Stanford takes on No. 5 LSU following Bosgana's 26-point performance

Published Dec. 5, 2024 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Stanford Cardinal (7-1) at LSU Tigers (9-0)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Stanford faces No. 5 LSU after Elena Bosgana scored 26 points in Stanford's 84-54 win against the UCSD Tritons.

The Tigers are 7-0 in home games. LSU is sixth in the SEC with 17.1 assists per game led by Shayeann Day-Wilson averaging 4.6.

The Cardinal are 0-1 on the road. Stanford ranks fourth in the ACC with 26.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Bosgana averaging 4.4.

LSU makes 49.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.0 percentage points higher than Stanford has allowed to its opponents (36.6%). Stanford scores 30.3 more points per game (85.1) than LSU allows (54.8).

TOP PERFORMERS: Flau'jae Johnson is shooting 54.7% and averaging 22.3 points for the Tigers.

Bosgana is shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinal, while averaging 13.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.