Louisiana Tech vs. Texas-El Paso: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAAB start time

How to watch Louisiana Tech vs. Texas-El Paso basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 7, 2023 at 8:51 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Texas-El Paso @ Louisiana Tech

Current Records: Texas-El Paso 8-6; Louisiana Tech 9-6

What to Know

The Texas-El Paso Miners and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are set to square off in a Conference USA matchup at 3 p.m. ET Jan. 7 at Thomas Assembly Center. Louisiana Tech will be strutting in after a win while the Miners will be stumbling in from a loss.

Texas-El Paso was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 72-67 to the Rice Owls. Guard Mario McKinney Jr. (17 points) was the top scorer for Texas-El Paso.

Meanwhile, Louisiana Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their contest with Rice on Thursday, but they still walked away with an 88-82 victory. The Bulldogs' success was spearheaded by the efforts of forward Kenny Hunter, who had 18 points in addition to eight rebounds, and guard Cobe Williams, who had 18 points and eight assists. Hunter's performance made up for a slower game against the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday.

The Miners are expected to lose this next one by 5.5. Those burned by picking them against the spread on Saturday might want to keep in mind that the squad has not yet dropped back-to-back games against the spread this season.

Texas-El Paso is now 8-6 while Louisiana Tech sits at 9-6. A pair of numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: Texas-El Paso is 355th worst in college basketball in turnovers per game, with 16.6 on average. To make matters even worse for Texas-El Paso, the Bulldogs enter the matchup with 18.1 takeaways on average, good for 12th best in college basketball. So the cards are definitely stacked in Louisiana Tech's favor.