As fate would have it, LSU will play a team that is fourth-best in steals in the conference and 18th nationally in No. 23 Ole Miss (13-2, 2-0), its first-ranked opponent, at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the first time in more than 660 days, Missouri men’s basketball won a Southeastern Conference game. Mizzou ended its streak of 21 consecutive SEC losses Tuesday in its first home game of the league slot, beating a sloppy Louisiana State team 83-67.