RUSTON, La.  – Louisiana Tech held off the Southeastern Louisiana men's basketball team, 78-69, Wednesday night at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.
 
The Lions (1-5) were led by junior Pape Diop scoring 15 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Gus Okafor added 14 points and five rebounds including four three-pointers.
 
The Bulldogs (4-1) were aided by 24 points from senior Kalob Ledoux while Amorie Archibald chipped in with 16 points.
 
SLU came out scorching in the first half as they took a 13-6 lead to start the game highlighted by three three-pointers from Okafor. The Bulldogs, however, hung tough and rallied to tie the game at 33-33 at halftime thanks to seven first-half three-pointers.
 
The two teams battled back and forth early in the second half with the lead see-sawing. When the dust settled, the Bulldogs had a slim, 66-63 lead with 3:34 to go. However, LTU finished the game on a 12-3 run to hold off a valiant effort from the Lions.
 
Southeastern shot 28-for-49 (57 percent) while Louisiana Tech 28-for-58 (48 percent). The difference in the game was at the free throw line. The Bulldogs were 12-for-18 (67 percent) while SLU was 5-for-17 (29 percent). Louisiana Tech was 10-for-20 from the three-point line while the Lions were 8-for-17.
 
The Lions will have six days off before traveling to College Station, Texas to face Texas A&M Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
 
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