Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, February 28
Ruston, La.
7:30 PM
Marshall University
at
Louisiana Tech
Photo by: Rick Haye
Men’s Basketball Begins Bonus Play at Louisiana Tech
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GAME 27 | MARSHALL (14-13, 7-7 C-USA) at LOUISIANA TECH (18-10, 8-7 C-USA)
Thursday, Feb. 28 | 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston, La.
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
RUSTON, La. – Herd men's basketball begins bonus play in Ruston against Louisiana Tech on Thursday night.
HAVE YOU HERD
This is Marshall's first game in the last 12 days.
In the Herd's last game before bonus play against Middle Tennessee State, it had six scores with 10 or more points for the first time this season.
C.J. Burks had a career-high six steals in the contest against the Blue Raiders.
The Herd dropped its last contest at LA Tech in overtime in January.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Louisiana Tech comes into the contest with a 18-10 record and is 8-7 in Conference USA action.
The Bulldogs are 15-0 at home this season.
LA Tech took its first game of bonus play over North Texas on Saturday.
The Bulldogs outscore their opponents by a scoring margin of 5.9 points and average 73.1 per contest.
LA Tech is shooting 43.9 percent from the field this season and holds its opponents to a shooting percentage of 42.7 percent.
WHO TO KNOW
DaQuan Bracey is the Bulldogs' leading scorer with 15.1 points per. He averages 3.2 rebounds per game and leads the team in assists with 105 and steals with 34. Bracey has taken a team-high 326 shots and has made 142 of those attempts.
Anthony Duruji is the team leader in rebounding (6.1 per game) and is second on the team in scoring (12.3). Duruji is has a team-leading 37 blocks.
SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs own the all-time series over the Herd with a 8-2 record. The Bulldogs took a meeting between the two squads earlier in the season in Ruston
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Thursday, Feb. 28 | 7:30 p.m. EST (6:30 p.m. CST)
Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston, La.
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
RUSTON, La. – Herd men's basketball begins bonus play in Ruston against Louisiana Tech on Thursday night.
HAVE YOU HERD
This is Marshall's first game in the last 12 days.
In the Herd's last game before bonus play against Middle Tennessee State, it had six scores with 10 or more points for the first time this season.
C.J. Burks had a career-high six steals in the contest against the Blue Raiders.
The Herd dropped its last contest at LA Tech in overtime in January.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Louisiana Tech comes into the contest with a 18-10 record and is 8-7 in Conference USA action.
The Bulldogs are 15-0 at home this season.
LA Tech took its first game of bonus play over North Texas on Saturday.
The Bulldogs outscore their opponents by a scoring margin of 5.9 points and average 73.1 per contest.
LA Tech is shooting 43.9 percent from the field this season and holds its opponents to a shooting percentage of 42.7 percent.
WHO TO KNOW
DaQuan Bracey is the Bulldogs' leading scorer with 15.1 points per. He averages 3.2 rebounds per game and leads the team in assists with 105 and steals with 34. Bracey has taken a team-high 326 shots and has made 142 of those attempts.
Anthony Duruji is the team leader in rebounding (6.1 per game) and is second on the team in scoring (12.3). Duruji is has a team-leading 37 blocks.
SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs own the all-time series over the Herd with a 8-2 record. The Bulldogs took a meeting between the two squads earlier in the season in Ruston
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
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