# SEC Men's Basketball: LSU Tigers Dominates Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 90-50 **Published:** 2026-11-10 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-men-s-basketball-lsu-tigers-dominates-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-90-50 **Teams:** [LSU](https://secscouts.com/lsu/) **Players:** [Abdi Bashir Jr.](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5174959/abdi-bashir-jr), [Donovan Dent](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5107782/donovan-dent), [Mouhamed Dioubate](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4895780/mouhamed-dioubate), [Michael Ruzic](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5458830/michael-ruzic) --- BATON ROUGE, La. (11/08/2026) — LSU made a commanding statement on its home floor, dismantling the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 90-50 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday before 7,802 fans. The Tigers controlled every facet of the contest, shooting 56% from the field compared to Louisiana Tech's 32%, winning the rebounding battle 35-33, and forcing 23 turnovers while committing just 14. With four players scoring in double figures and 21 assists on the night, LSU's balanced offensive attack left the Bulldogs no answers. ## How It Happened Louisiana Tech drew first blood when Iyran Francis Jr. converted a tip-in layup 41 seconds into the game. The lead lasted moments. LSU responded with a systematic surge that made the outcome clear well before halftime. Abdi Bashir Jr. connected on a 24-foot three-pointer — assisted by Skyy Clark — to push the Tigers ahead 14-4 at the 14:23 mark. The advantage kept building. Michael Ruzic finished a 3-foot dunk off a Divine Ugochukwu feed to make it 23-8, and Mo Dioubate followed with a 23-foot three-pointer to extend it to 26-10. After Ugochukwu threw down his own dunk at 9:03, Bashir Jr. connected from 26 feet to push the gap to 31-10. Ruzic buried a 10-foot jumper with three seconds left in the half, sending LSU to the locker room ahead 47-20. The second half brought no relief for Louisiana Tech. Donovan Dent scored on a layup to open the period, then immediately drained a 26-foot three-pointer off a Dioubate assist to make it 52-20. Skyy Clark added a 24-footer from Saliou Niang to cap the extended run and push the margin to 56-20. The Tigers were relentless — Ugochukwu converted a Dioubate-assisted layup at 11:19 to extend the lead to 70-22. Bashir Jr. then delivered one of the night's most emphatic sequences, hitting back-to-back 24-foot three-pointers — the first assisted by Ruzic, the second by Dent — in a span of 17 seconds to put LSU ahead 82-29. Ruzic closed the scoring for the Tigers with a dunk and a 25-foot three-pointer in the final two and a half minutes to complete the 90-50 final. ## Turning Point The game was effectively over at halftime, but LSU removed any remaining doubt with a 13-0 run to open the second half. Starting from the 47-20 margin, Dent's back-to-back scoring followed by Clark's three-pointer in roughly 90 seconds pushed the deficit to 56-20 and beyond. With Louisiana Tech shooting 13% from three-point range all game, the mathematical gap was insurmountable. ## Star of the Game Michael Ruzic turned in the night's top performance with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. The forward was physically dominant in the paint, converting dunks on multiple occasions while also demonstrating range with a 25-foot three-pointer in the game's final minutes. His efficiency anchored an LSU offense that generated easy looks throughout. Abdi Bashir Jr. was equally influential with 16 points, drilling three three-pointers — including consecutive bombs in the second half — that turned a large lead into a rout. Donovan Dent contributed 12 points and a game-high 5 assists, while Mo Dioubate added 15 points and 6 rebounds to give the Tigers four players with 12 or more points. ## What It Means For LSU, Sunday's performance delivered precisely the kind of opening home message the Tigers needed. The 40-point margin reflected a complete team effort: 56% shooting, 21 assists suggesting fluid ball movement, and a defensive intensity that forced Louisiana Tech into 23 turnovers. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center crowd saw a team operating with cohesion and purpose from the opening minutes. For Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs faced stiff resistance at every turn. Jaylen Fenner led the Bulldogs with 12 points and 4 rebounds, while Jay Tyler added 9 points. But 32% shooting from the floor and 13% from beyond the arc — combined with 23 turnovers — made sustained offensive runs impossible. The Bulldogs will look to regroup with the experience of playing in one of the SEC's marquee venues under their belts. --- *Original article: [SEC Men's Basketball: LSU Tigers Dominates Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 90-50](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-men-s-basketball-lsu-tigers-dominates-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-90-50) — SEC Scouts*