Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

2-2 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt, margin +6.5

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-1.8

net rating per 100 · #174 in D-I · model

99.6

adjusted offense · #287

101.4

adjusted defense · #84

68.2

pace, possessions / 40 · #297

-8.6

strength of schedule so far · #207

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
11	Braylon Wenger	F	JR	6' 7"	4/4	28.2	17.2	3.8	1.2	60.8	71.2	+0.8
4	Jaylen Fenner	G	SO	6' 6"	4/4	28.0	10.8	6.5	1.2	46.4	54.5	+0.8
10	Jay Tyler	G	JR	6' 0"	4/4	27.0	9.2	1.2	3.2	50.0	50.9	-3.7
1	Deven Bates	G	JR	6' 3"	4/0	21.5	5.0	4.8	2.0	32.3	32.3	-1.1
2	Kyran Tilley	G	JR	6' 1"	4/4	21.5	3.5	1.8	1.5	35.3	38.2	-2.5
5	Adam Boyd FR	G	FR	6' 4"	3/0	20.3	6.3	0.3	2.3	85.0	80.8	-1.8
21	Iyran Francis Jr.	F	SO	6' 7"	4/4	18.2	7.5	5.2	1.2	73.7	70.8	+4.7
33	Ethan Blackmon	F	SR	6' 7"	3/0	18.0	8.3	6.7	1.0	45.0	51.2	+0.4
51	Izuchukwu Emelife	F	SO	6' 7"	3/0	10.7	1.7	4.3	0.3	25.0	28.2	+0.4
	Trashaun Combs-Pierce				4/0	10.2	2.8	2.0	0.2	37.5	49.6	+0.8
9	Linwood Rowe	F	JR	6' 7"	3/0	6.7	0.7	1.0	0.0	33.3	33.3	-0.8
3	James Sanderson FR	G	FR	6' 2"	2/0	6.5	2.0	0.0	0.5	33.3	33.3	-1.8
13	Bryce Dixon FR	G	FR	6' 4"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Kent State Golden Flashes	ESPN+	W 85-75	+5.5 cover	–	–
Thu 11/5	vs Arkansas Monticello Boll Weevils	ESPN+	W 76-17	–	2	–
Mon 11/9	at LSU Tigers	SECN+	L 50-90	+46.5 cover	3	167
Sat 11/14	at Nicholls Colonels	ESPN+	L 68-71	+4.5 cover	4	384
Tue 11/17	vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–model -5.4 · 67% win	2	217
Thu 11/19	vs Tulane Green Wave	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–model -3.7 · 62% win	1	–
Tue 11/24	vs Alcorn State Braves	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–model -16.0 · 91% win	4	–
Fri 11/27	vs Texas State Bobcats	ESPN+	3 PM ET	–	2	–
Wed 12/2	at Texas State Bobcats	–	8 PM ET	–	4	363
Sun 12/6	at Jacksonville State Gamecocks	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–	3	770
Wed 12/9	vs Arlington Baptist Patriots	ESPN+	7:30 PM ET	–	2	408
Sat 12/12	vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–	2	–
Wed 12/16	at Troy Trojans Sun Belt	ESPN+	8:30 PM ET	–	3	393
Sat 12/19	vs App State Mountaineers Sun Belt	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–	2	393
Tue 12/22	vs Jackson State Tigers	ESPN+	3 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 12/31	at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sun Belt	ESPN+	3 PM ET	–	8	791 +1h
Sat 1/2	at Old Dominion Monarchs Sun Belt	–	2 PM ET	–	1	260 +1h
Thu 1/7	vs James Madison Dukes Sun Belt	–	7:30 PM ET	–	4	974
Sat 1/9	vs Marshall Thundering Herd Sun Belt	–	4 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 1/14	vs Arkansas State Red Wolves Sun Belt	–	7:30 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 1/16	at South Alabama Jaguars Sun Belt	–	4 PM ET	–	1	298
Thu 1/21	vs Troy Trojans Sun Belt	–	7:30 PM ET	–	4	298
Sat 1/23	at UL Monroe Warhawks Sun Belt	–	3:30 PM ET	–	1	30
Thu 1/28	vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Sun Belt	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	30
Sat 1/30	vs South Alabama Jaguars Sun Belt	–	4 PM ET	–	1	–
Wed 2/3	at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt	–	8 PM ET	–	3	163
Thu 2/11	at Southern Miss Golden Eagles Sun Belt	–	8:30 PM ET	–	7	376
Sat 2/13	vs UL Monroe Warhawks Sun Belt	–	4 PM ET	–	1	213
Sat 2/20	at Georgia Southern Eagles Sun Belt	–	3 PM ET	–	6	632 +1h
Wed 2/24	vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt	–	7:30 PM ET	–	3	632
Fri 2/26	at Arkansas State Red Wolves Sun Belt	–	8:30 PM ET	–	1	255

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 8,302 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Braylon Wenger #11 · F

Player rating+0.8#51 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense+2.1#19

