Olu Ashaolu

The Associated Press The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa Matt Gatens scored 22 points and Bryce Cartwright added 19 to lead Iowa past Louisiana Tech 77-58 on Tuesday night. Iowa (7-5) had four scorers in double figures. Eric May and Jarryd Cole added 10 points apiece. The win was Iowa's fourth in its last five games. Olu Ashaolu led Louisiana Tech (9-5) with 18 points. Brandon Gibson had 13 and DeAndre Brown 10. Ashaolu had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the...Read Full Story

Oregon is on the bubble of nearly everyone’s mock NCAA Tournament bracket at 22-8. The dunk by its senior forward, Olu Ashaolu, on Saturday however, needs no second-guessing. Ashaolu, a 6-7, 220-pound forward who played at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Oregon after graduation for a final season of eligibility, made Oregon’s 94-48 win over Utah somehow even worse with his “didn’t see you standing there” slam. The Utes’ Javon Dawson turned his back on Ashaolu’s drive but couldn’t get...Read Full Story

Matt Gatens scored 22 points and Bryce Cartwright added 19 to lead Iowa past Louisiana Tech 77-58 on Tuesday night.Iowa (7-5) had four scorers in double figures. Eric May and Jarryd Cole added 10 points apiece. The win was Iowa's fourth in its last five games.Olu Ashaolu led Louisiana Tech (9-5) with 18 points. Brandon Gibson had 13 and DeAndre Brown 10.Ashaolu had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half for his eighth double-double of the season and 18th of his career.But Ashaolu picked...Read Full Story

Olu Ashaolu scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help Louisiana Tech defeat Texas-Arlington 62-61 on Saturday night.The Bulldogs (9-4) led 57-47 with 3:28 left to play, but two 3-pointers from LaMarcus Reed capped an 11-2 run that pulled the Mavericks to within one, 59-58, with 1:36 to go.Ashaolu converted 3 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 20 seconds to push Louisiana Tech's lead to 62-58 with seven seconds left.Louisiana Tech scored the first 20 points of the game and...Read Full Story

Olu Ashaolu scored 24 points and Louisiana Tech defeated Louisiana-Monroe 67-58 on Saturday night.The Bulldogs (7-2) led 37-25 at halftime behind 54.5 percent shooting (12 of 22) and 12 points off turnovers in the first half. The Warhawks (2-7) shot just 35.8 percent from the field (11 of 32) before halftime, including just 1 of 10 from 3-point range.Louisiana-Monroe pulled within six, 52-46, on Lawrence Gilbert's free throws with 9:13 left. But the Bulldogs went on a 15-7 run to make it 67...Read Full Story