As the Marshall men’s basketball team huddled just seconds before Friday’s Conference USA semifinals tipped off, senior guard Stevie Browning shouted to his teammates, “We aren’t going home today!”
The task was tall, the opponent, Louisiana Tech, was skilled, but as has been the case this postseason, the Thundering Herd found a way to prevail, upending the higher-seeded Bulldogs 93-77, making Browning’s pregame prophecy come true.
Marshall was able dictate the tempo early on in the first half, despite falling behind early. Junior La. Tech forward Omar Sherman paced the “Dunkin’ Dogs” with early back-to-back buckets to put them ahead.