LOUISIANA TECH 2022-23 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 6 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Friday, Nov. 25 | 2 p.m. CT LOCATION: Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, Ala.) SERIES HISTORY: Tied 4-4 STREAK: LA Tech, 2 LAST MEETING: Nov. 30, 2019 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 78, Samford 57 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: N/A RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
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Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 3-2 (1st year) Career Record: Same Record vs. Samford: 0-0
AT SAMFORD BULLDOGS (6-0) Head Coach: Bucky McMillan Record at Samford: 33-24 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 0-0
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 3-2 | C-USA: 0-0 | H: 2-0 | A: 1-2 | N: 0-0 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^
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (3-2)
SCORE 78-61 55-64 88-94 79-58 80-75 2 p.m. 3 p.m.
• Louisiana Tech continues its stretch of games in the state of Alabama with a road matchup against Samford on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. inside the Pete Hanna Center. • The Bulldogs notched their first road win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Alabama A&M by a final score of 80-75. LA Tech knocked down a season-high 13 three-pointers, tying for the second most ever in a true road game. It was the fifth time in program history of making at least 13 threes in a true road game (program record is 14 set at UTSA last season).
• It was the Williams duo that led the way as Cobe and Terran combined for 36 points in the win over Alabama A&M. Terran Williams scored a career-high 20 points in just 16 DECEMBER minutes of action off the bench, going 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. He is the third Bull2 SOUTHERN ESPN+ 6 p.m. dog this season to register a 20-point scoring performance. Meanwhile, Cobe Williams 10 at Wyoming MWN 8 p.m. notched 16 points and has now scored 16+ points in all four games he has played in. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN at UTEP* JARVIS CHRISTIAN UTSA* at Charlotte*
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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.
• The LA Tech continues to produce offensively. They have scored 20+ points in all five games, averaging 29.2 points per game. They have outscored the opposing teams bench, 146-86. • The Bulldog defense forced Alabama A&M into 21 turnovers, marking the third time in five games they have forced 20+ TOs. They are forcing 19.0 turnovers per game this season, which ranks 24th in the country. • The Bulldogs currently rank fourth in the country in free throw percentage at 81.9 percent. They have made 59 of their 72 free throw attempts this the season.
• Cobe Williams stuffed the stat sheet against Alabama A&M, recording 16 points, six assists and four steals. It was the second time this season he had at least 15 points, four assists and four steals in a game (one of only six players in the country to have done this FEBRUARY multiple times this season). 2 9 11 16 18 23 25
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• Jordan Crawford dished out five assists in the win over Alabama A&M, giving him a team-high 20 for the season. The true freshman has registered at least three assists in all five games this season.
A LOUISIANA TECH WIN WOULD...
MARCH 2 FIU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* ESPN+ 2 p.m. • Would be LA Tech’s second straight road win. The Bulldogs have not won back-to8 C-USA Tournament$ TBA back road games in non-conference since 2018 when they won at Stephen F. Austin All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * C-USA game ^ Samford MTE $ Frisco, Texas (The Star)
and UL-Lafayette.
• Would hand Samford its first loss of the season. Samford is one of 35 teams still undefeated (as of Nov. 23) and one of just 14 teams who are 6-0. • Would be LA Tech’s first ever win at Samford. The Bulldogs are 0-2 in road games in the series, losing both times in 1982 and 2008.
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