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Before heading to Auburn for Saturday's SEC game, LSU coach Will Wade told reporters that when his team gave up open 3-pointers, it was usually by design.

Part of the LSU's defensive surge in recent weeks has been because Wade has effectively taken out the other team's best offensive option, forcing teammates to take open 3-pointers.

But Wade also understood that strategical move may not fit what he was about to go against at Auburn.

"The problem is there's nobody at Auburn who we can give up an open three to," Wade said Thursday. "That's a little bit of an issue.