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LSU basketball set to host SoCon champion on Nov. 9

LSU basketball has added an NCAA Tournament team to its 2018-19 schedule.

The Tigers' second game of the season will be against Southern Conference champion UNC-Greensboro on Nov. 9 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, according to the contract for the game.

UNCG won the SoCon regular season and tournament titles and made it to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 13 seed. The Spartans lost to the Bulldogs, 68-64, and finished the year 27-8.

The Spartans finished last season with the No. 66 RPI in the country and were No. 82 in the final KenPom season ratings.