Louisiana Tech 71, Florida St. 66
Raheem Appleby scored 27 points and Alex Hamilton added 16 to help Louisiana Tech rally from a nine-point second half deficit to beat Florida State 71-66 in a first round National Invitational Tournament game Tuesday night.
Appleby, who made 12 of 19 shots, had 21 of points in the second half, including three quick baskets in a 52-second span that keyed an 11-0 run that gave the...
No. 25 Louisiana Tech 88, San Jose St. 61
Raheem Appleby scored 16 points and No. 25 Louisiana Tech extended the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games Saturday night, clinching at least a share of its first Western Athletic Conference championship with an 88-61 victory over San Jose State.
Alex Hamilton and Jaron Johnson added 13 points apiece for the Bulldogs (26-3, 16-0 WAC), who can wrap up the outright regular...
No. 25 Louisiana Tech's success built on defense
Great shooting isn't required to play for No. 25 Louisiana Tech. Neither is the superior ability to handle the ball or rebound.
Only one attribute is absolutely necessary.
''You've got to be in shape,'' senior Brandon Gibson said, shaking his head. ''Full-court defense all game is no joke.''
It's that frantic, full-court pressure that...
No. 25 Louisiana Tech cruises past Utah State
Brandon Gibson scored 20 points, Raheem Appleby added 15 and No. 25 Louisiana Tech cruised to an 84-61 victory over Utah State on Thursday night in its first game as a nationally ranked team since 1985., http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/no-25-louisiana-tech-cruises-past-utah-state
No. 25 Louisiana Tech 84, Utah St. 61
Brandon Gibson scored 20 points, Raheem Appleby added 15 and No. 25 Louisiana Tech cruised to an 84-61 victory over Utah State on Thursday night in its first game as a nationally ranked team since 1985.
Louisiana Tech (25-3, 15-0 Western Athletic Conference) never left anything in doubt, taking a 15-2 lead in the opening minutes on the way to a 49-23 halftime advantage. It was a...
High Five: Louisiana Tech a “WAC-ed” opponent
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs haven’t received much national acclaim; yet they have rolled to a 24-3 overall record and stand 14-0 atop the WAC with four game remaining. The unfortunate truth is a loss in the WAC Tournament would place the Bulldogs squarely on the bubble. The Bulldogs’ RPI stands at 48 as the WAC stands at 13 out of 31 D-1 conferences, so the question is...
Louisiana Tech 84, Texas St. 69
Raheem Appleby scored 21 points to lead Louisiana Tech to an 84-69 victory over Texas State in a Western Athletic Conference game on Saturday night.
Alex Hamilton had 15 points, Isaiah Massey 10 and Chris Anderson pulled down 13 rebounds with eight points for the Bulldogs (21-3, 12-0), winners of 13 in a row. Louisiana Tech swept the series, beating Texas State 84-67 on Jan. 10...
Louisiana Tech's Jaron Johnson AND Virginia's Justin Anderson BOTH had reverse dunks last night
Virginia's Justin Anderson and Louisiana Tech's Jaron Johnson both had reverse dunks yesterday. Tech won the game 74-49 against UTSA...
...but Anderson's came on an ally-oop against Clemson...
Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
Louisiana Tech 74, Texas-San Antonio 49
Cordarius Johnson and Chris Anderson scored 11 points apiece as Louisiana Tech routed Texas-San Antonio 74-49 Thursday night for its 12th straight win and 20th victory of the season.
In the game between the teams ranked first and last in the Western Athletic Conference, the Bulldogs (20-3, 11-0) never trailed and led 14-2 after 7 minutes.
Louisiana Tech, which edged the Roadrunners...
Louisiana Tech 76, San Jose St. 54
Raheem Appleby scored 17 points, Alex Hamilton added 15 off the bench and Louisiana Tech coasted to a 76-54 victory over San Jose State on Thursday night.
Appleby made three 3-pointers, while Hamilton had eight assists, six rebounds and four steals. Brandon Gibson chipped in 13 points for the Bulldogs (17-3, 8-0 Western Athletic), who won their ninth consecutive game.
Aalim Moor...
Louisiana Tech 78, Seattle 71
Alex Hamilton and Jaron Johnson each scored 15 points and Louisiana Tech's bench outscored Seattle's by 42 points in the Bulldogs' 78-71 victory over Seattle Saturday night in Western Athletic Conference game.
Louisiana Tech (16-3, 7-0) had an enormous 60-18 advantage in bench scoring.
The Bulldogs also had a huge edge at the foul line. They hit 30 of 40 free throws...
Louisiana Tech 72, Idaho 66
Kenneth Smith scored 22 points and Raheem Appleby had 20 to lead Louisiana Tech to a 72-66 victory over Idaho in a Western Athletic Conference game on Thursday night, the Bulldogs' seventh straight win.
Kenyon McNeail had 13 points for the Bulldogs (15-3, 5-0), who scored 33 points off Idaho's 23 turnovers. Louisiana Tech had 10 turnovers.
Stephen Madison had 21 points...
Louisiana Tech 73, Texas-San Antonio 71
Kenyon McNeail scored 34 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 19 seconds left, as Louisiana Tech beat UTSA 73-71 Saturday night to complete a three-game road sweep through Texas.
