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Defense shines as La Tech beats North Texas 42-36 in CUSA

AP
Mar 11, 2022

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Keaston Willis and Cobe Williams scored 12 points each and third-ssed Louisiana Tech Bulldogs's defense stifled top-ranked North Texas Mean Green in a 42-28 win n the Conference USA Conference Tourney semifinals on Friday.

Louisiana Tech held North Texas to 36 points on 24.1 percent shooting en route to a 42-36 win. Both marks represented season bests for the Bulldogs.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 12 rebounds for Louisiana Tech (24-9).

Both teams set season lows for scoring during the game. Louisiana Tech totaled 21 second-half points, the lowest of the season for Louisiana Tech, while the 13 first-half points for North Texas marked the fewest of the season for North Texas.

Thomas Bell had 10 points for the Mean Green (24-6). Abou Ousmane added 11 rebounds.

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1st Half
LT
Bulldogs
21
NTEX
Mean Green
13

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kenneth Lofton Jr. vs. Abou Ousmane (Amorie Archibald gains possession)
19:37		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
19:35		Mean Green defensive rebound
19:09		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
19:07		Mean Green offensive rebound
19:00		JJ Murray turnover (traveling)
18:44		Keaston Willis turnover (out of bounds)
18:27		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
18:25		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
18:06		Cobe Williams misses three point jump shot
18:04		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
17:38		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
17:36		Amorie Archibald defensive rebound
17:25		Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Bell steals)
17:15		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
17:13		Mean Green offensive rebound
17:08	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	0-2
16:51		Tylor Perry personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
16:40		Amorie Archibald misses two point floating jump shot
16:38		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
16:25		Thomas Bell misses two point driving layup
16:24		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
16:24		Thomas Bell personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
16:02		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:00		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
15:48		Abou Ousmane turnover (bad pass) (Amorie Archibald steals)
15:45		Cobe Williams misses two point driving layup
15:43		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:43		TV timeout
15:40	+2	Cobe Williams makes two point layup	2-2
15:20	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	2-5
15:00		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:58		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
14:34		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
14:32		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
14:29		Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (JJ Murray steals)
14:13		Cobe Williams personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
14:02		Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball)
13:45		Amorie Archibald misses three point jump shot
13:43		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
13:13		Rubin Jones misses two point floating jump shot
13:11		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
13:11		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
12:48		Tylor Perry blocks Kenny Hunter's two point layup
12:46		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:41		Aaron Scott blocks Kenny Hunter's two point jump shot
12:41		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:41		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
12:25	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point driving hook shot	2-7
11:56		Jump ball. David Green vs. Tylor Perry (Mean Green gains possession)
11:56		David Green turnover (lost ball) (Tylor Perry steals)
11:56		TV timeout
11:34		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
11:32		Amorie Archibald defensive rebound
11:07		LaDamien Bradford turnover (lost ball) (Tylor Perry steals)
11:01		David Green personal foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
10:52		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
10:50		Amorie Archibald defensive rebound
10:43		Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Abou Ousmane steals)
10:35		Thomas Bell misses two point alley-oop dunk
10:33		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
10:06		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:04		Mean Green defensive rebound
9:34		Tylor Perry misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:32		Exavian Christon defensive rebound
9:23		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
9:21		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
8:54	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point step back jump shot	2-10
8:38	+2	Cobe Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	4-10
8:16		Mardrez McBride misses three point step back jump shot
8:14		Cobe Williams defensive rebound
8:07	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Cobe Williams assists)	7-10
8:07		TV timeout
7:45		Thomas Bell misses two point finger roll layup
7:43		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
7:25		Tylor Perry personal foul
7:16	+2	Amorie Archibald makes two point floating jump shot	9-10
6:50		Abou Ousmane misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:48		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
6:40		Amorie Archibald misses two point driving layup
6:38		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
6:30		JJ Murray misses two point driving layup
6:28		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
6:10		Keaston Willis misses two point reverse layup
6:08		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
6:03		Abou Ousmane turnover (bad pass) (Cobe Williams steals)
5:40	+3	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-10
5:08		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
5:06		Cobe Williams defensive rebound
5:00	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point step back jump shot	15-10
4:57		Mean Green 30 second timeout
4:40		Thomas Bell misses two point driving layup
4:38		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:19		Keaston Willis misses two point jump shot
4:17		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
3:55		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
3:53		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
3:41		Cobe Williams offensive foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
3:41		Cobe Williams turnover
3:40		TV timeout
3:20		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
3:18		LaDamien Bradford defensive rebound
3:16		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:56		Amorie Archibald misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:54		Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
2:51		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Kenny Hunter draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Kenny Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-10
2:51	+1	Kenny Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-10
2:32		Kenny Hunter personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
2:16		Kenneth Lofton Jr. shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-11
2:15		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:15		Mean Green offensive rebound
2:07		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
2:05		Amorie Archibald defensive rebound
1:48		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:46		David Green offensive rebound
1:37	+2	David Green makes two point putback layup	19-11
1:17	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Rubin Jones assists)	19-13
0:56	+2	David Green makes two point finger roll layup	21-13
0:21		Tylor Perry misses two point floating jump shot
0:19		Mardrez McBride offensive rebound
0:02		Tylor Perry misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LT
Bulldogs
21
NTEX
Mean Green
23

