Inside Tech Basketball 12-15-25

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How did Louisiana Tech's women's basketball team hold the nation's fifth-ranked LSU Tigers to their lowest score of the season?

This episode of 'Inside Tech Basketball' is the final coaches show of the 2025 calendar year, broadcast live from Rotolo's Craft and Crust in Ruston, Louisiana. Hosts Kyle Schassburger and Sam Newcomb conduct separate interviews with women's head coach Brooke Storr and men's assistant coach Tyson Batiste. The first segment with Coach Storr reviews the Lady Techsters' recent week, which included a win over Grambling and a loss to fifth-ranked LSU. Storr provides detailed analysis, praising her team's ball movement and scoring balance, with four starters averaging double figures. She emphasizes the defensive achievement of holding LSU, a team averaging 111 points, to 87 points, their lowest total. Storr identifies a critical two-minute stretch at the end of the third quarter against LSU where turnovers and fouls expanded an eight-point deficit to 17. She discusses individual performances, including Jordan Marshall's scoring jump and Paris's season-high 19 points. The conversation also covers the team's community service in New Orleans and the importance of representing the program's tradition. Storr previews upcoming games against Central Arkansas and Central Baptist, stressing the need for defensive focus against UCA's five-out offense. She concludes by discussing her coaching evolution, particularly the increased value she places on self-scouting. The second segment features assistant coach Tyson Batiste, filling in for head coach Talvin Hester. Batiste analyzes the Dunkin' Dogs' 65-44 win over ULL, highlighting a 12-minute defensive stretch where ULL failed to make a field goal. He praises Caden Cooper's 20-rebound game, the first for a Tech player since 2009, and discusses the challenge of achieving consistency from him. Batiste also comments on point guard AJ Bates's development and improved team free-throw shooting. He looks ahead to the road game at Tulane, noting the automatic challenge of playing away. Batiste shares insights from his coaching career, including experiences at Texas Tech and Arkansas under Eric Musselman, whom he describes as intensely dedicated to branding and player development.

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A live Louisiana Tech basketball conversation balances the Lady Techsters' 1-1 week with a look at the Bulldogs' next challenge.

Louisiana Tech's final basketball show of the calendar year works as a clean reset point. Brooke Storr and Tyson Batiste move between the Lady Techsters' 1-1 week, including a hard push against the nation's fifth-ranked team in New Orleans, and what is waiting next for both…

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