Disturbing or not?

We don't wish to make too much of it, being that the season has barely begun, but just how did Louisiana Tech get shagged (6-8 Austen Powers led the way for Seattle) 61-46 by Seattle up in the Great Alaska Shootout? Seattle traveled to Fresno earlier this week and got whomped 79-58 by the Bulldogs. Go figure.

Tech shot just 34% for the game and committed six more turnovers (18) than the Pilots. Kyle Gibson had 14 points and four assists (five turnovers) but shot just 3-9 while fouling out with about a minute to go. Backcourter Jamel Guyton surprisingly led Tech in rebounds with seven.

Coach Kerry Rupp did start three guards as center Ken Cooper didn't play (we're guessing due to illness). Here a link to a Seattle newspaper with a game writeup.

Is this an anomaly or not? Tech's earlier loss to Arkansas Little Rock was much more understandable, considering UALR just beat Missouri Valley Conference fave Creighton.

Here's the box score:

SEATTLE 61, LOUISIANA TECH 46

Seattle

Austen Powers 6-9 3-4 16
Chris Gweth 5-9 1-2 14
Michael Wright 3-6 0-0 8
Mike Boxley 3-9 2-3 8
Shaun Burl 2-3 3-4 7
Leigh Swanson 1-6 3-4 5
Aaron Broussard 1-2 1-3 3
Drew Harris 0-3 0-0 0

Totals 21-47 13-20 61

Louisiana Tech

Gibson, Kyle 3-9 6-6 14
Jackson, David 5-11 0-2 10
Guyton, Jamel 3-8 0-0 9
Rolle, Magnum 2-4 3-4 7
Ashaolu, Olu 1-3 0-0 2
Rogers, Adrian 0-2 2-2 2
Gibson, Brandon 1-3 0-0 2
Oliverson, Shawn 0-0 0-0 0
Loe, James 0-1 0-0 0
Berhe, Yonas 0-3 0-0 0

Totals 15-44 11-14 46

Seattle....................... 22 39 - 61
Louisiana Tech................ 22 24 - 46

3-point goals--Seattle 6-18 (Chris Gweth 3-6; Michael Wright 2-3; Austen
Powers 1-2; Leigh Swanson 0-2; Drew Harris 0-2; Shaun Burl 0-1; Mike Boxley
0-2), Louisiana Tech 5-19 (Guyton, Jamel 3-8; Gibson, Kyle 2-6; Ashaolu, Olu
0-1; Gibson, Brandon 0-1; Loe, James 0-1; Jackson, David 0-2). Fouled
out--Seattle-None, Louisiana Tech-Gibson, Kyle. Rebounds--Seattle 27 (Mike
Boxley 8), Louisiana Tech 32 (Guyton, Jamel 7). Assists--Seattle 14 (Chris
Gweth 4; Mike Boxley 4), Louisiana Tech 10 (Gibson, Kyle 4). Total
fouls--Seattle 14, Louisiana Tech 18.