MBB Game Day: Louisiana Tech
1/12/2024 1:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Coverage
- Liberty at Louisiana Tech (Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, La.)
- Tipoff: Sunday at 3Â p.m. EST/2 p.m. CST
- TV: ESPN2
- Radio: LFSN Radio
- Live Stats
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Liberty and Louisiana Tech.
- The Flames will be looking to pick up their first-ever CUSA win. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs bring an 8-0 home mark into the contest and are 1-1 in league play.
- Kyle Rode was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List this week. The Lou Henson Award is given annually to the most outstanding mid-major men's college basketball player.
- Over his last five games, sophomore Zach Cleveland is averaging 15.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 5.0 apg while shooting 68 percent (34-of-50) from the field.
- Liberty is among the top 15 teams in the country in assist/turnover ratio (No. 7, 1.82), scoring defense (No. 10, 61.8), three-pointers per game (No. 10, 10.7) and fewest turnovers per game (No. 13, 9.5).
- Liberty has held five opponents under 60 points this season. The Flames are 5-0 in those games.
- This is the Flames' last Sunday game of the regular season.
- The last time Liberty played in the state of Louisiana was on Nov. 15, 2021, a 74-56 setback at LSU.
- The Flames have won 142 games over the last six seasons, the fifth most in the country during that span.
- Liberty is No. 99 in the NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings. The Flames are No. 95 in the KenPom out of 362 Division I teams. Louisiana Tech is No. 94 in the NET and No. 100 in the KenPom.
- Liberty will be looking to avoid its first 0-3 start in conference play since 2016.Â
- In 11 wins, the Flames are shooting 40.7 percent from three-point territory. In six losses, Liberty is knocking down only 27.6 percent of its shots from long range.
- The Flames have already faced six NCAA Tournament teams from last season. Liberty went 2-4 in those games, with wins against Furman and Vermont and setbacks to Florida Atlantic, Charleston, Grand Canyon and Alabama.
- Flames guard Colin Porter is first in CUSA in assist/turnover ratio (3.05), ranking 29th nationally in the category.Â
- Liberty is 7-2 this season when making 10 or more three-pointers.
- This will be Liberty's 20th all-time game on Jan. 14. This is the second straight year the Flames will play on this date. Last year, Liberty topped Central Arkansas 82-62 in an ASUN game at Liberty Arena. In that game, Darius McGhee (32 points) and Colin Porter (16 points) combined for 48 points. The Flames are 9-10 all-time on Jan. 14.
- Liberty is listed at No. 18 in the College Insider Men's Mid-Major Top 25. Liberty's best ranking this season was No. 3 in the poll.
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