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Second Half Run Not Enough for Men?s Basketball at Louisiana Tech

Second Half Run Not Enough for Men?s Basketball at Louisiana Tech

Men's Basketball Dec 05
RUSTON, La. – Junior guard Hugh Mingo scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds, but the ULM men's basketball team fell, 67-58, on Saturday night (Dec. 4) at Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs built a 12-point halftime edge with 60.0 percent shooting from beyond the three-point arc in the first half. ULM cut the gap to as little as six in the second stanza but was unable to get any closer after the intermission.

Junior guard Fred Brown scored 18 points and had a career-best seven assists while senior forward Lawrence Gilbert chipped in 10 points.

Louisiana Tech (7-2) shot 47.8 percent (22-of-46) from the floor in the contest while ULM shot 35.8 percent (24-of-67) from the field, including just 17.9 percent (5-of-28) from beyond the three-point arc.

With the game tied a four early, Louisiana Tech used an 8-0 run to take a 12-4 advantage. ULM (2-7) cut the gap back to four as it responded with a 7-3 burst; Mingo started the spurt with a triple while freshman forward Steven McClellan and Brown also added baskets.

The Bulldogs scored the next nine, all on three-point baskets, to push their lead to 23-11 with 12:36 to play in the first half. Louisiana Tech started the game 5-of-6 from beyond the three-point arc.

Louisiana Tech's lead was extended to 36-20 with 3:25 as to play as the Bulldogs held ULM scoreless for over four minutes. The Warhawks cut the gap to a dozen, 37-25, at the intermission with a 5-1 burst to close the half.

Mingo led ULM with seven points in the opening 20 minutes. Brandon Gibson scored 14 to lead all scorers in the opening stanza. The Bulldogs shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) in the first half while the Warhawks shot just 34.4 percent (11-of-32).

The Warhawks and Bulldogs traded baskets for the first seven minutes of the second half before ULM went on a 7-0 run to cut the Louisiana Tech lead to seven, 49-42, and force a timeout. Mingo went to the basket for a pair of buckets to jumpstart the run before Brown buried a triple.

After a free throw by Louisiana Tech, another basket from Mingo pulled ULM to within six, 50-44, at the midway point of the second stanza.

Still leading by six, Louisiana Tech used an 11-4 run to push its advantage to 63-50 with 4:37 remaining in the second half.

Gilbert halted the Bulldogs charge with a triple from the wing, but the Warhawks then went scoreless for three minutes following the trifecta.

ULM scored the final five points of the game, but it wasn't enough as the Warhawks finished their season-long five-game road trip with a defeat.

Olu Ashalou led all scorers with 24 points for Louisiana Tech, Gilbson finished with 15 for the Bulldogs.

Following a week off, the Warhawks will return to action next Saturday (Dec. 11), when they return home to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to host Centenary. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.

QUOTES

ULM Head Coach Keith Richard

On the game … “I thought both teams played really hard. Obviously they played better offensively than we did. The threes in the first half put us in a whole and gave them tremendous momentum. We did a better job in the second half but they got the ball inside. We did a better job defensively, but in the end, they played better offensively, a lot better in the first half and a little better (than ULM) in the second half. That was the difference.”

On the positives from the game … “I was really proud of our effort, and I hadn't been for the last couple of games, really proud of it. I believe that if we play that hard every night then we will get our offensive figured out sooner or later and we will do a better job.”

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