HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — AJ Bates had 27 points in Louisiana Tech's 69-66 victory over Missouri St...

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<p>HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — AJ Bates had 27 points in Louisiana Tech's 69-66 victory over Missouri State on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.</p>
<p>Bates added six assists for the Bulldogs (20-13). DJ Dudley scored 10 points, going 5 of 9 from the field. </p>
<p>Michael Osei-Bonsu led the Bears (16-18) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Keith Palek III added 15 points and Melakih Cunningham finished with 13 points.</p>
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<p>Louisiana Tech pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run gave them the lead at 41-36 with 14:03 left. Bates scored 11 second-half points.</p>
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<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.</p>
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — AJ Bates had 27 points in Louisiana Tech's 69-66 victory over Missouri State on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.
Bates added six assists for the Bulldogs (20-13). DJ Dudley scored 10 points, going 5 of 9 from the field.

Bates scores 27, Louisiana Tech takes down Missouri State 69-66 in Conference USA Tournament semis

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