SAN ANTONIO — UTSA will close out its four-game home stand at 3 p.m. on Saturday when it hosts Louisiana Tech at the Convocation Center.
The Roadrunners (11-13, 6-5 C-USA) are coming off Thursday's 57-51 victory against Southern Miss to improve to 10-1 at home and a perfect 3-0 against the Golden Eagles at the Convo. Jeff Beverly led the way, as he continued his strong play in Conference USA action with 17 points, while Nick Allen (14 points/8 rebounds) and Byron Frohnen (12 points/9 rebounds) each neared double-doubles.
For Allen, it was his best outing since he scored a career-high 17 points at Utah Valley. The sophomore hit a career-best three 3-pointers against Southern Miss and scored nine consecutive points to help give UTSA the lead in the first half.
It was the seventh time this season that the Roadrunners have held an opponent to fewer than 60 points, with four of those games coming in league play. Their 67 points allowed during C-USA action rank fifth in the circuit.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs (17-8, 9-3 C-USA) will come to the Alamo City as winners of their last three games, including Thursday's 62-61 win at UTEP. Erik McCree's 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game lead the way for a balanced Louisiana Tech attack that features six players averaging at least nine points per contest. The senior is shooting 49.4 percent from the field and he's averaged 17.2 points during league play. Jacobi Boykins is second on the team at 14.6 points per outing, while freshman point guard DaQuan Bracey checks in at nine points and 5.6 assists per game. The Bulldogs are averaging 76.3 points during the season and shooting 46.7 percent as a team.
UTSA will be in search of its first season sweep of the Bulldogs after taking a dramatic 69-68 victory on Jan. 7 in Ruston, La. That marked the program's first-ever win at Thomas Assembly Center and it was just the second league home loss for Louisiana Tech since it joined C-USA in 2013-14. Saturday's contest also will mark the second straight weekend that the Roadrunners have hosted the No. 2 team in the C-USA standings after an 82-67 win over UAB on Feb. 4. Overall, Louisiana Tech leads the all-time series 10-3.
The game can be heard live in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. Andy Everett (play-by-play) and Jim Goodman (analyst) will have the call.
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