LOUISIANA TECH 2025-26 BULLDOG BASKETBALL AT DELAWARE BLUE HENS (10-20, 6-13 cusa)
Head Coach: Martin Inglesby AP Poll: NR Record at Delaware: 157-157 (10th year) Coaches Poll: NR Career Record: Same NET Ranking: 272 Record vs. LA Tech: 1-1
• Louisiana Tech will close out the regular season at Delaware on Saturday afternoon inside Bob Carpenter Center. The Bulldogs will attempt a road sweep, something they have not done in conference yet this season (have won the first but lost the second in the last two road weeks).
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• Jaylen Fenner was a key contributor at Liberty, reaching double-digit points for the third straight contest with 11. He also led the Bulldogs in rebounding with eight boards. Over the last three games, the freshman is averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game.
A LA TECH WIN... • Would give the Bulldogs their first ever victory in the state of Delaware. LA Tech has won games in 38 states during the program’s 98+ year history. The team is 0-2 all-time in the state of Delaware. • Would give the Bulldogs a victory in their regular season finale. LA Tech last won the final game of the regular season on the road in 2019 at Florida Atlantic. • Would give the Bulldogs back-to-back road victories for the first time this season. LA Tech is 3-3 in its last six road contests.
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BULLDOG STORYLINES & PROJECTED STARTERS
NOVEMBER MEDIA W/L SCORE 4 at Nevada MWN L 50-77 9 LYON COLLEGE ESPN+ W 93-35 15 JACKSON STATE ESPN+ W 68-51 19 at Indiana State ESPN+ L 51-60 26 INDIANA STATE^ ESPN+ W 75-73 29 ALCORN STATE^ ESPN+ W 83-58 DECEMBER 3 at Georgia Southern ESPN+ L 69-77 7 ECCLESIA COLLEGE ESPN+ W 89-37 13 UL-LAFAYETTE ESPN+ W 65-44 17 at Tulane ESPN+ L 53-61 22 DALLAS CHRISTIAN ESPN+ W 90-37 29 UTEP* ESPN+ W 75-63 JANUARY 2 at Middle Tennessee* ESPN+ L 51-88 4 at WKU* ESPN+ L 61-66 8 LIBERTY* CBS SN L 56-72 10 DELAWARE* ESPN+ W 70-68OT 14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ W 59-58 17 at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ L 60-64 23 KENNESAW STATE* ESPN+ W 82-76 28 at UTEP* ESPN+ W 69-59 31 at Sam Houston* ESPN2 L 67-83 FEBRUARY 4 NEW MEXICO STATE* ESPN+ L 63-72 7 SAM HOUSTON* ESPN+ W 87-78 12 at Missouri State* CBS SN W 79-782OT 14 at FIU* ESPN+ L 64-77 18 JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ W 77-71 21 at Kennesaw State* ESPN+ L 55-58 26 MISSOURI STATE* ESPN+ W 72-70 28 FIU* ESPN+ L 76-84 MARCH 5 at Liberty* ESPN+ W 76-71 7 at Delaware* ESPN+ 11 a.m. 10 at CUSA Championship$ ----- TBD
• Would give the Bulldogs their 18th overall victory of the season. LA Tech has won 18+ games in 12 of the last 14 seasons.
AP Poll: NR Coaches Poll: NR NET Ranking: 236
• The top defense in the league came to play, holding the Flames, who came into the game ranked top five in the country in field goal percentage, to just 41.8 percent shooting from the field. It was their second lowest shooting percentage this season (lowest at home). LA Tech currently ranks top 15 in the country in both scoring defense (65.5) and field goal percentage defense (39.4). They rank first in both categories during conference play only as well.
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11.3 ppg | 2.8 rpg | 5.8 apg
DJ DUDLEY
• Louisiana Tech recorded one of its biggest wins of the season as the Bulldogs upset first-place Liberty, 76-71, on Thursday night inside Liberty Arena. LA Tech never trailed in the contest, silencing the home crowd against a Liberty team that entered the night having already won the outright regular season title and had only one home loss. Liberty tied the game up at 65-65 with 7:07 to go, but the Bulldogs limited the Flames to just two made field goals the rest of the way while outscoring them 11-6. It was the first time the Flames never led in a home game since Jan. 23, 2018, versus Campbell.
AJ BATES
• With just one conference game remaining, LA Tech is in a three-way tie for fourth in the league standings along with Middle Tennessee and Kennesaw State. The top 10 teams qualify for the Conference USA Tournament with the top six getting a first-round bye. The event, held in Huntsville, Alabama for a third straight year, runs March 10-14.
14.2 ppg | 2.9 rpg | 1.9 apg
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Overall: 17-13 | CUSA: 10-9 | H: 14-3 | A: 3-10 | N: 0-0
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 74-53 (4th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. Delaware: 1-0
• LA Tech dominated the paint at Liberty, outrebounding the Flames 3626 while also outscoring them 32-14 in the paint. The Bulldogs have outrebounded 20 of their 30 opponents this season. They have also scored 30+ paint points 22 times (have done so in 13 of 19 league games). • AJ Bates had his best performance as a Bulldog, recording a career-high 34 points on 13-of-23 shooting, including 6-of-11 from three-point range, while adding four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in a full 40-minute effort. It was the second most points ever scored by a Bulldog in a road game behind only Alex Hamilton’s 38 at Marshall in 2016 and the most points scored by a Bulldog in a road game since Kenneth Lofton Jr.’s 36 at NC State in 2021. It also tied for the second most points scored by any CUSA player this season.
JAYLEN FENNER
2025-26 SCHEDULE
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (17-13, 10-9 cusa)
5.4 ppg | 2.8 rpg | 1.0 spg
AVERY 5 THOMAS II
DATE/TIME: Saturday, March 7 | 11 a.m. CT LOCATION: Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.) SERIES HISTORY: Tied, 1-1 STREAK: LA Tech, 1 LAST MEETING: Jan. 10, 2026 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 70, Delaware 68OT MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Scott Klatzkin (pxp), Bill Harman (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Kyle Schassburger (pxp) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
GAME 31 MATCHUP
• With the four assists against Liberty, that gave AJ Bates 173 for the season which is now tied for the 10th most in a single season in program history. The sophomore has registered at least four dimes in 24 of the 30 games this season.
• DJ Dudley was on pace for another strong scoring performance. The team’s leading scorer at 14.2 points per game had nine through 17 minutes against Liberty before suffering an injury that forced him out the remainder of the game. Even so, he has registered seven 20+ scoring performances during league action. And over the last five contests, the junior is averaging 17.6 points while shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three-point range. • Talvin Hester is in his fourth season at the helm at LA Tech. In his third year, Hester guided the Bulldogs to a 20-win season, marking the 30th time in program history the team has reached 20+ victories. This was the second straight season Hester led the team to 20 wins, going 22-10 in 2023-24. He now has 74 career wins, the eighth most victories as a head coach in program history.
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8.6 ppg | 6.9 rpg | 1.1 spg
MELIAN 21 MARTINEZ
GAMEDAY INFO
4.4 ppg | 3.0 rpg | 1.8 bpg
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