LOUISIANA TECH 2023-24 BULLDOG BASKETBALL GAME 5 MATCHUP
GAMEDAY INFO DATE/TIME: Wednesday, Nov. 22 | 3 p.m. CT LOCATION: Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) SERIES HISTORY: LA Tech leads, 55-39 STREAK: LA Tech, 1 LAST MEETING: Dec. 17, 2013 | Ruston, La. LA Tech 64, McNeese State 50 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 W/L MWN L ESPN+ W ESPN+ W ESPN+ W ESPN+ ESPN+ MWN
Head Coach: Talvin Hester Record at LA Tech: 18-19 (2nd year) Career Record: Same Record vs. McNeese: 0-0
VS MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS (5-1) Head Coach: Will Wade Record at McNeese: 0-0 (1st year) Career Record: 196-96 (10th year) Record vs. LA Tech: 2-0
BULLDOG STORYLINES
Overall: 3-1 | CUSA: 0-0 | H: 2-0 | A: 1-1 | 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
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGs (3-1)
SCORE 73-81 100-43 73-63 67-53 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m.
DECEMBER 2 NICHOLLS STATE ESPN+ 2 p.m. 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.
• Louisiana Tech closes out the multi-team event on Wednesday against McNeese State at 3 p.m. inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court. The Bulldogs will face the Cowboys for the first time in 10 years. • LA Tech powered its way to a 67-53 victory over Southern Utah on Tuesday. The Bulldogs outscored the Thunderbirds, 36-22, in the paint while also using their physicality to get to the free throw line 24 times, knocking down 16 of them. It marked the 200th win all-time against non-conference opponents in the Thomas Assembly Center (20021 overall -- 90.5 winning percentage). • The Bulldogs were stellar defensively, limiting the Thunderbirds to just 53 points (came into the game averaging 88.0 points per game). For the third straight game, LA Tech held its opponent to less than 37 percent shooting from the field. Their threepoint percentage defense has been a huge part of their early success, having allowed teams to shoot just 27.5 percent from beyond the arc (average of 4.8 made threes).
• The home crowd got to see Daniel Batcho for the first time, and he impressed with a double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) to go along with three blocks and two steals. It was his fourth career double-double (had three last season at Texas Tech). He is averagJANUARY ing 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds through two games with LA Tech. 3 DALLAS CHRISTIAN 6 at Sam Houston* 11 at Middle Tennessee* 14 LIBERTY* 20 at Jacksonville State* 25 UTEP* 27 NEW MEXICO STATE*
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6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 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.
• After barely seeing the floor in the season opener at Colorado State due to foul trouble, Isaiah Crawford has been nearly unstoppable. In the last three games, he is averaging 21.0 points while shooting 68.8 percent from the field. He went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field against Southern Utah in route to a team-high 18 points. The forward is also averaging 7.7 rebounds during this span. • Isaiah Crawford, who was voted Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, recently became the 45th member of the 1,000-point club at LA Tech in its victory over Lyon College on Nov. 13. The Bulldogs have had a string of 1,000-point scorers over the last decade as 11 players have joined the club during this time span. At least one Bulldog in nine of the last 11 seasons has reached 1,000 career points at LA Tech. • McNeese State will be the first of three Southland Conference opponents that LA Tech will play host to this season. The Bulldogs will later take on Nicholls State as well as SLC preseason favorite Southeastern Louisiana.
A LA TECH WIN...
MARCH 7 SAM HOUSTON* CBS SN 8 p.m. 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* ESPN+ 2 p.m. • Would give the Bulldogs their 16th victory over McNeese State in the Thomas Assem12 CUSA Championship$ ----- TBA bly Center. LA Tech is 15-1 all-time against McNeese in the TAC, having won 12 straight All home games CAPS | All times CST and subject to change * Conference USA game ^ LA Tech MTE $ Huntsville, Ala.
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• Would improve the Bulldogs record to 4-1. LA Tech has won at least four of its first five games in nine of the last 11 seasons. • Would give the Bulldogs their fourth straight victory. LA Tech has had at least a fourgame winning streak in each of the last 15 seasons.
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