Second half dooms Lady Eagles at Louisiana Tech, fall 77-60 to Lady Techsters (Source: Southern Miss) By Tim Doherty | January 29, 2021 at 6:33 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 10:16 PM From University of Southern Mississippi Sports Information Department RUSTON, La. (WDAM) – Louisiana Tech University used an 11-0 run in the third quarter to seize control and never looked back in a 77-60 over the University of Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles Thursday night at The Thomas Assembly Center. “We did not play well,” USM head coach Joye Lee-McNelis said. “From the tip, it was a battle for us. They went to the 2-3 zone in the third quarter and we just really struggled to score against it.