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DJ Dudley's game-winner leads Louisiana Tech over Indiana State, 75-73

AP
Nov 26, 2025

RUSTON, La. (AP) DJ Dudley led Louisiana Tech Bulldogs with 17 points, including the game-winning jump shot with two seconds left, and the Bulldogs knocked off Indiana State Sycamores 75-73 on Wednesday.

Dudley shot 7 of 14 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (3-2). AJ Bates scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Scooter Williams Jr. finished with 12 points.

The Sycamores (4-3) were by Xavier Hall, who finished with 17 points and five assists. Camp Wagner added 15 points for Indiana State. Markus Harding also had 14 points and two steals.

Louisiana Tech went into the half ahead of Indiana State 37-26. Bates scored 11 points in the half. Dudley led Louisiana Tech with 12 points in the second half, including the game-winner.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
INST
Sycamores
26
LT
Bulldogs
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Markus Harding vs. Melian Martinez (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:39		AJ Bates misses two point jump shot
19:37		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	2-0
19:09	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	2-2
18:40		Markus Harding turnover (Avery Thomas II steals)
18:16		AJ Bates misses three point jump shot
18:14		Ian Scott defensive rebound
18:08		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
18:06		Melian Martinez defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Will Allen makes two point layup	2-4
17:09	+2	Sterling Young makes two point layup	4-4
16:46		Avery Thomas II turnover (lost ball) (Markus Harding steals)
16:39		Jaylen Fenner shooting foul (Ian Scott draws the foul)
16:39	+1	Ian Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
16:39	+1	Ian Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
16:30		Avery Thomas II misses three point jump shot
16:28		Will Jeffress offensive rebound
16:24		Will Jeffress misses three point jump shot
16:22		Enel St. Bernard defensive rebound
16:03	+2	Sterling Young makes two point layup	8-4
15:42		Jaylen Fenner misses three point jump shot
15:40		Markus Harding defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup (Markus Harding assists)	10-4
15:05	+2	Avery Thomas II makes two point layup (Sir Issac Herron assists)	10-6
14:42	+2	Markus Harding makes two point hook shot	12-6
14:28		Sterling Young personal foul
14:28		TV timeout
14:11	+2	Will Jeffress makes two point hook shot	12-8
13:50		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
13:48		Avery Thomas II defensive rebound
13:27		Jermaurhiyun Anderson misses two point jump shot
13:25		Enel St. Bernard defensive rebound
13:11		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
13:09		Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Jermaurhiyun Anderson makes two point layup	12-10
12:34	+2	Bruno Alocen makes two point layup (Ian Scott assists)	14-10
12:13		Avery Thomas II misses two point jump shot
12:11		Will Jeffress offensive rebound
12:05		Will Jeffress misses two point layup
12:03		Enel St. Bernard defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point layup	16-10
11:46		Camp Wagner personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:25		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:18		Jo Van Buggenhout turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals)
11:16		Bruno Alocen personal foul
11:05		Sir Issac Herron turnover
10:59		Sir Issac Herron personal foul
10:44		Jo Van Buggenhout misses two point jump shot
10:42		Kylan Howze defensive rebound
10:31		Scooter Williams turnover (bad pass)
10:13	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	18-10
10:05		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
10:03		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
9:57		AJ Bates misses two point layup
9:55		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
9:50		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
9:48		DJ Dudley defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Scooter Williams makes two point layup	18-12
9:29		Markus Harding turnover (lost ball) (DJ Dudley steals)
9:28		Ian Scott personal foul
8:58		DJ Dudley misses two point jump shot
8:56		Ian Scott defensive rebound
8:49		Ian Scott turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Howze steals)
8:40	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point dunk (DJ Dudley assists)	18-14
8:28		Sterling Young misses three point jump shot
8:26		Scooter Williams defensive rebound
8:19		DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot
8:17		Xavier Hall defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Sterling Young makes two point layup	20-14
8:01		Xavier Hall shooting foul (Scooter Williams draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Scooter Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-15
7:54		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
