LOUISIANA TECH 2023-24 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 11 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Dec. 12 | 6 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 44-18 STREAK: LA Tech, 3 LAST MEETING: Dec. 9, 2020 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 78, SLU 69 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Graham Doty (pxp), Katie Hall (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
2023-24 SCHEDULE
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (8-2) Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 23-20 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. SLU: 0-0
VS SOUTHEASTERN LIONS (2-7) Head Coach: David Kiefer Record at SLU: 55-77 (5th year) Career Record: Same Record vs. LA Tech: 0-1
AP Poll: NR USA Today Poll: NR NET Ranking: 46
AP Poll: NR USA Today Poll: NR NET Ranking: 323
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 8-2 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 6-0 | A: 2-2 | 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
MEDIA MWN ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ MWN
W/L L W W W W W L
SCORE 73-81 100-43 73-63 67-53 71-62 105-65 65-74
16 at Saint Louis 20 at Seattle U 30 at Grand Canyon
ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+
7 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m.
6 at Sam Houston* 11 at Middle Tennessee* 14 LIBERTY* 20 at Jacksonville State* 25 UTEP* 27 NEW MEXICO STATE*
ESPN+ CBS SN ESPNU ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+
4:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m.
• Louisiana Tech plays its final home game of the calendar year on Tuesday night when they host Southeastern at 6 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. The Lions will be the sixth and final in-state opponent the Bullodgs will face. • LA Tech built as much as a 21-point lead over long-time rival UL-Lafayette, and ended up holding on for a 72-67 victory over the Ragin’ Cajuns to remain undefeated at home. The Bulldogs took a 42-23 lead into halftime, but had to withstand a pair of rallies by ULL to notch their third straight victory and their eighth win in the last nine games.
• Tahlik Chavez shined in the win over the Cajuns, scoring a season-high 30 points which is the most by a Bulldog this season and the second most by a player in CUSA. He DECEMBER went 9-of-13 from the field, knocking down four of LA Tech’s six three-pointers, while 2 NICHOLLS ESPN+ W 68-55 becoming the 50th Bulldog in program history to register a 30-point game. He is now 5 at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 56-49 9 UL-LAFAYETTE ESPN+ W 72-67 averaging 11.7 points per game, third most on the team. After averaging 8.0 points 12 SOUTHEASTERN ESPN+ 6 p.m. through the first four games, he is averaging 14.2 points through the last six. • Daniel Batcho has played eight games for LA Tech since becoming eligible, and in every game he has scored in double figures (had 14 points against ULL). The forward is second on the team in scoring at 13.0 points to go along with 10.5 rebounds per game. JANUARY He is currently one of only 15 players in the country averaging a double-double (has 3 DALLAS CHRISTIAN ESPN+ 6 p.m. four double-doubles total).
FEBRUARY 1 at FIU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 7 WKU* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 10 at Liberty* ESPNU 7 p.m. 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 17 FIU* ESPN+ 2 p.m. 22 at UTEP* ESPN+ 8 p.m. 24 at New Mexico State* ESPN+ 8 p.m. 28 at WKU* ESPN+ 7 p.m.
• With starting point guard Sean Newman Jr. having been sidelined the past three games, Isaiah Crawford has stepped up from an assist standpoint. He had seven dimes against Nicholls and six more versus ULL, helping to give up 202 for his career. In doing so, became the 23rd player in program history to eclipse 200 career assists. • The Bulldogs have become regulars at the free throw line this season. They have shot at least 20 free throws in each of the last nine games and have eclipsed 30 free throw attempts in their last two (shot 36 at Stephen F. Austin and 37 against UL-Lafayette). They currently rank 32nd in the country in free throw attempts per game at 24.7 and 51st in the nation in free throws made per game at 16.9. • LA Tech currently ranks in the top 15 in the country in scoring defense (61.2) and field goal percentage defense (36.9). The Bulldogs have held seven of their 10 opponents to less than 38 percent shooting from the field this season.
A LA TECH WIN...
MARCH 7 SAM HOUSTON* CBS SN 8 p.m. 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. • Would improve the Bulldogs record to 9-2. It would be LA Tech’s best start to the 12 CUSA Championship$ ----- TBA season since the 2015-16 season when they started the year 12-2. All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * Conference USA game ^ LA Tech MTE $ Huntsville, Ala.
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• Would give the Bulldogs their sixth win this season over an in-state opponent. LA Tech has already defeated ULM, McNeese State, Dillard, Nicholls, and UL-Lafayette. • Would give the Bulldogs their 23rd consecutive home win over the Lions, a streak that dates back to 1955. LA Tech is a perfect 4-0 against SLU inside the Thomas Assembly Center.
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