Louisiana-Lafayette 44, at Louisiana Tech 65

RUSTON, La. (Interstat) — AJ Bates scored 23 points and dished out eight assists, leading Louisiana Tech to a methodical 65-44 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Bulldogs, improving to 6-3, never trailed after the game’s opening minute and used a stifling defensive effort to suffocate the Ragin’ Cajuns’ offense. Louisiana-Lafayette fell to 1-10 with the loss, continuing a difficult start to the season. The most important stretch of the game came early, as Louisiana Tech established a defensive tone that would last all night. After Louisiana-Lafayette’s Todd Jones… Read more...