LOUISIANA TECH 2022-23 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 10 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Wednesday, Dec. 14 | 6 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: Tied 7-7 STREAK: LA Tech, 1 LAST MEETING: LA Tech 96, Stephen F. Austin 93OT Dec. 7, 2018 | Nacogdoches, Texas MEDIA: ESPNU TALENT: David Saltzman (pxp), David Padgett (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
2022-23 SCHEDULE
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (6-3) Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 6-3 (1st year) Career Record: Same Record vs. SFA: 0-0
VS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS (5-4) Head Coach: Kyle Keller Record at SFA: 131-60 (7th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 1-1
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 6-3 | C-USA: 0-0 | H: 3-0 | A: 2-3 | N: 1-0 NOVEMBER 7 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 14 at #23 Texas Tech 17 at UL-Lafayette 21 ULM 23 at Alabama A&M^ 25 at Samford^ 26 vs. Tennessee-Southern^
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SCORE 78-61 55-64 88-94 79-58 80-75 79-76 91-47
• Louisiana Tech looks to bounce back on Wednesday night as the Bulldogs play host to Stephen F. Austin at 6 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. • LA Tech is accustomed to bouncing back from a loss, having suffered back-to-back defeats only four times over the last three-plus seasons (20-4 record following a loss during this span). Even more impressive, the Bulldogs are 42-1 over the last decade when playing at home immediately following a road/neutral site loss.
• The Bulldogs had their five-game winning streak come to an end with a 92-65 loss at Wyoming. A nine-minute stretch in the first half was the difference in the game as the Cowboys went on a 23-5 run. LA Tech gave up a season-high 32 made field goals (14 of DECEMBER which were three-pointers). SOUTHERN at Wyoming STEPHEN F. AUSTIN at UTEP* JARVIS CHRISTIAN UTSA* at Charlotte*
74-59 65-92 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Noon 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
JANUARY 5 at Rice* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 7 UTEP* CUSA.tv 2 p.m. 11 at North Texas* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 14 UAB* Stadium 3 p.m. 19 WKU* CBS SN 8 p.m. 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 26 at UAB* CBS SN 8 p.m. 28 at UTSA* ESPN+ 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 RICE* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 9 at FIU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 11 at Florida Atlantic* ESPN+ 1 p.m. 16 NORTH TEXAS* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 18 CHARLOTTE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 23 at WKU* CBS SN 8 p.m. 25 at Middle Tennessee* Stadium 3 p.m.
• Despite the lopsided loss, LA Tech did make 10 three-pointers in the matchup against Wyoming. The Bulldogs currently rank second in C-USA and 24th in the country in three-pointers per game at 9.9. They have made at least nine threes in seven of their nine games (are averaging 11.4 made threes over their last five games). • David Green had his breakout game this season, coming off the bench against the Cowboys to score a career-tying 21 points. In only 16 minutes played, the forward went 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. He became the fifth Bulldog this season to score at least 20 points in a single game. • Despite an off-shooting night at Wyoming, Cobe Williams continues to pace the team offensively with an average of 17.3 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the field, 35 percent from three, and 75 percent from the foul line. He is one of 24 players in the country averaging at least 17 points while shooting these percentages. • Jordan Crawford continues to shine as a freshman, having registered a team-high 40 assists to only 20 turnovers this season. He is one of only three freshman in the country with at least 40 assists as well as a 2.00 assist/turnover ratio.
A LOUISIANA TECH WIN WOULD...
• Be LA Tech’s 32nd consecutive win at home against a non-conference opponent. The Bulldogs set the program record at 31 in their win over Southern on Dec. 2 (have not lost at home to a non-conference opponent since Dec. 12, 2017).
MARCH 2 FIU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. • Be LA Tech’s 21st straight win at home when coming off a road/neutral site loss. The 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* ESPN+ 2 p.m. Bulldogs have not suffered a defeat following a road/neutral site loss since Jan. 4, 2018. 8 C-USA Tournament$ TBA All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * C-USA game ^ Samford MTE $ Frisco, Texas (The Star)
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• Be LA Tech’s eighth straight victory at home in a nationally televised game. Since 2013, the Bulldogs are 11-1 in national TV games (ESPN/2/U and CBS Sports Network) inside the Thomas Assembly Center. • Improve LA Tech’s record to 8-2 when wearing its alternate red uniforms at home. The Bulldogs are 6-1 all-time in “Red Out” games, an annual promotion that started in 2015.
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