Question: The 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), an American collegiate athletic conference formed on which date, and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I?
Sentence (from "2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team"): LA Tech kicked off the season with a victory over Mississippi State, finished tied for second place in the WAC, and capped off the year with an Independence Bowl victory over Northern Illinois.
Relevant evidence: No