LOUISIANA TECH 2023-24 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 15 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Wednesday, Jan. 3 | 6 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting STREAK: N/A LAST MEETING: N/A MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: Lyn Rollins (pxp), Victor Howell (analyst) RADIO: LA Tech Sports Network | LA Tech Athletics app TALENT: Malcolm Butler (pxp), Jack Thigpen (analyst) STATS: LATechSports.com/Stats
2023-24 SCHEDULE MEDIA MWN ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ MWN
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 24-23 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. DCC: 0-0
AP Poll: NR USA Today Poll: NR NET Ranking: 73
VS DALLAS CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS (4-10) Head Coach: Emmanuel Bland Record at DCC: N/A Career Record: N/A Record vs. LA Tech: 0-0
AP Poll: NR USA Today Poll: NR NET Ranking: N/A
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 9-5 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 7-0 | A: 2-5 | 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 (9-5)
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SCORE 73-81 100-43 73-63 67-53 71-62 105-65 65-74
DECEMBER 2 NICHOLLS ESPN+ W 68-55 5 at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 56-49 9 UL-LAFAYETTE ESPN+ W 72-67 12 SOUTHEASTERN ESPN+ W 89-60 16 at Saint Louis ESPN+ L 74-75 20 at Seattle U ESPN+ L 73-79OT 30 at Grand Canyon ESPN+ L 70-73 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* ESPN2 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 plays its final non-conference game of the regular season on Wednesday night when they host Dallas Christian at 6 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center. The Bulldogs will look to put an end to their three-game losing streak. • LA Tech was close yet again to pulling off a road upset but ended up falling to Grand Canyon by a final score of 73-70. The Bulldogs shot a season-high 56.0 percent from the field, holding a 68-64 lead with three minutes to go. The Lopes though closed the game out on a 9-2 run to win by three. • The Bulldogs have suffered three straight losses in road games to Saint Louis, Seattle U, and Grand Canyon by a combined 10 points. All five of their losses have been by single digits. LA Tech is currently 3-5 in games decided by single digits. • Daniel Batcho led the Bulldogs in scoring for a third straight game, scoring 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting versus the Lopes. Over the last three games, the forward is averaging 19.3 points per game while shooting 63 percent from the field. He is also averaging 11.7 rebounds per game during this span. He is currently one of 13 players in the country averaging a double-double with 14.3 points and 10.4 boards per game. • Tahlik Chavez also tallied 16 points at Grand Canyon, this after being held to nine total points in the previous two contests at Saint Louis and Seattle U. The shooting guard knocked down four three-pointers in the game, the fourth time this season making at least four threes in a single contest. He has made a team-high 35 triples while shooting 38.9 percent from deep.
• Isaiah Crawford needs just six more rebounds to become the first player in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals, and 50 blocks. He reFEBRUARY cently became the first Bulldog to rank in the top 10 in career steals and career blocks. 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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• LA Tech has played one of its hardest non-conference schedules in recent history. Their non-conference NET strength of schedule ranks 63rd in the country, having faced four opponents that rank in the top 50 in the NET. In the four years of the NET, the toughest non-conference schedule for the Bulldogs was 115th (2020-21 season).
A LA TECH WIN... • Would give the Bulldogs their 10th victory of the season. LA Tech last won 10 games
MARCH during the non-conference portion of their schedule in the 2018-19 season. 7 SAM HOUSTON* CBS SN 8 p.m. 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. • Would improve the Bulldogs home record to 8-0 this season. Their 7-game home 12 CUSA Championship$ ----- TBA winning streak is currently tied for the 61st longest in the country. All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * Conference USA game ^ LA Tech MTE $ Huntsville, Ala.
• Would give the Bulldogs a 1-0 series advantage over Dallas Christian. In LA Tech’s 96-year history, they have defeated 230 different opponents. Earlier this season, they defeated Lyon College and Dillard in their first ever meeting. • Would give the Bulldogs a win in their first game of the 2024 calendar year. LA Tech has won four straight in its first game of a calendar year.
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