Feb. 25, 2010

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RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech was outscored 35-22 in the second half as the Bulldogs fell to Boise State 72-59 Thursday at the Thomas Assembly Center.

LA Tech had a 41-37 lead at the 17:25 mark in the second half, until senior guard Kyle Gibson went down with an ankle injury and did not return for the rest of the game. From that point on, Tech was outscored 35-18 as they fell to 21-7 overall and 8-5 in the Western Athletic Conference while BSU improved to 13-15 overall and 3-10 in the WAC.

The Bulldogs shot just 35.4 percent from the field (23-65), their second-lowest mark this season. Meanwhile, the Broncos shot 50 percent (31-62).

Senior Jamel Guyton scored 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range to lead the Bulldogs. Sophomore Olu Ashaolu joined Guyton in double figures with 11 points and added eight rebounds.

Senior Magnum Rolle led Tech in rebounding with 10 and added four blocks.

Tech fell behind 27-20 late in the first half before scoring seven unanswered points, five by David Jackson, to tie the game at 27 with 2:39 remaining. Guyton hit a three-pointer to give the Bulldogs their first lead in almost 15 minutes at 30-29. The two teams alternated field goals and went into halftime tied 37-37.

Tech came out and scored the two quick field goals to start the half before Gibson went limped to the locker room with an injury. Boise State took advantage in his absence as they scored 18 of the next 22 points to race out to a 55-45 and never looked back. The Bulldogs shot just 29 percent from the field (9-31) in the second half and lost just their second home game on the season.

Paul Noonan led the Broncos with 14 points and seven rebounds as they broke a three-game losing streak in conference play.

LA Tech will next be in action on Saturday as they host Idaho at 7 p.m. It will be senior night at the Thomas Assembly Center as well as celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1984-85 Bulldog basketball team.