7:52		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
7:32	+3	AJ Bates makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Fenner assists)	20-18
7:15	+3	Bruno Alocen makes three point jump shot (Markus Harding assists)	23-18
6:55		Jaylen Fenner misses two point layup
6:53		Markus Harding defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Markus Harding makes two point layup	25-18
6:18		Jaylen Fenner misses three point jump shot
6:16		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
6:11	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot (Kaden Cooper assists)	25-20
6:03		Ian Scott turnover (lost ball)
6:03		TV timeout
5:36		Camp Wagner shooting foul (DJ Dudley draws the foul)
5:36		DJ Dudley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:36	+1	DJ Dudley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-21
5:21		Markus Harding misses two point jump shot
5:19		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
5:08		DJ Dudley turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Hall steals)
4:52		Melian Martinez shooting foul (Markus Harding draws the foul)
4:52		Markus Harding misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:52	+1	Markus Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
4:42		Melian Martinez turnover (bad pass)
4:29		Jo Van Buggenhout misses two point layup
4:27		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
4:08	+2	AJ Bates makes two point jump shot (Sir Issac Herron assists)	26-23
3:49		Bruno Alocen misses three point jump shot
3:47		AJ Bates defensive rebound
3:41	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot	26-25
3:35		Sycamores 30 second timeout
3:35		TV timeout
3:29		Jo Van Buggenhout misses three point jump shot
3:27		Sir Issac Herron defensive rebound
3:22	+2	AJ Bates makes two point jump shot	26-27
2:56		Bruno Alocen misses three point jump shot
2:54		AJ Bates defensive rebound
2:40		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
2:38		DJ Dudley offensive rebound
2:28	+2	Sir Issac Herron makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists)	26-29
2:10		Sterling Young misses two point layup
2:08		Jaylen Fenner defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point jump shot (AJ Bates assists)	26-31
1:14		Markus Harding turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Cooper steals)
1:07	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup	26-33
0:49		Markus Harding offensive foul
0:49		Markus Harding turnover (offensive foul)
0:49		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:41	+2	Sir Issac Herron makes two point jump shot	26-35
0:20		Jo Van Buggenhout misses two point jump shot
0:18		DJ Dudley defensive rebound
0:00	+2	AJ Bates makes two point jump shot (Kaden Cooper assists)	26-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
INST
Sycamores
47
LT
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
19:41		Camp Wagner offensive rebound
19:29	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	28-37
18:59		AJ Bates misses two point layup
18:58		Camp Wagner defensive rebound
18:58		Will Allen personal foul
18:40		Will Allen personal foul
18:40		Avery Thomas II personal foul
18:33		Kaden Cooper blocks Markus Harding's two point layup
18:31		Sycamores offensive rebound
18:21	+3	Markus Harding makes three point jump shot (Ian Scott assists)	31-37
18:00		Official timeout
18:00	+3	AJ Bates makes three point jump shot	31-40
18:00		Xavier Hall personal foul
17:52		DJ Dudley misses three point jump shot
17:50		Ian Scott defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	33-40
17:14		Kaden Cooper turnover (lost ball)
17:00		Jaylen Fenner shooting foul (Camp Wagner draws the foul)
17:00	+1	Camp Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-40
17:00	+1	Camp Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-40
16:47		AJ Bates turnover (out of bounds)
16:35	+3	Camp Wagner makes three point jump shot (Sterling Young assists)	38-40
16:09		Kaden Cooper misses two point jump shot
16:07		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
16:03		Kaden Cooper misses two point layup
16:01		Ian Scott defensive rebound
15:59		Markus Harding misses two point layup
15:59		AJ Bates defensive rebound
15:59		Ian Scott personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:36		AJ Bates misses two point jump shot
15:34		Markus Harding defensive rebound
15:30		Kaden Cooper shooting foul (Ian Scott draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Markus Harding makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
15:30	+1	Markus Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-40
15:15		DJ Dudley misses two point jump shot
15:13		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
15:06	+2	Scooter Williams makes two point jump shot	40-42
14:45		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
14:43		Sterling Young offensive rebound
14:35		Sterling Young misses two point layup
