Louisiana Tech visits the Sam Houston Bearkats after Amaree Abram scored 21 points in the Bulldogs' 64-63 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech takes on New Mexico State after AJ Bates scored 20 points in Louisiana Tech's 90-66 win against the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Bulldogs are 10-3 in home games. Louisiana Tech scores 74.4 points while outscoring opponents by 5.9 points per game.

AJ Bates scored 20 points as Louisiana Tech beat Sam Houston 90-66 on Saturday. Bates had nine assists and four steals for the Bulldogs (19-10, 8-8 Conference USA). Al Green shot 5 for 9 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 19 points.

Point Goals_Louisiana Tech 10-20 (Green 4-7, Abram 2-4, Cooper 2-4, Elkinton 1-1, Bates 1-2, Crawford 0-1, Ree 0-1), Sam Houston St. 6-18 (Boykin 2-3, Huefner 2-4, Wilkerson 2-8, Rogers 0-1, Hammons 0-2).