Parsing The WAC: A Louisiana Tech surprise

Sunday, November 16, 2008

A Louisiana Tech surprise

Before we get into it, where was Kyle Gibson for LA TECH last night? Did we miss some news? It seems he will play in the Bulldogs next game but we're unaware why he didn't participate in this one. Junior college transfer Jamel Guyton certainly stepped up big playing all 40 minutes and also garnering five assists in addition to his team-leading 27 points. LA TECH did commit 22 turnovers but it's early and possibly can be attributed to a group of guys still learning to play together and not having a true point.

Guyton's 27 Leads Bulldogs to Last Minute Victory
Bulldogs Win Season Opener
Nov. 15, 2008

LAFAYETTE, La. -- Junior Jamel Guyton scored 27 of the Bulldogs' 61 in his Bulldog debut to lead Louisiana Tech (1-0) to a season opening victory against UL-Lafayette (0-1) Saturday night by a final score of 61-59 in the Cajundome.

"We knew it would be tough game and we needed to come in here and fight and tough it out," Tech head coach Kerry Rupp said. "The best thing was we hung in there and were resilient and even when we got down we kept fighting. We still have a lot of work ahead of us but at the end of the day, the biggest thing is we come out of here with a win. "

Guyton shot 6-14 from the floor and 11-14 from the free throw line and was the only Bulldog to score in double-digits...

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Kyle was prohibited from playing the first game of the season by the NCAA. Something about appearing in a pick-up game this summer.

The 22 turnovers was also a function of starting a walk-on at point that had 22 turnovers in 14 minutes.

Hopefully, the chemistry will start to build tommorrow night with the return of Kyle.

I'm just happy to come out of Lafayette with a win. That is always a tough place to play.; November 17, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Anonymous said...: maybe not 22 turnovers in 14 minutes.

How 'bout 5 turnovers in 14 minutes.; November 17, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Patrick H said...: 5 turnovers in 14 minutes by one player would feel like 22, so I understand the error.; November 17, 2008 at 4:54 PM

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