Missouri State 70, at Louisiana Tech 72

RUSTON, La. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive stands and missed opportunities, Will Allen’s putback with six seconds remaining lifted Louisiana Tech to a 72-70 victory over Missouri State in a tense Conference USA men’s basketball clash Thursday night at the Thomas Assembly Center. The win completed a regular-season sweep for the Bulldogs, who edged the Bears in double-overtime just two weeks prior, and extended Missouri State’s recent run of agonizingly close defeats. The final sequence encapsulated the entire evening. With the score knotted at 70, Louisiana Tech’s Scooter Williams drove the lane, but his layup attempt was… Read more...