POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>RUSTON, La. (AP) — Sean Newman Jr.'s 27 points helped Louisiana Tech defeat Liberty 79-74 on Saturday night.<br>Newman added eight assists for the Bulldogs (13-4, 2-2 Conference USA). Daniel Batcho added 24 points while going 6 of 10 and 12 of 15 from the free-throw line while he also had 12 rebounds and three blocks. Amaree Abram had 13 points and shot 4 for 10, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.<br>Taelon Peter led the Flames (14-3, 2-2) in scoring, finishing with 33 points. Liberty also got 13 points and six rebounds from Jay Maughmer. Zach Cleveland also had 11 points and four assists.<br>Newman scored 12 points in the first half and Louisiana Tech went into the break trailing 34-27. Newman scored 15 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Louisiana Tech to a five-point victory.<br>___<br>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>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE9zTkRmX2ZmZWRtVGk5RERROGFvT1k1RV91SzhScGQxaEk0aktYNEwxZC14bmd3R1hqSmJOUU5CbEtNX3l0LWl5MnphQ1hjWmt0d25sSkNPeUNKR0VIdnc4a01vbmI0S1I0bWI1UXlCaHlwVUlLeDBzaW51enVGbDA?oc=5">source</a>
