LOUISIANA TECH 2022-23 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 27 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Saturday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 9-2 STREAK: Charlotte, 1 LAST MEETING: Charlotte 68, LA Tech 66 Dec. 31, 2022 | Charlotte, N.C. MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Chris Mycoskie (pxp), Teddy Allen (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
2022-23 SCHEDULE
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 13-13 (1st year) Career Record: Same Record vs. CLT: 0-1
VS charlotte 49ers (15-11, 6-9 c-usa) Head Coach: Ron Sanchez Record at CLT: 65-75 (5th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 2-3
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 13-13 | C-USA: 6-9 | H: 8-4 | A: 4-9 | N: 1-0 NOVEMBER MEDIA 7 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CUSA.tv 14 at #23 Texas Tech ESPN+ 17 at UL-Lafayette ESPN+ 21 ULM CUSA.tv 23 at Alabama A&M^ YouTube 25 at Samford^ ESPN+ 26 vs. Tennessee-Southern^ ----
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (13-13, 6-9 c-usa)
W/L W L L W W W W
SCORE 78-61 55-64 88-94 79-58 80-75 79-76 91-47
DECEMBER 2 SOUTHERN ESPN+ W 74-59 10 at Wyoming MWN L 65-92 14 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ESPNU L 79-80OT 17 at UTEP* CUSA.tv L 55-60 21 JARVIS CHRISTIAN CUSA.tv W 108-52 29 UTSA* ESPN+ W 91-69 31 at Charlotte* ESPN+ L 66-68
• Louisiana Tech closes out his home weekend by hosting Charlotte on Saturday at 2 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. The two teams last met 49 days ago, the longest stretch between games for any conference series this season for the Bulldogs. • LA Tech dropped its third straight game, falling 72-62 to North Texas on Thursday in the TAC. The Bulldogs knocked down 10 three-pointers against one of the top defenses in the country, but they were unable to stop the Mean Green who shot 61.2 percent from the field, the highest shooting percentage allowed by a LA Tech team since 2015. UNT owned the paint, outscoring LA Tech 48-22 in that area. • Keaston Willis sank four of LA Tech’s 10 three-pointers, in route to scoring a teamhigh 18 points versus North Texas. In doing so, the fourth-year guard eclipsed 1,500 career points (two seasons apiece at Incarnate Word and LA Tech). He has made at least four triples in seven games this season and is seven three-pointers shy of cracking the top 10 for most made in a Bulldog career (has 158).
• Isaiah Crawford showed off his versatility again versus the Mean Green, recording 12 points, six assists (tied a career high), five rebounds, and four steals. Over his last six JANUARY games, the forward is averaging 15.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per 5 at Rice* ESPN+ W 88-82OT game. 7 UTEP* 11 at North Texas* 14 UAB* 19 WKU* 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 26 at UAB* 28 at UTSA*
CUSA.tv ESPN+ Stadium CBS SN ESPN+ CBS SN ESPN+
W L L W L L W
60-58 65-67 74-81 85-74OT 51-68 59-65 66-55
FEBRUARY 2 RICE* ESPN+ W 80-72 9 at FIU* ESPN+ L 62-66 11 at RV Florida Atlantic* ESPN+ L 85-90OT 16 NORTH TEXAS* ESPN+ L 62-72 18 CHARLOTTE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 23 at WKU* CBS SN 8 p.m. 25 at Middle Tennessee* Stadium 3 p.m.
• Isaiah Crawford is making a strong case for being a member of the C-USA All-Defensive Team. He picked up another four steals on Thursday against North Texas, marking the third straight game with four steals. The forward has now recorded at least four steals nine times this season, tied for the most in the country and the most in program history. • The Bulldogs have made at least eight three-pointers in their eight of their last nine games (averaging 9.6 made three-pointers during this stretch). They are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc over their last four games. • With five conference games remaining, LA Tech is in a tie with Charlotte and WKU for seventh place (just one game back of fifth). The top five teams will receive a bye to the quarterfinals in the Conference USA Tournament that gets underway on March 8.
A LOUISIANA TECH WIN WOULD...
MARCH 2 FIU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. • Snap a three-game losing streak. The Bulldogs have lost four straight games only 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* ESPN+ 6 p.m. once in the last decade (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)
• Keep the Bulldogs undefeated against the 49ers in the Thomas Assembly Center. LA Tech is 5-0 against Charlotte in Ruston with the last meeting coming in 2020. • Prevent two straight home losses for the Bulldogs. LA Tech has lost back-to-back home games only once over the last five seasons. • Would be the 10th all-time victory over Charlotte.
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