{"id":556887,"date":"2026-01-24T03:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/556887\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:10:21","slug":"williams-scores-28-off-the-bench-louisiana-tech-defeats-kennesaw-state-82-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/556887\/","title":{"rendered":"Williams scores 28 off the bench, Louisiana Tech defeats Kennesaw State 82-76"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSTON, La. (AP) Scooter Williams Jr. helped lead Louisiana Tech<\/a> past Kennesaw State<\/a> 82-76 on Friday with 28 points off of the bench.<\/p>\n

Williams shot 10 of 19 from the field and went 7 for 9 from the line for the Bulldogs (11-8, 4-4 Conference USA). DJ Dudley scored 20 points, going 8 of 12 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Avery Thomas shot 2 of 2 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds.<\/p>\n

Frankquon Sherman finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Owls (12-8, 4-5). Trey Simpson added 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for Kennesaw State. Braedan Lue finished with 12 points, three steals and three blocks.<\/p>\n

Williams scored 11 points in the first half and Louisiana Tech went into halftime trailing 45-36. Williams scored 17 points in the second half.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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