SE Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals
· SOUTHLAND MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
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65 - 77
65 - 77
Garth has 17, Lamar defeats SE Louisiana 77-65 in Southland
Marcus Owens added 12 points and Torey Noel 11 for the Cardinals (19-13), who will play third-seeded Stephen F. Austin, the defending champion, in the second round on Thursday.
Garth had a free throw and a 3-pointer and Owens followed with a pair of free throws as Lamar stretched its lead to 64-54 with 5:10 remaining. After Dorian Chatman's basket with 4:34 to play restored the 10-point lead the free throw parade started.
Lamar made 11 of 12 down the stretch, 17 of 20 in the second half and 25 of 30 for the game, to go with 48 percent shooting from the field.
Marlain Veal had 16 points for the Lions (16-16) and Dimi Cook had 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Owens made Free Throw. | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Jabbar Singleton. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Lamar Timeout | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Lamar Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Eddy Polanco missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 75 |
Statistics
 SELA |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 23-48 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-25 | FT | 25-30 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Leonard E. Merrell Center
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,127 | Capacity:
Location: Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,127 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |