Bulldogs Fall to Tigers - LA Tech Athletics

Monday, November 9

Baton Rouge, La.

7:00 p.m. CT

Louisiana Tech University

2-1,0-0Sun Belt

LSU

3-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Louisiana Tech	20	30	50
LSU	47	43	90

LA Tech Game Notes LSU Game Notes

11/9/2026 10:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Landon Smith

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Tech men's basketball team fell 90-60 to LSU Monday evening at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Bulldogs were able to score the first points of the game but could not keep the lead. Several Bulldogs added points in the first half, with Ethan Blackmon leading the way with six. Adam Boyd and Jaylen Fenner followed with four a piece. Three others had two points. Uncharacteristically, the Bulldogs struggled on defense, allowing the Tigers 24 shots, with 14 makes. They also struggled with controlling the ball, giving up eleven turnovers, giving the Tigers sixteen points off of them. They went to the line 20 times in the first, hitting sixteen of the free throws. LSU went into halftime with a 47-20 lead.

The Bulldogs continued to struggle in the second half, but made some offensive improvements. Fenner and Jay Tyler stood out, shooting 3-5 (8 pts) and 4-5 (9 pts, one three), respectively. They also improved on the glass, collecting ten offensive boards in the second. In total, the Bulldogs had sixteen offensive rebounds, while LSU only had nine. Despite only playing eight minutes, Izuchukwu Emelife led the team with five rebounds. Four others were right behind with four each. Once again, though, turnovers and defense would prove to be a struggle for the Bulldogs. They turned the ball over 12 times in the second half, with the Tigers converting 22 points off of them. LSU shot 17-31 in the half (55%).

Next up, LA Tech travels to Thibodaux, LA to face Nicholls this Saturday. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. CT.

Notables

LA Tech now falls 1-14 all-time in the series against LSU
Izuchukwu Emelife scored his first points for LA Tech
The Bulldogs out rebounded the Tigers on the offensive glass 16-9
Braylon Wenger went a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line
LA Tech had 21 points off the bench
The Bulldogs were held 18-57 from the field

Quotables

Head Coach Talvin Hester

"Tonight's game shocked our games, and proved to them that this really is a different level. We have a bunch of JUCO and Division-II players that have never played competition like this before. Despite that, I am proud of them. We won the rebounding battle. But, we turned the ball over 23 times, that is something I told the guys we just could not do. In spite of the score, this environment is a huge learning opportunity for our guys. We will take it, watch film, and learn from everything we see."

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