14:33		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Sir Issac Herron makes two point jump shot	40-44
14:06		Xavier Hall misses two point layup
14:04		Scooter Williams defensive rebound
14:03		Sir Issac Herron turnover (lost ball)
13:53		Sir Issac Herron shooting foul (Ian Scott draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Ian Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-44
13:53	+1	Ian Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-44
13:41		Enel St. Bernard blocks DJ Dudley's two point layup
13:39		Sycamores defensive rebound
13:39		Official timeout
13:12	+2	Enel St. Bernard makes two point layup (Ian Scott assists)	44-44
12:53	+2	Kylan Howze makes two point layup (Scooter Williams assists)	44-46
12:26		Bruno Alocen misses three point jump shot
12:24		Will Jeffress defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Scooter Williams makes three point jump shot	44-49
11:46		Camp Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Howze steals)
11:40		DJ Dudley misses two point layup
11:38		Ian Scott defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Camp Wagner makes two point layup (Ian Scott assists)	46-49
11:01		Scooter Williams misses two point jump shot
10:59		Sycamores defensive rebound
10:57		TV timeout
10:39		Sterling Young misses two point layup
10:37		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
10:13	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot	46-51
10:03		Jermaurhiyun Anderson blocks Xavier Hall's two point layup
10:01		Sycamores offensive rebound
9:45		Sterling Young misses three point jump shot
9:43		Scooter Williams defensive rebound
9:29	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point layup	46-53
9:14	+2	Sterling Young makes two point layup	48-53
8:37		Scooter Williams misses three point jump shot
8:35		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:13		Camp Wagner turnover (bad pass) (AJ Bates steals)
8:05		Scooter Williams misses two point layup
8:03		Sir Issac Herron offensive rebound
8:00	+2	Sir Issac Herron makes two point dunk	48-55
7:49	+3	Camp Wagner makes three point jump shot (Sterling Young assists)	51-55
7:37	+2	Scooter Williams makes two point layup (Sir Issac Herron assists)	51-57
7:22		Ian Scott turnover (lost ball)
7:22		TV timeout
7:01	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot	51-59
6:33		Xavier Hall misses three point jump shot
6:31		AJ Bates defensive rebound
6:22		AJ Bates misses two point layup
6:20		AJ Bates offensive rebound
6:16	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	51-61
5:59	+2	Markus Harding makes two point layup	53-61
5:40		AJ Bates turnover (bad pass)
5:30	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	55-61
5:30		Sycamores 30 second timeout
5:08		TV timeout
5:08		Kaden Cooper misses two point layup
5:06		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
5:05		Ian Scott shooting foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul)
5:05	+1	Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
5:05	+1	Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
4:55	+2	Markus Harding makes two point dunk (Xavier Hall assists)	57-63
4:30		Sterling Young personal foul
4:28	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists)	57-65
4:08	+2	Ian Scott makes two point dunk (Camp Wagner assists)	59-65
3:53		DJ Dudley misses two point jump shot
3:51		Sterling Young defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Xavier Hall assists)	61-65
3:28		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:28		TV timeout
3:07		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
3:05		Xavier Hall defensive rebound
2:51	+2	Xavier Hall makes two point layup	63-65
2:30	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot	63-67
2:15	+2	Ian Scott makes two point dunk (Xavier Hall assists)	65-67
2:00	+2	Sir Issac Herron makes two point layup	65-69
1:44	+3	Xavier Hall makes three point jump shot	68-69
1:30		Sir Issac Herron misses two point jump shot
1:28		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
1:25	+2	Scooter Williams makes two point layup (DJ Dudley assists)	68-71
1:25		Camp Wagner shooting foul (Scooter Williams draws the foul)
1:25		Kaden Cooper turnover (lane violation)
1:25		Sycamores 30 second timeout
1:03	+2	Ian Scott makes two point layup (Xavier Hall assists)	70-71
0:42		Kaden Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Markus Harding steals)
0:33		Camp Wagner misses three point jump shot
0:31		Scooter Williams defensive rebound
0:30		Xavier Hall personal foul
0:28		Sterling Young personal foul (DJ Dudley draws the foul)
0:28	+1	DJ Dudley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
0:28	+1	DJ Dudley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-73
0:28		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:26	+3	Camp Wagner makes three point jump shot (Xavier Hall assists)	73-73
0:02	+2	DJ Dudley makes two point jump shot	73-75
0:01		Sycamores 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Sycamores 30 second timeout