned to the game, he wasted no time putting points on the board. He had a quick two, then turned a five-point LSU lead to two with a left-handed And One off the glass with less than two minutes to play. On the following offensive possession, Washington tied the game at 69 with a right-handed hook.