Lamar Cardinals at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
82 - 88
DuBose scores 33 and Houston Baptist holds off Lamar in OT
Philip McKenzie hit two free throws with 34 seconds left in OT and the Huskies (5-7) led 82-76. After Michael Kolawole made a layup for Lamar, Oliver Lynch-Daniels made two free throws and DuBose added a pair for an 86-78 lead for Houston Baptist. Lynch-Daniels finished the free-throw binge with another pair and Lamar (7-7) was not able to challenge the lead.
McKenzie had 12 points and six rebounds and Lynch-Daniels finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. In addition to his 33 points, DuBose added 10 rebounds and six assists.
Josh Nzeakor led Lamar with 24 points and eight rebounds.
The Huskies led 38-31 at halftime and held the lead throughout the second half until Lamar's T.J. Atwood made 1 of 2 from the line to tie it at 74 with seven seconds left in regulation. Braxton Bonds then missed a jumper that would have won it for Houston Baptist.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 82 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Edwin Jeudy made Dunk. Assisted by Mike Kolawole. | 82 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Oliver Lynch-Daniels made Free Throw. | 80 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:12 | Oliver Lynch-Daniels made Free Throw. | 80 - 87 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-63 | FG | 30-64 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 13-22 | FT | 22-32 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 683 | 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 |