{"id":160835,"date":"2026-02-19T05:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160835\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:09:16","slug":"dudley-scores-22-louisiana-tech-defeats-jacksonville-state-77-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160835\/","title":{"rendered":"Dudley scores 22, Louisiana Tech defeats Jacksonville State 77-71"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSTON, La. (AP) DJ Dudley’s 22 points helped Louisiana Tech<\/a> defeat Jacksonville State<\/a> 77-71 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Dudley shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Bulldogs (15-11, 8-7 Conference USA). Avery Thomas scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc, and added 10 rebounds. AJ Bates shot 5 of 11 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.<\/p>\n

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil finished with 27 points for the Gamecocks (13-13, 8-7). Anthony Bryant added 17 points for Jacksonville State. Emondrek Erkins-Ford finished with nine points and two steals.<\/p>\n

Louisiana Tech went into halftime leading Jacksonville State 39-20. Thomas put up 11 points in the half. Dudley scored 15 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Louisiana Tech to a six-point victory.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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