Marshall University Athletics
@HerdMBB Set for Final Weekend at Henderson Center
3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GAME 30: LOUISIANA TECH (22-7, 11-5) VS. MARSHALL (15-14, 11-5)
Thursday, March 3 | 7 p.m. ET
Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center (9,048)
TV: American Sports Network (check local) | | Radio | Twitter
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - With a double bye in the Conference USA Tournament on the line, Marshall men's basketball (15-14, 11-5) will host Louisiana Tech (22-7, 11-5) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Cam Henderson Center.
American Sports Network will broadcast the game with Mike Gleason on the call and Mack McCarthy as analyst. In addition to coverage from @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram, the game can be found on the Thundering Herd IMG Sports Network with Steve Cotton on the call and Woody Woodrum as analyst. Live stats will be available through HerdZone.com.
HAVE YOU HERD?
Senior forward James Kelly (Ann Arbor, Mich.) tallied his 13th double-double in an 83-74 loss for Marshall at Middle Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Murphy Center. The Herd responded from a 16-point deficit in the second half to eventually take its first lead, but could not sustain it in the end. Kelly posted team highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds, leading a trio of double-figure scorers. Sophomore guard Jon Elmore (Charleston, W.Va.) followed with 18 points and junior forward Ryan Taylor (Indianapolis) had 12.
AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK LOCAL CLEARANCES
WVAH-2 (Charleston), digital channel 11.2
Suddenlink: 125
Comcast: 133
Time Warner Ashland/Ironton/Portsmouth: 305, Armstrong: 94
A WIN WOULDââ'¬Â¦
Be the Herd's first against Louisiana Tech (0-4)
Clinch a top-4 seed and double bye for the Herd in the Conference USA Tournament
Give the Herd 10 wins at Cam Henderson Center for the eighth season out of the last nine
Set a program record for Conference USA wins (12), and give the Herd its most season wins (16) since going 21-14 in 2011-12
Give the Herd its most league wins (12) since going 12-6 in the 2000-01 Mid-American Conference season
SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD
The 2015-16 edition of the Herd has broken two Conference USA season records:
1,454 points (previously 1,318 by Charlotte in 2014-15)
519 field goals (previously 478 by Charlotte in 2014-15)
With two games remaining, a few more C-USA season records are on the horizon:
81.2 points per game by TCU in 2001-02 (Marshall averaging 90.9)
191 3-point field goals by Houston in 2007-08 (Marshall has 181)
11.94 3-point field goals made per game by Houston in 2007-08 (Marshall averaging 11.3)
.512 field goal percentage by Memphis in 2011-12 (Marshall shooting .494)
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Louisiana Tech (22-7, 11-5) has the No. 2 offense in Conference USA (79.4 ppg) behind Marshall's 84.8 points per game. The Bulldogs are winners of five of their last six games, with the loss coming at UTEP on Feb. 20 (91-80). LA Tech is 6-6 when playing on the road this season, with a 3-4 record in conference play. Alex Hamilton, a C-USA Player of the Year candidate, leads the Bulldogs with 18.9 points, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He had a triple-double in his last outing versus Rice with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists (Feb. 27).
Marshall is looking for its first win in the series, coming in at 0-4 all-time against the Bulldogs. The teams have faced off in Huntington only once - in the first meeting on Dec. 15, 1984, in the final of the Marshall Memorial Invitational - a 69-63 loss for the Herd. Karl Malone was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, scoring 20 points in the final.
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UP NEXT
Marshall will close the regular season with Senior Night for Justin Edmonds (Albion, Mich.) and James Kelly (Ann Arbor, Mich.) on Saturday against Southern Miss at 7 p.m. ET at Cam Henderson Center. For the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter.
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