Led by Daniel Batcho's 25 points, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 75-69

Alston 0-1 0-0 0, Mostafa 4-8 0-0 8, Bufford 3-9 0-1 7, Counter 6-12 0-0 13, Porter 6-13 1-1 15, Weston 5-13 4-7 16, T.Green 1-1 0-0 3, Loofe 3-7 1-1 7, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 6-10 69.

Game Highlights

Louisiana Tech heads into a matchup with Middle Tennessee as losers of six straight road games. Saturday's meeting is the first of the season for the teams.

Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Louisiana Tech after Jestin Porter scored 28 points in Middle Tennessee's 77-75 victory over the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Bulldogs are 8-1 in home games.