Louisiana Tech (15-6, 4-4) will welcome Sam Houston State (8-13, 1-7) to Ruston for a Conference USA matchup on Saturday afternoon.
The 1984-1985 Louisiana Tech basketball team will have a number of former players in town and will be honored at the game. The Bulldogs finished #8 in the country after finishing 29-3 overall and going to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Game Time | 3:00 PM
TV/Radio Network | ESPNU/KXKZ 107.5 FM
Location | Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA
LA Tech HC | Talvin Hester (52-34 in his 3rd season at LA Tech)
Sam Houston State HC | Chris Mudge
Scouting the Dunkin' Dogs
Louisiana Tech got back got back to .500 in conference play with a 75-69 victory over conference-leading Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
Daniel Batcho scored 18 of his game-high 25 points in the second half of play. The Paris, France native also pulled down 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
Kaden Cooper added 16 points and 13 rebounds for a Tech team that out-scored the Blue Raiders by nine points in the second half.
Sean Newman record 13 points and 8 assists in 31 minutes of action. Newman has recorded at least 8 assists in 14 of 21 games this season.
Scouting the Bearkats
Sam Houston State has had a rough go of it in 2024-2025 sitting at 8-13 overall and 1-7 in CUSA play.
Although the Bearkats have lost 7 of 8 in conference play, none of the 8 games have been decided by more than 9 points.
Lamar Wilkerson is leading the Bearkats in scoring averaging 19.5 points per game on 46.3% shooting from the field.
Cameron Huefner (14.3 ppg) and Marcus Boykin (11.1 ppg) are also averaging double-figures in scoring.
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