
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballBatcho's 18 lead Louisiana Tech past Western Kentucky 77-67
Batcho shot 5 of 7 from the field and 8 for 14 from the line for the Bulldogs (14-6, 3-4 Conference USA). Devin Ree shot 3 for 7 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points. Jordan Crawford had 11 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 for 7 from the line.
Don McHenry led the way for the Hilltoppers (11-8, 2-4) with 21 points and four assists. Western Kentucky also got 13 points and eight rebounds from Tyrone Marshall. Enoch Kalambay also had 10 points.
Louisiana Tech led 33-28 at halftime, with Al Green racking up eight points. Batcho scored a team-high 14 points after intermission.
Both teams play Saturday. Louisiana Tech hosts Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky goes on the road to play Sam Houston.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 77 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 77 |
2nd 0:08 | Don McHenry made Free Throw. | 67 - 77 |
2nd 0:08 | Don McHenry made Free Throw. | 66 - 77 |
2nd 0:08 | Foul on Jordan Crawford. | 65 - 77 |
Statistics
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22-65 | FG | 20-47 |
33.8 | Field Goal % | 42.6 |
6-28 | 3PT | 8-26 |
21.4 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
17-21 | FT | 29-42 |
81.0 | Free Throw % | 69.0 |
42 | Rebounds | 40 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
12 | Assists | 16 |
9 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 4 |
7 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
26 | Points in Paint | 22 |
29 | Fouls | 20 |
6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 1,894 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |