# 2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 2013–14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Michael White, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were first year members of the Conference USA. They finished the season 29–8, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Tulsa. After tiebreakers, they were the #1 seed in the C-USA Tournament, and as a regular season conference champion and overall #1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received at automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Florida State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2013* 6:30 pm | | Arkansas–Monticello | W 85–64 | – | Scotty Robertson Memorial Gymnasium (N/A) Ruston, LA |
| November 4, 2013* 6:30 pm | | Southern Arkansas | W 100–49 | – | Thomas Assembly Center (N/A) Ruston, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2013* 10:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 70–83 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,825) Moraga, CA |
| November 13, 2013* 6:30 pm | | Centenary Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 106–59 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,942) Ruston, LA |
| November 20, 2013* 7:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 94–57 | 2–1 | Farris Center (1,547) Conway, AR |
| November 25, 2013* 11:00 am | | vs. UNC Greensboro Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 99–62 | 3–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2013* 5:00 pm | | vs. UIC Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | W 103–78 | 4–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2013* 7:30 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Gulf Coast Showcase Finals | W 76–72 | 5–1 | Germain Arena (N/A) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2013* 5:00 pm | | at Jackson State | W 72–61 | 6–1 | Williams Assembly Center (608) Jackson, MS |
| December 4, 2013* 6:30 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 80–89 | 6–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,085) Ruston, LA |
| December 7, 2013* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 69–50 | 7–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,629) Ruston, LA |
| December 11, 2013* 8:30 pm | | Northwestern State | W 93–71 | 8–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,547) Ruston, LA |
| December 14, 2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State All-College Basketball Classic | L 55–70 | 8–3 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (7,047) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 17, 2013* 6:30 pm | | McNeese State | W 64–50 | 9–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,962) Ruston, LA |
| December 22, 2013* 5:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 83–61 | 10–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,107) Monroe, LA |
| December 30, 2013* 7:00 pm, SSTV | | at Oklahoma | W 102–98 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,903) Norman, OK |
| January 4, 2014* 4:00 pm | | Longwood | W 126–52 | 12–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,502) Ruston, LA |
| January 9, 2014 6:30 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 84–64 | 13–3 (1–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,678) Ruston, LA |
| January 11, 2014 7:40 pm | | FIU | W 85–51 | 14–3 (2–0) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,236) Ruston, LA |
| January 16, 2014 8:00 pm, CST | | at Tulane | W 73–45 | 15–3 (3–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,006) New Orleans, LA |
| January 19, 2014 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Southern Miss | L 71–80 | 15–4 (3–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (5,110) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 23, 2014 6:30 pm | | Charlotte | W 80–60 | 16–4 (4–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,250) Ruston, LA |
| January 25, 2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Marshall | W 98–77 | 17–4 (5–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (7,355) Ruston, LA |
| January 30, 2014 8:05 pm | | at UTEP | L 79–89 | 17–5 (5–2) | Don Haskins Center (8,361) El Paso, TX |
| February 1, 2014 3:00 pm, TWCSCT | | at UTSA | W 87–72 | 18–5 (6–2) | Convocation Center (1,104) San Antonio, TX |
| February 6, 2014 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tulsa | W 66–61 | 19–5 (7–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,935) Ruston, LA |
| February 8, 2014 6:00 pm | | North Texas | W 90–75 | 20–5 (8–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (5,123) Ruston, LA |
| February 15, 2014 7:35 pm | | Rice | W 85–46 | 21–5 (9–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,561) Ruston, LA |
| February 20, 2014 6:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 68–75 | 21–6 (9–3) | Williams Arena (3,798) Greenville, NC |
| February 22, 2014 6:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | W 71–66 | 22–6 (10–3) | Constant Center (6,940) Norfolk, VA |
| February 27, 2014 6:30 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 55–39 | 23–6 (11–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (5,349) Ruston, LA |
| March 2, 2014 3:00 pm | | at UAB | W 67–58 | 24–6 (12–3) | Bartow Arena (5,133) Birmingham, AL |
| March 6, 2014 7:00 pm | | at Rice | W 70–48 | 25–6 (13–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,380) Houston, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2014 9:30 pm | | vs. Charlotte Quarterfinals | W 86–65 | 26–6 | Don Haskins Center (8,252) El Paso, TX |
| March 14, 2014 6:05 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Southern Miss Semifinals | W 88–70 | 27–6 | Don Haskins Center (5,611) El Paso, TX |
| March 15, 2014 10:35 am, CBS | | vs. Tulsa Championship | L 60–69 | 27–7 | Don Haskins Center (4,870) El Paso, TX |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. (3) | (6) Iona First round | W 89–88 | 28–7 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,643) Ruston, LA |
| March 22, 2014* 10:00 am, ESPN | No. (3) | at (2) Georgia Second round | W 79–71 | 29–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,692) Athens, GA |
| March 26, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (3) | at (1) Florida State Quarterfinals | L 75–78 | 29–8 | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,470) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||