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Exavian Christon misses two point driving layup
19:43		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
19:32		Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass)
19:09	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (Amorie Archibald assists)	24-13
18:33		JJ Murray misses two point driving layup
18:33		Mean Green offensive rebound
18:32		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
18:10	+2	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	26-13
17:45		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
17:43		Exavian Christon defensive rebound
17:29		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:27		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
17:09		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
17:07		Bulldogs defensive rebound
16:46		Abou Ousmane blocks Amorie Archibald's two point finger roll layup
16:44		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:36		Keaston Willis misses three point step back jump shot
16:34		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:34		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:12		Exavian Christon shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-14
16:12	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-15
15:55	+2	Cobe Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	28-15
15:34		Mardrez McBride misses two point floating jump shot
15:32		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
15:28		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
15:26		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
15:23	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Rubin Jones assists)	28-17
15:06		Cobe Williams turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
15:00	+2	Rubin Jones makes two point reverse layup	28-19
15:00		David Green shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
15:00		TV timeout
15:00		Rubin Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:00		Mean Green offensive rebound
14:58		David Green personal foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
14:52	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot	28-21
14:22		Cobe Williams misses two point floating jump shot
14:20		Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
14:19		Jump ball. Kenny Hunter vs. Rubin Jones (Mean Green gains possession)
14:19		Kenny Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
14:08		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
14:06		Rubin Jones offensive rebound
13:48		Jump ball. Thomas Bell vs. Cobe Williams (Bulldogs gains possession)
13:48		Thomas Bell turnover (lost ball) (Cobe Williams steals)
13:22	+2	Cobe Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	30-21
13:02		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
13:00		LaDamien Bradford defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Keaston Willis makes three point jump shot (LaDamien Bradford assists)	33-21
12:20		Abou Ousmane turnover (lost ball) (Kenneth Lofton Jr. steals)
12:13		Cobe Williams misses two point turnaround hook shot
12:11		Kenneth Lofton Jr. offensive rebound
12:09		Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover (bad pass)
11:56		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
11:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:41		LaDamien Bradford misses two point driving layup
11:39		Kenny Hunter offensive rebound
11:33		Keaston Willis misses two point jump shot
11:31		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
11:18		Thomas Bell misses two point layup
11:16		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
10:56		LaDamien Bradford misses three point jump shot
10:54		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
10:36		Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Exavian Christon steals)
10:08		Amorie Archibald misses three point jump shot
10:06		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
9:46		Rubin Jones offensive foul (Amorie Archibald draws the foul)
9:46		Rubin Jones turnover
9:34		Amorie Archibald misses two point floating jump shot
9:32		Kenneth Lofton Jr. offensive rebound
9:27		Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point putback layup
9:25		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
9:15		Kenneth Lofton Jr. blocks Abou Ousmane's two point layup
9:13		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
9:12		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
9:10		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
9:10	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	33-23
8:40		LaDamien Bradford misses three point pullup jump shot
8:38		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
8:21		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
8:19		Cobe Williams defensive rebound
7:59		David Green misses three point jump shot
7:57		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
7:32	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	33-26
7:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:29		TV timeout
6:58		Cobe Williams misses two point floating jump shot
6:56		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
6:43		Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Keaston Willis steals)
6:22		David Green misses three point jump shot
6:20		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
6:07	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	33-29
5:46		Cobe Williams turnover (lost ball) (Rubin Jones steals)
5:34		Abou Ousmane misses two point driving layup
5:32		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Cobe Williams makes two point pullup jump shot	35-29
4:47		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
4:45		Keaston Willis defensive rebound
4:23		Kenneth Lofton Jr. offensive foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
4:23		Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover
4:23		TV timeout
4:12		David Green shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Thomas Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-30
4:12		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:12		Kenny Hunter defensive rebound
3:44		Keaston Willis misses three point jump shot
3:42		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
3:21		David Green personal foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:14		Tylor Perry misses two point floating jump shot
3:12		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
3:09		Abou Ousmane misses two point putback layup
3:07		Exavian Christon defensive rebound
2:55		Tylor Perry personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
2:35		Cobe Williams misses two point pullup jump shot
2:33		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
2:15		Keaston Willis shooting foul (Mardrez McBride draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Mardrez McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
2:15	+1	Mardrez McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
1:46		Cobe Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
1:43		Mean Green defensive rebound
1:27		Mardrez McBride misses two point floating jump shot
1:25		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
1:07		Rubin Jones personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
0:50		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
0:49	+1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-32
0:39		Cobe Williams blocks Tylor Perry's three point jump shot
0:37		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
0:37		Tylor Perry personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
0:38		Rubin Jones personal foul
0:36		Thomas Bell personal foul (Amorie Archibald draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Amorie Archibald makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-32
0:36		Amorie Archibald misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:36		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point floating jump shot	38-34
0:26		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:25		JJ Murray personal foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-34
0:25	+1	Cobe Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-34
0:17	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point finger roll layup	40-36
0:17		Mean Green 60 second timeout
0:13		Aaron Scott personal foul (Cobe Williams draws the foul)
0:13		Cobe Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
0:08		Tylor Perry misses three point pullup jump shot
0:06		Kenneth Lofton Jr. defensive rebound
0:04		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Kenneth Lofton Jr. draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-36
0:04	+1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-36
0:02		Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Kenneth Lofton Jr. steals)
0:00		End of period

Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass) (Kenneth Lofton Jr. steals)