Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech will close out its home multi-team event today versus Alcorn State inside the Thomas Assembly Center on Karl Malone Court.
Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN+ with Malcolm Butler (PxP) and Dickie Crawford (Analyst) providing the call.
DJ Dudley’s game-winning floater with 1.4 seconds left gave LA Tech (3-2) the 75-73 victory over Indiana State this past Wednesday. The Bulldogs used a 19-1 run to end the first half and go into the locker room with a 37-26 lead.
The Sycamores erased their deficit, tying the contest on three separate occasions including at 73-73. However, Dudley sank the 4-footer, the first game-winning bucket for LA Tech in the final two seconds of a contest since 2021 (Kenneth Lofton Jr. versus Colorado State in the NIT consolation game).
Alcorn State (1-7) notched its first victory of the season on Friday against Indiana State in LA Tech’s MTE, hanging on to defeat the Sycamores 81-74. The Braves had as much as a 22-point lead in the second half, but without a late rally to get into the win column.
Prior to the victory, Alcorn State had lost seven straight to stiff competition, all coming on the road against Florida State, South Alabama, Minnesota, Maryland, Howard, LSU, and Oklahoma.
LA Tech leads the all-time series against Alcorn State, 3-0. Despite being just 150 minutes apart, LA Tech and Alcorn State have only faced each other three times on the hardwood.
