NCAAB

Lamar Cardinals at Houston Christian Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lamar Cardinals
18-11, 7-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
87 - 73
Houston Christian Huskies
6-22, 5-7 Home

Nzeakor opens big 2nd half, Lamar tops Houston Baptist 87-73

Houston Baptist, already eliminated from the playoffs, had beaten Lamar four straight times at Houston but was unable to play spoiler Wednesday. Although the Huskies were trailing by just 36-35 at halftime, Nzeakor, who scored all 19 in the second half, broke the game open right after the break. He opened the second half with a three-point play, added a pair of free throws, a layup and a dunk to stake Lamar to a 47-37 lead.

James Harrison scored 20 points for Lamar (18-11, 10-6) and Torey Noel matched his career best with 10 assists and added five steals. The Cardinals have won their last three.

David Caraher scored 17 points and Edward Hardt added 16 for Houston Baptist (6-22, 2-13), which has lost six of seven.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 87 - 73
2nd 0:23 Lamar Defensive Rebound. 87 - 73
2nd 0:23 Braxton Bonds missed Three Point Jumper. 87 - 73
2nd 0:32 Josh Nzeakor made Dunk. Assisted by Torey Noel. 87 - 73
2nd 0:36 Torey Noel Steal. 85 - 73

Statistics

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30-67 FG 29-67
45 Field Goal % 43
10-22 3PT 6-21
45 Three Point % 29
17-19 FT 9-17
89 Free Throw % 53
43 Rebounds 41
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
32 Defensive Rebounds 28
17 Assists 16
11 Steals 7
5 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 11
8 Fast Break Points 6
32 Points in Paint 38
16 Fouls 17
16 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Sharp Gymnasium

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 612 | 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
Full Standings