Louisiana Tech and Delaware meet in conference showdown

Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (5-10, 1-3 CUSA) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-7, 1-3 CUSA)

Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: CUSA foes Louisiana Tech and Delaware meet on Saturday.

The Bulldogs are 8-1 in home games. Louisiana Tech scores 68.6 points and has outscored opponents by 8.7 points per game.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens are 1-3 against CUSA opponents. Delaware is 4-6 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Louisiana Tech makes 44.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Delaware has allowed to its opponents (41.3%). Delaware averages 5.8 more points per game (65.7) than Louisiana Tech allows (59.9).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: DJ Dudley is scoring 12.1 points per game and averaging 2.3 rebounds for the Bulldogs. AJ Bates is averaging 12.6 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Christian Bliss is shooting 38.5% and averaging 15.3 points for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Justyn Fernandez is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 69.2 points, 36.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.3 points per game.

Fightin’ Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 64.6 points, 28.6 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points.

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