LOUISIANA TECH 2023-24 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 3 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Thursday, Nov. 16 | 6:30 p.m. CT LOCATION: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, La.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 56-36 STREAK: LA Tech, 10 LAST MEETING: Nov. 21, 2022 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 79, ULM 58 MEDIA: ESPN+ TALENT: N/A 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 (1-1) Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 16-19 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. ULM: 1-0
AT ULM WARHAWKS (1-1)
Head Coach: Keith Richard Record at ULM: 153-253 (14th year) Career Record: 303-370 (23rd year) Record vs. LA Tech: 0-8
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 1-1 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 1-0 | A: 0-1 | 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 W/L MWN L ESPN+ W ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ MWN
SCORE 73-81 100-43 6:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m.
2 NICHOLLS STATE 5 at Stephen F. Austin 9 UL-LAFAYETTE 12 SOUTHEASTERN 16 at Saint Louis 20 at Seattle U 30 at Grand Canyon
ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+
2 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m.
• Louisiana Tech makes the short trip down I-20 to face off against ULM on Thursday night inside Fant-Ewing Coliusem. The Warhawks will be the first of six in-state opponents that the Bulldogs will play this season. • LA Tech reached the century mark for its first win of the season, defeating Lyon College by a final score of 100-43. The Bulldogs controlled every facet of the game, in particular the defensive end where they forced 24 turnovers and allowed the Scots to shooting just 31.3 percent from the field.
• The Bulldogs reached 100 points for the 80th time in program history. Sixty-one of those points came via the bench, marking the sixth time in the last decade that the DECEMBER bench scored 60+ points. Through two games, the bench is averaging 47 points.
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. 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.
• One of those primary bench players has been newcomer Jaylin Henderson. After scoring a team-high 16 at Colorado State, he posted a game-high 24 points against Lyon College. The junior is averaging 20.0 points per game, shooting 62 percent from the field, 71 percent from three, and 90 percent from the foul line. • Isaiah Crawford, who was voted Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, became the 45th member of the 1,000-point club at LA Tech. Needing 13 points in the Lyon College game, the senior tallied 21 points to join the exclusive club. It marked his 50th career double-digit scoring game and his 11th career 20+ scoring performance. • Dravon Mangum has been another key contributor off the bench this season, averaging 9.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. He recorded his second career double-double this past Monday against the Scots with 11 points and 10 boards. Dating back to last season, he has pulled down double-digit rebounds in three of his last four games. • The Bulldogs got some great news Tuesday as the NCAA approved Daniel Batcho’s waiver for immediate eligibility. The forward is expected to see his first action Thursday. • The Bulldogs and Warhawks get set to face off for the 93rd time on Thursday. The two programs separated by 30 miles played every season at least twice from 1953-91 as conference rivals in the Gulf States Conference and Southland Conference. The series did not happen again until 2008, which started a six-year run. Now, the programs have played one another in each of the last four seasons.
A LA TECH WIN...
MARCH 7 SAM HOUSTON* CBS SN 8 p.m. 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. • Would be the Bulldogs 11th straight victory over the Warhawks. LA Tech’s 10-game 12 CUSA Championship$ ----- TBA winning streak against ULM is the longest by either team in the series. All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * Conference USA game ^ LA Tech MTE $ Huntsville, Ala.
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• Would snap the Bulldogs five-game road losing streak. Their last win in a true road game came on Jan. 28, 2023 at UTSA. • Would be their 57th win all-time over ULM. The 57 victories would be the fifth most over any opponent in program history behind only UL-Lafayette, Northwestern State, Louisiana College, and Centenary.
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