Louisiana Tech wins 77-63 over Georgia Southern

AP
Dec 13, 2024

RUSTON, La. (AP) Kaden Cooper scored 25 points as Louisiana Tech beat Georgia Southern 77-63 on Friday night.

Cooper had eight rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (9-2). Daniel Batcho scored 22 points while shooting 9 of 10 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds and three blocks. AJ Bates shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.

The Eagles (6-5) were led by Bradley Douglas, who posted 20 points, six rebounds and four assists. Georgia Southern also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Nakavieon White. Eren Banks had 10 points.

Batcho scored 14 points in the first half and Louisiana Tech went into the break trailing 35-33. Cooper scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Louisiana Tech to a 14-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
35
LT
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Tyson Brown vs. Kaden Cooper (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:42		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (traveling)
19:17		Daniel Batcho blocks Eugene Brown III's two point layup
19:15		Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
18:57		Daniel Batcho turnover (lost ball)
18:37		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
18:35		Dontae Horne offensive rebound
18:24		Dontae Horne misses two point jump shot
18:22		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
18:07		Tyson Brown shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:04	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:45		Nakavieon White turnover (bad pass)
17:29	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Kaden Cooper assists)	0-4
17:17		Sean Newman Jr. shooting foul (Eugene Brown III draws the foul)
17:17	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-4
17:17	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:04		Al Green misses three point jump shot
17:02		Eren Banks defensive rebound
16:52		Tyson Brown misses two point hook shot
16:50		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
16:42		Amaree Abram turnover (bad pass) (Eren Banks steals)
16:30		Dontae Horne misses three point jump shot
16:28		Nakavieon White offensive rebound
16:17	+3	Nakavieon White makes three point jump shot (Eren Banks assists)	5-4
15:59		Daniel Batcho turnover (lost ball) (Eugene Brown III steals)
15:51		Nakavieon White misses three point jump shot
15:49		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
15:23		Al Green misses three point jump shot
15:21		Nakavieon White defensive rebound
15:15		Daniel Batcho blocks Dontae Horne's two point layup
15:13		Eagles offensive rebound
15:13		TV timeout
15:13		Nakavieon White turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Cooper steals)
15:13	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (Amaree Abram assists)	5-6
15:13	+3	Bradley Douglas makes three point jump shot (Nate Brafford assists)	8-6
14:56		Al Green misses two point layup
14:54		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	8-8
14:42	+3	Bradley Douglas makes three point jump shot	11-8
14:27	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	11-11
14:09	+2	Bradley Douglas makes two point layup	13-11
13:47		Amaree Abram turnover (bad pass)
13:36		Bradley Douglas misses three point jump shot
13:34		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
13:27	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point putback layup	15-11
13:08		AJ Bates misses three point jump shot
13:06		Micah Smith defensive rebound
12:51	+3	Micah Smith makes three point jump shot (Bradley Douglas assists)	18-11
12:34	+3	Kaden Cooper makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	18-14
12:24		Micah Smith misses three point jump shot
12:22		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
12:12		Daniel Batcho misses three point jump shot
12:10		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
11:58		Bradley Douglas misses two point layup
11:56		AJ Bates defensive rebound
11:39		TV timeout
11:24		Al Green misses two point layup
11:22		Bradley Douglas defensive rebound
11:05		Dontae Horne turnover (bad pass) (Will Allen steals)
10:41	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	18-16
10:02		Micah Smith misses two point hook shot
10:00		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
9:48		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
9:46		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
9:40		Bradley Douglas turnover (lost ball) (Amaree Abram steals)
9:29		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:14	+2	Micah Smith makes two point layup (Dontae Horne assists)	20-16
8:51		Al Green misses two point jump shot
8:49		Will Allen offensive rebound
8:38		Micah Smith blocks Al Green's two point jump shot
8:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:30	+3	AJ Bates makes three point jump shot (Al Green assists)	20-19
8:17	+3	Eugene Brown III makes three point jump shot (Bradley Douglas assists)	23-19
8:17		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:17		TV timeout
8:12	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	23-21
7:57		Eugene Brown III shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
7:45		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:45		Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
7:32		Tyson Brown misses two point hook shot
7:30		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
7:19		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:17		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
7:07		Kaden Cooper misses two point jump shot
7:05		Bradley Douglas defensive rebound
6:54		Nakavieon White misses two point jump shot
6:52		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:49		Al Green misses three point jump shot
6:47		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point dunk	23-23
6:15		Eugene Brown III misses two point layup
6:13		Nakavieon White offensive rebound
6:08		Nakavieon White misses two point layup
6:06		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
5:46		AJ Bates misses two point jump shot
5:42		Eren Banks defensive rebound
5:42		Jump ball. Eren Banks (Eagles gains possession)
5:35		Dontae Horne misses two point layup
5:33		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
5:22	+3	Eren Banks makes three point jump shot (Collin Kuhl assists)	26-23
5:04		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
5:02		Eren Banks defensive rebound
4:54		Dontae Horne turnover (lost ball) (Sean Newman Jr. steals)
4:22		Al Green misses two point layup
4:20		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
4:10		Kaden Cooper personal foul (Micah Smith draws the foul)
4:03		Braylhan Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Al Green steals)
3:56	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (Al Green assists)	26-25
3:56		Eren Banks shooting foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-26
3:50	+2	Eren Banks makes two point layup	28-26
3:20		Kaden Cooper turnover (bad pass)
3:15		Will Allen blocks Eren Banks's two point layup
3:13		Eagles offensive rebound
2:52	+2	Eugene Brown III makes two point jump shot	30-26
2:20		Sean Newman Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:18		Bradley Douglas defensive rebound
2:08	+2	Bradley Douglas makes two point layup	32-26
1:52		Al Green misses two point jump shot
1:50		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
1:50		Nate Brafford shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-27
1:50	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-28
1:41		Bradley Douglas turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Cooper steals)
1:22	+3	Al Green makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	32-31
0:52	+3	Eren Banks makes three point jump shot (Bradley Douglas assists)	35-31
0:21	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point running alley-oop layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	35-33
0:08		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:01		Nate Brafford misses three point jump shot
0:00		Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Louisiana Tech wins 77-63 over Georgia Southern

1st Half GASOEagles35LTBulldogs33

1st Half
GASO
Eagles
35
LT
Bulldogs
33