BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Louisiana Tech (1-6) will return to action Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the CenturyTel Center to host the Centenary Gents (6-4).

Tech and Centenary have met 148 times dating back to the very first season the Bulldogs fielded a basketball team in the 1925-26 season. Centenary leads the all-time series 86-62 according to Tech?s record books.

Tech lost the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tuesday night in the Thomas Assembly Center 61-49 in the return game for a home-and-home series between the two schools.

Jonathan ?JC? Clark led the Bulldogs with 11 points and also pulled down six rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench. Junior point guard James Loe, making his second start of the season, poured in 10 points and knocked down two big three-pointers.

The Gents are coming off an overtime loss at home against North Dakota State 102-99.

Centenary won last year?s contest in the CenturyTel Center in Bossier, La., by a final score of 82-73. Former Bulldog Chad McKenzie led Tech scorers with 19 points, while junior Tyrone Hamilton led Centenary with 27 points.

Junior Kyle Gibson leads Tech scorers with 12.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

The Gents are 6-4 on the season with their most notable win coming over Texas Tech 70-66. Hamilton leads Centenary is scoring at 18.5 points per game.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 97.7 FM and can be heard live over the internet at www.espn977.com.