LSU faced, by far, its biggest test in the nonconference part of its schedule when it played No. 19 Texas Tech at a neutral site, and the Tigers showed that there’s still plenty of work to be done for the 2025-26 season.

The Tigers were unable to compete with their first ranked opponent of the year, losing 82-58 on Sunday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, in the Coast 2 Coast Challenge.

LSU (8-1) trailed by as many as 30 points and never led. The defeat ends the team’s eight-game win streak, the longest in the coach Matt McMahon era. Their previous best under the fourth-year coach was seven straight victories during the 2022-23 season.

Dedan Thomas had 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting, one assist and two steals. Christian Anderson led Texas Tech (7-2) with 27 points and eight assists

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