RUSTON, La. (AP) — Erik McCree scored 14 points and Kenneth Smith added 12 more while dishing out 12 assists to lead Louisiana Tech to an 81-57 win over Marshall on Saturday night.

Michale Kyser and Raheem Appleby also contributed 12 points apiece and Jacobi Boykins had 11 as Louisiana Tech (17-5, 8-1 Conference USA) shot 49 percent from the floor on 65 attempts to extend its win streak to three.

Trailing by a point late in the first half, Louisiana Tech took control with a 22-4 run that stretched across both sides of the intermission and included back-to-back 3-pointers from Boykins, giving the Bulldogs a 48-30 lead with 17:47 still to play. The lead never tightened below double figures the rest of the way.

Marshall (6-16, 2-7) had 23 turnovers and was held to 17-for-52 shooting from the floor.

Ryan Taylor led the Thundering Herd with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

LOUISIANA TECH 81, MARSHALL 57

MARSHALL (6-16)

Nikolic 1-9 0-0 3, Edmonds 5-15 5-7 17, Taylor 7-12 6-10 20, Kambola 1-3 2-2 4, Loop 1-7 4-5 7, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Sane 0-2 0-0 0, Boykins 2-3 2-3 6, Manning 0-0 0-0 0, Bowling 0-0 0-0 0, Mijovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 19-27 57.

LOUISIANA TECH (17-5)

Hamilton 1-6 3-4 5, Kyser 5-7 2-2 12, McCree 6-15 1-1 14, Appleby 5-12 0-0 12, Smith 4-6 2-2 12, White 0-1 0-0 0, Griffin 0-1 0-0 0, Stapleton 4-6 0-0 8, Boykins 5-9 0-1 11, Holden 1-1 3-4 5, Edwards 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-65 11-14 81.

Halftime—Louisiana Tech 44-30. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 4-17 (Edmonds 2-8, Nikolic 1-2, Loop 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Kambola 0-1), Louisiana Tech 6-22 (Smith 2-4, Appleby 2-5, McCree 1-4, Boykins 1-4, Stapleton 0-1, Hamilton 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Marshall 38 (Taylor 12), Louisiana Tech 38 (Smith 8). Assists—Marshall 4 (Taylor 2), Louisiana Tech 24 (Smith 12). Total Fouls—Marshall 20, Louisiana Tech 20. A—4,731.

Central Michigan 74, Ohio 69

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Chris Fowler scored 17 points and Central Michigan topped Ohio 74-69 on Saturday.

Central Michigan (15-4, 5-3 Mid-American) took an early 12-4 lead on Fowler’s jumper just over five minutes in and led 41-31 at the break.

CMU pushed the lead to 14 on John Simons’ 3-pointer early in the second, but Ohio trimmed its deficit to four with 8:25 left on Antonio Campbell’s dunk.

Central Michigan responded with an 11-4 run, capped by Fowler’s layup with 2:11 to go that made it 69-58.

Simons finished with 16 points and nine rebounds for Central Michigan.

Ohio (7-12, 2-6 Mid-American) placed four in double figures. Javarez Willis scored 14 points, Campbell and Ryan Taylor had 12 apiece and Maurice Ndour added 11 points and 14 boards. The Bobcats were just 5 of 18 from beyond the arc.