By james art 
Texas gets used to playing ranked teams as part of their first season in the Southeast Conference. Longhorns (14-7, 3-5 seconds) have played four straight matches and seven of the last eight against the ranking opponents in the league game. They will receive a rare break in this department when they face LSU (12-8, 1-6) on Saturday in Baton Rouge, L. Texas comes out of the difficult loss of 72-69 at No. 23 Ole Miss on Wednesday. The game included 14 changes in lead and 11 connections. “It was evenly played down in the section, with someone having a chance to do it,” said Texas coach Rodney Terry. “We had a really good performance to give a chance to win. We just appeared a little.” Freshman Tre Johnson, who leads SEC in rating (19.0 points per game), a Longhorns foot with 22 points. “We did it from a committee,” Terry said. “We don’t just lean on a third.” Arthur Kaluma returned from the absence of a game caused by a knee injury to score 12 points, grabbed seven games of the game and coincided with his highest season with four assists. LSU comes out of 87-74 home loss from # 1 Auburn on Wednesday, which came on the heels of the damage of the then. 11 Texas A&M and No. 4 Alabama. “I thought our boys competed at a high level,” said LSU coach Matt McMahon, “But we have to find ways to somehow refuse to turn the ball so much.” LSU made 15 turnover from the first half, which helped Auburn open a 12-point half-time lead. The tigers gave the ball only five times after halftime, but did not approach five points. “It’s a challenge and I wish I had a solution at this point,” McMahon said. LSU fired 50 percent of the floor in the second half and 47.1 percent for the game. “When we are in the best case, we play quickly in transition and are really effective in offensive glass,” said the security guards Kam Carter, who led the team with 24 points. -Fole at the field level
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