East Regional Semifinal- (3) LSU 31, (2) Boise State 17
Posted by deaconcat08 on December 19, 2009
L SU Boise
score 31 17
1st downs 14 16
total offense 494 379
rushes-yds-td 34-200-1 26-100-1
comp-atts-tds 15-24-3 20-43-1
pass yds 294 279
3rd downs 6-13 6-16
4th downs 0 0-3
2 pt conv 0 0
red/td/fg 2/1/0 2/1/0
turnovers 1 1
fumbles 1 0
ints 0 1
pr yds 34 25
kr yds 47 104
total yds 575 508
punts/avg 5/39.2 6/42.3
penalties/yds 8/60 5/55
time of poss 13:51 14:22
Player stats:
B: Moore 18-36 251 yds 1 td/1 int
Coughlin 2-7 28 yds
L: Jefferson 15-24 294 yds 3 td
B: Avery 23 rushes-108 yds 1 td
L: Scott 30-205 yds 1 td
B: Avery 5 catches- 40 yds
Young 4- 58 yds 1 td
L: Mitchell 3-97 yds 2 td
Ridley 2-67 1 td
B: Johnson 10 tkl, 1 forced fumble
L: Coleman 14 tkl
Summary:
The game started out as a back and forth affair. Boise RB Avery started things off with a catch in the flat, which turned into a 45 yd gain. This set up Avery’s 1 yd td run (Boise 7-0). On LSU’s first drive, Jefferson hit Mitchell for a 49 yd pass, which set Mitchell’s 9 yd td catch (Tied 7-7). Boise kicked a 45 yd fg on their next drive (Boise 10-7). LSU would then match that score with a td. Boise’s defense forgot about LSU FB Ridley, who caught a pass in the flat and took it for 57 yd td (LSU 14-10). The offenses would now cool off and the 1st quarter ends.
LSU put together a good drive early in the 2nd by running the football and chewing up clock. However, Boise LB Johnson forced Scott to fumble on the Boise 20, which Boise recovered and avoided another LSU score. Boise’s offense would do nothing with the turnover. Late in the 2nd, Scott would score on a 24 yd td run (LSU 21-10).
The defenses would contine to play well in the 3rd. Moore threw his only interception of the game and gave LSU the ball on the Boise 40. The Boise defense would stiffen and hold LSU to a 38 yd fg (24-10). Moore would show poise and on the next possesion throw a 23 yd td pass to WR Young (24-17).
Boise entered the 4th with a lot of confidence and down 7. In the early 4th, Boise had a 4th and inches and LSU 38. Moore could not complete the pass and Boise missed a huge opportunity. With 3 min left in the game, LSU had a 3rd and 11 on their own 18. Boise brought a blitz leaving 1 on 1 coverage on the outside. Jefferson hit Mitchell, who broke a tackle and went 82 yds for the td (31-17). When things didn’t look like they could get worse for Boise, they did. Moore went down on the next play with an abdominal sprain and would not return. Boise backup QB Coughlin lead the offense down the field and had a 4th and 14 at the LSU 26. Boise would get 13.5 yds and lose the game. FINAL
Notes:
1. Boise missed tackles- The Boise defense could not bring down Scott on first contact. The LSU offensive line did not open up huge holes all game; Scott did most of the work himself. Boise gave up to many 10+ yd runs.
2. The LSU secondary was excellent. The secondary had 12 pass deflections as a unit. 11 of the 12 were when Moore was in the game. Moore threw 18 incompletions and 61% of them were caused by deflections.
3. LSU could be the lowest seed to make the final 4. LSU gets Cincy next week, who is the weakest 1 seed in the tournament. The SEC could have a realistic possibility of getting 3 teams into the final 4.
4. Play of the game- The Jefferson 82 yd pass to Mitchell with 3 min left in the game to make in a 14 point game. Boise had a chance to get excellent field position and maybe force overtime, but a poor open field tackle ended their season.
