Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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90 - 96
90 - 96
Western Kentucky stops Louisiana Tech 96-90 in overtime
The Hilltoppers ended the regular season with four wins in five games, entering the Conference USA Tournament as an eighth seed, to face No. 9 North Texas Wednesday. Louisiana Tech fell from a potential second seed to fourth.
Lawson threw down a dunk with four seconds left in regulation to tie at 79-79, and Western Kentucky scored the first six points of overtime.
Erik McCree scored to pull Louisiana Tech within 91-88 with 1:06 left in OT but Lawson stepped up to block McCree twice in the last 20 seconds and he finished with another dunk as time ran out.
Alex Hamilton led the Bulldogs with 33 points, five assists and four steals. McCree scored 20 points. Each was playing with four fouls.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:01 | Ben Lawson made Dunk. Assisted by Chris McNeal. | 90 - 96 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Louisiana Tech Timeout | 90 - 94 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jy'lan Washington made Layup. | 90 - 94 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jy'lan Washington Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 94 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Ben Lawson Block. | 88 - 94 |
Statistics
 LT |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 35-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 21-32 | FT | 21-29 |
| 66 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 26 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,591 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,591 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |