Louisiana Tech went on a three-game win streak to start December when G Kyle Gibson was getting consistent scoring help from his teammates. Gibson, the team's leading scorer, didn't lead the Bulldogs in any of the team's three wins to start the month.

PLAYER ROTATION
Usual starters -- G Jamel Guyton, F/C Magnum Rolle, G Kyle Gibson, F David Jackson, C Kenneth Cooper. Key subs -- G Olu Ashaolu, G James Loe.

GAME REVIEW

Louisiana Tech 77, Grambling State 47

Louisiana Tech 69, Louisiana-Monroe 57

Louisiana Tech 77, Centenary 71

GAME PREVIEW

at McNeese State, Monday, Dec. 15

at Samford, Thursday, Dec. 18

vs. TCU, Monday, Dec. 22

at UCLA, Sunday, Dec. 28

at San Jose State, Saturday, Jan. 3

at Hawaii, Monday, Jan 5

IN FOCUS
Big men Magnum Rolle (6-foot-11) and Kenneth Cooper (6-10) will have their hands full trying to handle the size of UCLA on Dec. 28. While the Bruins don't have any 7-footers, UCLA does have seven players on its roster listed as 6-8 or taller, and coach Ben Howland always brings a physical brand of basketball.

ROSTER REPORT

--Through Dec. 14, G Jamel Guyton and G Kyle Gibson were ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in the WAC in three-point field goals made per game (2.50 per game and 2.25 per game). They also both rank in the top four in the WAC in three-point field goal percentage.

--Louisiana Tech is 3-0 against area rivals this season with two wins over Grambling State and a win over Louisiana-Monroe. "It means a lot," guard Kyle Gibson told the Shreveport Times. "Even though I'm not from around here, with the local schools, you run into the players at the mall and other places."

--G Kyle Gibson was been held under double-digit scoring just once through Dec. 14. His 16 points per game in that time was good for a tie for sixth-best in the WAC.

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