Defense-1.4#136

185 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

17.2 pts3.8 reb1.2 ast28.2 min 17-37 FG11-29 3PT24-26 FT 71.2 TS%18.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 205 lbs · Dalton, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	36	28	8-12	4-8	8-10	5	2	2	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	22	13	3-9	3-8	4-4	4	3	0	1
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	20	4	0-4	0-4	4-4	3	0	1	1
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	35	24	6-12	4-9	8-8	3	0	1	0

Jaylen Fenner #4 · G

Player rating+0.8#49 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-0.6#86

Defense+1.3#44

186 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

10.8 pts6.5 reb1.2 ast28.0 min 13-28 FG0-5 3PT17-26 FT 54.5 TS%16.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Humble, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	32	13	3-7	0-1	7-12	8	1	3	0	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	19	6	3-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	26	12	4-8	0-2	4-7	4	0	3	0	1
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	35	12	3-8	0-0	6-7	11	2	0	2	0

Jay Tyler #10 · G

Player rating-3.7#157 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-2.6#156

Defense-1.1#125

178 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

9.2 pts1.2 reb3.2 ast27.0 min 14-35 FG7-18 3PT2-3 FT 50.9 TS%16.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 0" · 175 lbs · Glen Allan, MS · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	29	11	4-9	3-6	0-0	1	7	1	1
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	22	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	2
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	26	9	4-9	1-3	0-0	1	1	3	2
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	31	9	3-12	1-5	2-3	1	2	4	2

Deven Bates #1 · G

Player rating-1.1#106 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-2.5#154

Defense+1.4#39

141 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

5.0 pts4.8 reb2.0 ast21.5 min 9-31 FG2-11 3PT0-0 FT 32.3 TS%15.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 190 lbs · Jackson, MS · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	13	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	25	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	7	5	0	2
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	26	7	3-11	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	1
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	22	6	3-8	0-1	0-0	5	2	2	0

Kyran Tilley #2 · G

Player rating-2.5#138 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-3.1#168

Defense+0.6#65

141 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

3.5 pts1.8 reb1.5 ast21.5 min 6-17 FG0-6 3PT2-3 FT 38.2 TS%11.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 1" · 175 lbs · Louisville, KY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	26	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	18	5	2-4	0-1	1-2	1	3	1	3
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	12	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	30	5	2-6	0-2	1-1	2	2	4	2

Adam Boyd #5 · G

Player rating-1.8#126 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense+0.2#61

Defense-2.0#154

95 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

6.3 pts0.3 reb2.3 ast20.3 min 8-10 FG1-2 3PT2-4 FT 80.8 TS%10.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 170 lbs · Humble, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	20	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	3	0	0	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	22	10	5-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	19	4	2-4	0-1	0-2	0	2	4	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	DNP

Iyran Francis Jr. #21 · F

Player rating+4.7#10 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-0.0#72

Defense+4.7#8

119 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

7.5 pts5.2 reb1.2 ast18.2 min 14-19 FG0-0 3PT2-5 FT 70.8 TS%14.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Quincy, FL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	19	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	1	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	19	12	6-7	0-0	0-1	8	4	2	4	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	16	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	2	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	19	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	3	4	1

Ethan Blackmon #33 · F

Player rating+0.4#58 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-4.6#183

Defense+5.0#7

86 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 37%

8.3 pts6.7 reb1.0 ast18.0 min 9-20 FG0-0 3PT7-10 FT 51.2 TS%24.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 240 lbs · Lewisville, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	21	13	5-10	0-0	3-4	10	3	1	2	1
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	13	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	6	0	2	0	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	20	7	2-8	0-0	3-4	4	0	6	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	DNP

Izuchukwu Emelife #51 · F

Player rating+0.4#57 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-1.7#132

Defense+2.1#24

54 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

1.7 pts4.3 reb0.3 ast10.7 min 2-8 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 28.2 TS%14.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 240 lbs · League City, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	DNP
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	8	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	8	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	16	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	8	0	1	0	0

Trashaun Combs-Pierce #– · ?

Player rating+0.8#50 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-1.9#143

Defense+2.7#19

66 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

2.8 pts2.0 reb0.2 ast10.2 min 3-8 FG0-3 3PT5-7 FT 49.6 TS%12.8 shots+TO/40

Bio:

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	17	6	1-3	0-1	4-5	3	0	0	4
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	11	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	10	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0

Linwood Rowe #9 · F

Player rating-0.8#96 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-1.1#112

Defense+0.3#78

33 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 12%

0.7 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast6.7 min 1-3 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 33.3 TS%8.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Fayetteville, NC · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	DNP
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	7	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0

James Sanderson #3 · G

Player rating-1.8#129 of 187 in the Sun Belt

Offense-2.1#145

Defense+0.2#82

20 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

2.0 pts0.0 reb0.5 ast6.5 min 2-6 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 33.3 TS%21.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 2" · 165 lbs · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	DNP
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	8	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	DNP

Bryce Dixon #13 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Cedar Hill, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs KENT	W 85-75	DNP
11-06	vs UAM	W 76-17	DNP
11-10	at LSU	L 50-90	DNP
11-15	at NICH	L 68-71	DNP