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Louisiana Tech beats Southern Miss 72-61 | |
RUSTON, La. (AP) Raheem Appleby and Michale Kyser combined for 42 points as Louisiana Tech beat Southern Miss 72-61 and clinched the Conference USA regular season crown on Thursday night. Appleby had 23 points and Kyser scored nine of his 19 points in the final 8:34 of the second half, finishing with 14 boards. The Bulldogs (24-7, 15-3) claimed their first outright championship title since 1999 and will enter the Conference USA tournament as the No. 1 seed. Appleby hit two from distance and Xavian Stapleton slammed down two dunks in a 10-0 run that gave Louisiana Tech a 16 point lead with 13:21 left to play. The Golden Eagles (9-20, 4-14) closed to 59-49 with 5:09 remaining but then gave up 11 straight points, ending any hopes for a comeback. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | C. Armelin | 16.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | M. Bingaya | 5.7 | |||
| Assists: | M. Bingaya | 2.1 | |||
| FG%: | C. Armelin | 47.2% | |||
| FT%: | M. Bingaya | 68.5% | |||
| 3P%: | C. Armelin | 36.1% | |||
| Steals: | M. Bingaya | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | N. Carey | 1.0 | |||
| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Louisiana Tech | 15-3 | 24-7 |
| Old Dominion | 12-5 | 23-6 |
| UTEP | 12-5 | 20-9 |
| Western Kentucky | 12-5 | 19-10 |
| UAB | 12-5 | 16-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 8-9 | 15-15 |
| North Texas | 8-9 | 14-15 |
| Rice | 8-9 | 11-18 |
| FIU | 7-10 | 14-16 |
| UTSA | 7-10 | 13-15 |
| Marshall | 7-10 | 11-19 |
| Charlotte | 6-11 | 13-17 |
| Southern Miss | 4-14 | 9-20 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2-15 | 9-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 60.0 (331) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.4 (323) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.1 (224) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.9% (208) | ||||
| FT%: | 62.5% (341) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.0% (232) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 68.1 (228) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 21.1 (330) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.0 (307) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.6% (304) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.3% (143) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.4% (288) | ||||
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