DeAndre Brown scored 21 points and Olu Ashaolu had his second double-double of the season to lead Louisiana Tech in a 90-58 rout of Austin College on Saturday night.
Ashaolu had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (1-1), who led 42-33 at halftime, then blew the game open in the second half in the first meeting between the schools.
Louisiana Tech shot 50 percent from the field (30 of 60) compared to 32.8 percent (20 of 61) for the Division III Kangaroos.
Austin stayed close at first. The score was tied at 16 with 12:42 to go in the first half, then the Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run.
After Louisiana Tech built a comfortable second-half lead, it outscored the Kangaroos 19-5 in the final 7:28.
All 11 Bulldogs players scored at least two points and had at least one rebound.
Jordan Hancock led Austin with 16 points.
