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03/11 03:43 CDT Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders play
in CUSA Tournament
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders play in CUSA
Tournament
By The Associated Press
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (17-14, 11-9 CUSA) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(18-13, 11-9 CUSA)
Huntsville, Alabama; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech plays in the CUSA Tournament against Middle
Tennessee.
The Bulldogs' record in CUSA games is 11-9, and their record is 7-4 in
non-conference games. Louisiana Tech has an 8-8 record against opponents over
.500.
The Blue Raiders are 11-9 against CUSA teams. Middle Tennessee is sixth in the
CUSA scoring 75.6 points per game and is shooting 44.6%.
Louisiana Tech is shooting 44.4% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage
points higher than the 44.0% Middle Tennessee allows to opponents. Middle
Tennessee averages 11.0 more points per game (75.6) than Louisiana Tech allows
to opponents (64.6).
The teams meet for the third time this season. Louisiana Tech won 59-58 in the
last matchup on Jan. 15. DJ Dudley led Louisiana Tech with 19 points, and
Kamari Lands led Middle Tennessee with 13 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dudley is scoring 14.1 points per game and averaging 2.8
rebounds for the Bulldogs. AJ Bates is averaging 12.2 points and 3.0 rebounds
over the last 10 games.
Sean Smith is averaging 9.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Blue Raiders. Torey
Alston is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 73.0 points, 34.5 rebounds, 14.5
assists, 9.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.
Blue Raiders: 6-4, averaging 80.1 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 6.5
steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 77.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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