Feb. 7, 2010

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RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech tries for their second win over teams they've lost to this season as they play at New Mexico State in men's basketball on Monday at 8 p.m. CT.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN Regional, a part of ESPN GamePlan that can be also accessed on ESPN360.com.

The Bulldogs (19-4, 7-2 Western Athletic Conference) are coming off a 71-64 win over San Jose State, a team that broke their 10-game winning streak earlier this season. Now the Bulldogs will have a chance to knock off a New Mexico State team that defeated LA Tech 91-77 in their meeting at the Thomas Assembly Center and broke the Bulldog's 12-game home winning streak.

Senior Magnum Rolle has had the hot hand for Tech as the 6-11 forward is averaging a double-double, 17.3 points and 10.2 rebounds, during WAC play. He is coming off a game against San Jose State in which he had 21 points, five rebounds and four blocks.

New Mexico State (14-8, 7-2 WAC) is coming off a 94-82 win over San Jose State on Saturday. In the game, Jahmar Young led five Aggies in double figures as he scored 25 points to up his season average to 21.4 points a game, 22.7 in WAC play. NMSU has won six of their last seven games and are 8-3 at home.

The Aggies lead the all-time series 9-3 and have won six of the past seven meetings. They are 6-1 all-time against the Bulldogs at home.

The contest can be heard live throughout the LA Tech Sports Network, including KXKZ 107.5 FM (Ruston), KBYO 92.7 FM (Monroe/Farmerville) and KLKL 95.7 FM (Shreveport).

LA Tech fans can also access the game via the internet by subscribing to LA Tech All-Access (log onto www.latechsports.com) as the audio will be streamed live.

Log on to www.nmstatesports.com for a live video feed. Livestats are also available on the website.