Sunday, November 22, 2009

LT wins, SJSU loses

Louisiana Tech bounced back with a 77-45 win over Nicholls State. 50% shooting from the floor overall and also from long distance paced the Bulldogs. Olu Ashaolu continued his double-double streak with 11 points and 13 boards while Magnum Rolle contributed his own via 11/10.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Jamel Guyton scored 19 points and Kyle Gibson had 18 Sunday to lead Louisiana Tech to a 77-45 victory over Nicholls State in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

Louisiana Tech (3-1) broke open a close game early in the second half, holding Nicholls State scoreless for more than seven minutes during an 18-0 run that turned a four-point Bulldogs lead into a 51-29 advantage...

Here is the game report from the Tech athletics site. LT gets off the road now and faces UALR on Wednesday.

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UC Riverside held on and defeated visiting San Jose State.

The UC Riverside men's basketball team staved off a late San Jose State run Sunday afternoon to even their record at 2-2 with a 70-66 win over the visiting Spartans.

The Highlanders led by 10, 45-35, following a Brandon Dowdy (pictured) free throw with 13:29 remaining in the game, but the Spartans scored 17 of the next 23 points to take their first lead since early in the first half. Dwight Gordon stopped the run with a jumper in the lane to put UC Riverside back on top and the Highlanders scored 11 of their final 17 points from the free throw line to pull out the win...
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San Jose State shot just 39% overall as the Highlanders packed into the paint and forced outside shots. The Spartans went 8-24 from three-point range.

The bugaboo of last season reared again as UC Riverside went 49% from the floor shooting for the game. Curiously, on Friday night, Washington shot 41% in defeating the Spartans.

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Travis Mason-Bushman presents a slew of Idaho basketball numbers in his latest post at Vandal Nation.

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