The Bulldogs (14-3, 5-0 Western Athletic), who have won six straight, beat Texas-Arlington and Texas State on the road last week before dispatching UTSA.
Kannon Burrage had 29 points for UTSA...
Louisiana Tech 55, Texas-Arlington 52
Alex Hamilton had 14 points for the Bulldogs on Saturday night, six of which came in the final 2:35 to spark Louisiana Tech to a 55-52 victory over Texas-Arlington.
Louisiana Tech (12-3, 3-0 WAC) trailed 52-45 with 2:35 remaining in the game but closed out the Mavericks with a 10-0 run to earn the victory. Hamilton scored a bucket and hit four free throws during that span.
Earlier...
Louisiana Tech 81, New Mexico St. 72
Alex Hamilton hit 10 of 10 from the foul line and led Louisiana Tech with a career-high 20 points as the Bulldogs purged recent demons with an 81-72 victory over New Mexico State Monday night.
Louisiana State had lost seven straight in the Western Athletic Conference rivalry, including last year's conference championship game.
The Aggies (6-8, 0-2) pulled to 63-61 with 13:49...
Louisiana Tech 68, Denver 60
Raheem Appleby scored eight of his 12 points in the first half as Louisiana Tech defeated Denver 68-60 Saturday night in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Kenneth Smith and Kenyon McNeail added 10 points each for the Bulldogs (10-3), who came in having lost two of their previous four games.
Louisiana Tech took the lead at 6-4 and never relinquished it as the...
Louisiana Tech 75, UALR 73
Raheem Appleby scored 17 points and Louisiana Tech held on to beat UALR 75-73 Monday night, giving the Bulldogs a sweep of the nonconference rivalry.
Louisiana Tech only shot 36 percent from the field but connected on 26 free throws in 36 tries and held a 45-33 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs (9-3) also beat the Trojans 70-52 on Nov. 14 in Ruston, La. It was the final nonconference...
Louisiana Tech 86, Georgia St. 68
Raheem Appleby scored a career-high 34 points and Louisiana Tech defeated Georgia State 86-68 Friday night to win its seventh straight game.
Appleby was 14 of 19 from the field and also grabbed seven rebounds for the Bulldogs, who start the season 7-1 for only the second time in 20 years.
Georgia State (3-4) led 14-7 early, with R.J. Hunter scoring seven points in the opening 4...
Louisiana Tech 99, SE Louisiana 62
Raheem Appleby scored 22 points and Cordarius Johnson had 15 to lead Louisiana Tech to a 99-62 victory against Southeast Louisiana in a nonconference game on Wednesday.
Louisiana Tech (6-1) outscored Southeast Louisiana 69-34 in the second half while shooting 75 percent (24 of 32) from the field.
Michale Kyser scored 12 for the Bulldogs, who have won six in a row.
Dre Evans had...
Louisiana Tech 68, Louisiana-Monroe 52
Cordarius Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Louisiana Tech past Louisiana-Monroe Saturday night 68-52 in nonconference action.
Raheem Appleby added 18 points for Louisiana Tech.
Tied at 26 with three minutes left in the first half, the Bulldogs (5-1) finished out the half on a 10-2 run.
Johnson and Appleby scored 13 points apiece in the first half to...
Louisiana Tech 67, SE Missouri 63
Raheem Appleby scored 21 points as Louisiana Tech netted the first 12 points of the second half and went on to defeat Southeast Missouri State 67-63 in a nonconference game Monday.
Appleby got the run started for the Bulldogs (3-1) with a pair of jumpers. After Cordarius Johnson made two free throws, Michale Kyser rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Appleby and dunked for a seven-point...
Louisiana Tech 70, Troy 46
Cordarius Johnson scored 16 points and Raheem Appleby added 15 to help Louisiana Tech race to a 21-point halftime lead and beat Troy 70-46 Sunday.
Following an Appleby 3-pointer that put Louisiana Tech ahead 6-2, Troy tied the game behind two free throws from Antoine Myers and a 3-pointer from Hunter Williams.
But Troy (1-2) would never overtake the Bulldogs, as Louisiana Tech...
Louisiana Tech 70, UALR 52
Louisiana Tech jumped to a 12-point, halftime lead and pulled away from Arkansas-Little Rock for a 70-52 victory on Wednesday night.
Cordarius Johnson led the Bulldogs (1-1) with 17 points, and Brandon Gibson scored 10. In all, 10 Bulldogs scored points, and all 15 on the roster played on a night of liberal substitution.
Ben Dillard scored 17 for Arkansas-Little Rock (1-1), and...
Louisiana Tech 78, Nevada 73
Trevor Gaskins scored 15 of his 21 points during Louisiana Tech's hot-shooting first half, and the sixth-seeded Bulldogs held on late to stun regular season champion Nevada 78-73 on Friday night in the Western Athletic Conference semifinals.
The Bulldogs (18-15) face second-seeded New Mexico State in Saturday's championship game. They became just the second No. 6 seed to...
Louisiana Tech 72, Utah St. 70
Freshman Raheem Appleby scored seven straight points for Louisiana Tech late in the second half, and the Bulldogs held on for a 72-70 win over Utah State on Thursday night in the Western Athletic Conference quarterfinals after nearly blowing a 10-point lead with four minutes to go.
Appleby, the Bulldogs leading scorer for the season, finished with 13 points as No. 5 seed Louisiana...
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