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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, LA · attendance 1,995 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Louisiana Tech beat Kent State 85-75

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Louisiana Tech beat Kent State 85-75 at Thomas Assembly Center.

Dalton, Ohio, native Braylon Wenger led Louisiana Tech with 28 points and 4 3-pointers. Christian Henry had 17 points for Kent State. Latif Diouf led all players with 10 rebounds for Kent State.

Louisiana Tech covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 0.6 points.

Scoring · Louisiana Tech: Braylon Wenger 28, Jaylen Fenner 13, Ethan Blackmon 13, Jay Tyler 11, Iyran Francis Jr. 9, Adam Boyd 5, Kyran Tilley 4, Deven Bates 2. Kent State: Christian Henry 17, Dhani Miller 15, Latif Diouf 13, Jamal Sumlin 10, Quinn Woidke 5, Brenden Moss 5, Cameron Williams 4, Landon Vanderwarker 4, Jaymen Townsend 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

KENT 69, LT 78model score

-9.4model spread (home)

146.5model total

0.6points off the final margin

UnderdogLT +5.514.9 Won Over 144.52.0 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+5.5	144.5	185	-225	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +10 (home) ATS LT covered Total 160 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
KENT	non-Sun Belt team, not tracked
LT	–	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	KENT	LT
FG	27-74	28-54
FG%	36	52
3PT	7-28	8-22
3P%	25	36
FT	14-22	21-30
FT%	64	70
Rebounds	45	40
Offensive rebounds	23	10
Defensive rebounds	22	30
Assists	9	19
Steals	6	4
Blocks	0	1
Turnovers	7	9
Points off turnovers	12	8
Fast break points	12	16
Points in paint	34	38
Fouls	23	19
Largest lead	0	19
Possessions (est.)	68.5	67.2
Points per 100 possessions	109.6	126.4

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Kent State Golden Flashes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dhani Miller G	36	15	4-19	1-8	6-9	3	6	5	0	2	0	2
Latif Diouf F	30	13	6-10	1-1	0-0	5	10	0	1	2	0	5
Chansey Willis Jr. G	20	0	0-6	0-3	0-2	1	3	1	3	1	0	2
Quinn Woidke G	16	5	1-5	1-4	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Cameron Williams F	15	4	2-4	0-0	0-1	1	3	0	1	0	0	5
Jamal Sumlin	27	10	4-10	1-2	1-2	2	5	1	0	1	0	2
Christian Henry	23	17	6-14	2-7	3-4	4	5	1	1	0	0	2
Landon Vanderwarker	16	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brenden Moss	15	5	1-3	1-3	2-2	0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Jaymen Townsend	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jakhi Calloway	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elian Arick	DNP
Dezmon Briscoe	DNP
Godslove Nwabude	DNP
Dylan Lakatos	DNP

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Braylon Wenger F	36	28	8-12	4-8	8-10	1	5	2	2	0	0	4
Jaylen Fenner G	32	13	3-7	0-1	7-12	2	8	1	3	0	0	3
Jay Tyler G	29	11	4-9	3-6	0-0	0	1	7	1	1	0	3
Kyran Tilley G	26	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1
Iyran Francis Jr. F	19	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	3	7	0	0	1	0	4
Ethan Blackmon	21	13	5-10	0-0	3-4	1	10	3	1	2	1	1
Adam Boyd	20	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Deven Bates	13	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	3
Trashaun Combs-Pierce	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Izuchukwu Emelife	DNP
Linwood Rowe	DNP
Bryce Dixon	DNP
James Sanderson	DNP