Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, February 28
Ruston, La.
7:30 PM
Marshall University
15-13 (8-7)
90
at
79
Louisiana Tech
18-11 (8-8)
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Marshall
48
42
90
Louisiana Tech
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79
Photo by: Adam Gue
Men’s Basketball Rides Hot-Shooting Night to Stroll Past LA Tech on the Road
2/28/2019 11:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Herd shoots 52 percent from three-point range and 50 percent from the field
Box Score
RUSTON, La. – Marshall men's hoops (15-13, 8-7) uses hot shooting night to hand the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (18-11, 8-8) their first loss at home of the season, 90-79, in Ruston, La.
The Herd was led by Jon Elmore who scored 34 points in the game. The senior guard went 10-for-17 from the field, including five of 10 from deep, and nine-of-nine at the charity stripe. Elmore also dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds.
Jannson Williams added 11 points and brought down 10 boards for his second double-double of the season. Nine of the rebounds were on the defensive end of the court
Jarrod West was on fire from beyond the arc in contest making four of six shots from three-point range finishing the contest with 15 points. The sophomore added four assists and three rebounds to his stat line.
Taevion Kinsey rounded out a quartet of Marshall players with 10 or more points with 13 on a five-of-eight evening from the field.
The Herd trailed the majority of the first half, but grabbed the lead at the 8:15 mark of the half and did not trail the rest of the game.
Marshall shot 16-for-32 (50 percent) from beyond the arc, its best three-point shooting percentage of the season.
The Herd also went 29-of-57 from the field (50.9 percent) for its best overall shooting percentage since it went 52.7 percent from the field against Old Dominion.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Jon Elmore is five points away from becoming the all-time leader in Conference USA history.
- LA Tech was on a 15-game win streak at home before being handed the loss.
- Tonight was Marshall's first road victory since Jan. 5 at Charlotte.
- Elmore passed Sam Henry for fifth most steals in program history and now has 161 career takeaways.
- Elmore has made his last 20 free-throws in the last two contests.
- The double-double was the third of Jannson Williams' career.
- Marshall is 11-2 when leading at halftime this season.
- The Herd is 12-1 when it scores more points in the paint.
- MU is 8-1 when scoring at least 90 points this season.
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.
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RUSTON, La. – Marshall men's hoops (15-13, 8-7) uses hot shooting night to hand the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (18-11, 8-8) their first loss at home of the season, 90-79, in Ruston, La.
The Herd was led by Jon Elmore who scored 34 points in the game. The senior guard went 10-for-17 from the field, including five of 10 from deep, and nine-of-nine at the charity stripe. Elmore also dished out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds.
Jannson Williams added 11 points and brought down 10 boards for his second double-double of the season. Nine of the rebounds were on the defensive end of the court
Jarrod West was on fire from beyond the arc in contest making four of six shots from three-point range finishing the contest with 15 points. The sophomore added four assists and three rebounds to his stat line.
Taevion Kinsey rounded out a quartet of Marshall players with 10 or more points with 13 on a five-of-eight evening from the field.
The Herd trailed the majority of the first half, but grabbed the lead at the 8:15 mark of the half and did not trail the rest of the game.
Marshall shot 16-for-32 (50 percent) from beyond the arc, its best three-point shooting percentage of the season.
The Herd also went 29-of-57 from the field (50.9 percent) for its best overall shooting percentage since it went 52.7 percent from the field against Old Dominion.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Jon Elmore is five points away from becoming the all-time leader in Conference USA history.
- LA Tech was on a 15-game win streak at home before being handed the loss.
- Tonight was Marshall's first road victory since Jan. 5 at Charlotte.
- Elmore passed Sam Henry for fifth most steals in program history and now has 161 career takeaways.
- Elmore has made his last 20 free-throws in the last two contests.
- The double-double was the third of Jannson Williams' career.
- Marshall is 11-2 when leading at halftime this season.
- The Herd is 12-1 when it scores more points in the paint.
- MU is 8-1 when scoring at least 90 points this season.
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---
Team Stats
MARM
TECH
FG%
.509
.443
3FG%
.500
.462
FT%
.842
.650
RB
33
35
TO
12
15
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Pts
34
FGM
10
3FGM
5
FTM
9
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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