LOUISIANA TECH 2023-24 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 9 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Dec. 5 | 6:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: William R. Johnson Coliseum (Nacogdoches, Texas) SERIES HISTORY: Stephen F. Austin leads, 8-7 STREAK: Stephen F. Austin, 1 LAST MEETING: Dec. 14, 2022 | Ruston, La. SFA 80, LA Tech 79OT MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Chase Merrell (pxp), Jonathan Shuskey (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst)
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Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 21-20 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. SFA: 0-1
AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS (5-3) Head Coach: Kyle Keller Record at SFA: 150-71 (8th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 2-1
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 6-2 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 5-0 | A: 1-2 | N: 0-0 NOVEMBER 6 at Colorado State 13 LYON COLLEGE 16 at ULM 21 SOUTHERN UTAH^ 22 MCNEESE STATE^ 25 DILLARD 29 at New Mexico
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (6-2)
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SCORE 73-81 100-43 73-63 67-53 71-62 105-65 65-74
DECEMBER 2 NICHOLLS STATE ESPN+ W 68-55 5 at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. 9 UL-LAFAYETTE ESPN+ 2 p.m. 12 SOUTHEASTERN ESPN+ 6 p.m. 16 at Saint Louis ESPN+ 7 p.m. 20 at Seattle U ESPN+ 9 p.m. 30 at Grand Canyon ESPN+ 7 p.m. JANUARY 3 DALLAS CHRISTIAN ESPN+ 6 p.m. 6 at Sam Houston* ESPN+ 4:30 p.m. 11 at Middle Tennessee* CBS SN 8 p.m. 14 LIBERTY* ESPNU 2 p.m. 20 at Jacksonville State* ESPN+ 4 p.m. 25 UTEP* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 27 NEW MEXICO STATE* ESPN+ 2 p.m.
• Louisiana Tech heads to Nacogdoches, Texas to square off against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. It begins a stretch where the Bulldogs will play four of its next six games away from home. • Despite being without two starters, LA Tech got back into the win column by defeating Nicholls, 68-55, this past Saturday inside the Thomas Assembly Center as the Bulldogs improved to 5-0 at home. The Bulldogs dominated inside with a big advantage in rebounds (47-30), paint points (30-18), and second-chance points (21-6). Meanwhile defensively, they held the Colonels to their second fewest points of the season and just 34.0 percent shooting from the field. • The Bulldogs had four players score in double figures versus Nicholls, including Tahlik Chavez who had a game-high and season-high 20 points while knocking down five three-pointers. (surpassed 300 made threes for his collegiate career). He became the fourth different Bulldog this season to record a 20+ scoring performance. • Daniel Batcho registered his third double-double of the season with 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds versus Nicholls. He has pulled down at least 12 boards in four of the last five games and currently ranks 11th in the nation rebounds per game at 10.8. • Devin Ree came off the bench to tally 15 points against the Colonels, his third double-digit scoring game of the season. The sophomore made three more triples in the win, giving him 13 made threes on 19 attempts this season (68.4 percent shooting from deep). He is averaging 14.0 points over his last three games.
• LA Tech currently ranks in the top 25 in the country in scoring defense (62.0) and field goal percentage defense (37.9). The Bulldogs have held six of their last seven opponents to less than 38 percent shooting from the field. This past Saturday was the third FEBRUARY time this season that an opponent to did crack 60 points versus LA Tech. 1 at FIU* 7 WKU* 10 at Liberty* 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 17 FIU* 22 at UTEP* 24 at New Mexico State* 28 at WKU*
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6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
7 SAM HOUSTON* 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 12 CUSA Championship$
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8 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA
• SFA will be the second of four WAC opponents that LA Tech faces this season with the Bulldogs having already defeated Southern Utah. The ‘Dogs will also take on Seattle U and Grand Canyon in non-conference with both games coming on the road.
• If recent history repeats itself, Tuesday’s matchup will come down to the final play. The last three meetings between the Bulldogs and Lumberjacks have been decided by three points or less, and both of the last two matchups went into overtime. In all three MARCH games, the road team prevailed.
All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * Conference USA game ^ LA Tech MTE $ Huntsville, Ala.
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A LA TECH WIN... • Would improve the Bulldogs record to 7-2. LA Tech has won at least seven of its first nine games in seven of its last 11 seasons (last time was 2021-22). • Would give the Bulldogs their fourth straight win over the Lumberjacks in Nacogdoches. LA Tech has won the last three at SFA in 1997, 1999, and most recently a 96-93 overtime win in 2018.
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