Nzeakor scores 25 to carry Lamar over Houston Baptist 81-79
Josh Nzeakor had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Lamar narrowly defeated Houston Baptist 81-79 in the first round of the Southland Conference Tourney on Wednesday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Houston Christian Huskies
79
Lamar Cardinals
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCU | 32 | 47 | 79 |
| LAM | 33 | 48 | 81 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Louisiana Christian Wildcats | W 108-45 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 79-81
Nick Garth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 79-80
Foul on Braxton Bonds.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 79-80
Ty Dalton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-80
Jackson Stent made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 77-80
Foul on Josh Nzeakor.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-80
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 77-79
Foul on Ty Dalton.
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JumpShot 0:03 77-79
Josh Nzeakor made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Hunter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 77-77
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 77-76
Foul on Ian DuBose.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 77-76
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 76-76
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 75-76
Foul on Christian Barrett.
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LayUpShot 1:08 75-76
Ty Dalton made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:23 73-76
Josh Nzeakor made Layup. Assisted by Nick Garth.
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LayUpShot 1:41 73-74
Edward Hardt made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 71-74
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 71-73
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 71-72
Foul on Edward Hardt.
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LayUpShot 2:20 71-72
Edward Hardt made Layup. Assisted by Ian DuBose.
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JumpShot 2:31 69-72
Nick Garth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 69-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 68-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 67-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:50 66-70
Foul on Nick Garth.
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JumpShot 3:06 66-70
Nick Garth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 66-68
Ian DuBose made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 65-68
Ian DuBose made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 64-68
Foul on Jordan Hunter.
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LayUpShot 3:27 64-68
Jordan Hunter made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:02 64-66
Edward Hardt made Layup. Assisted by Jalon Gates.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 62-66
Foul on Josh Nzeakor.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:25 62-66
Ian DuBose made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 61-66
Foul on Edwin Jeudy.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:50 61-66
Jalon Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ian DuBose.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 58-66
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 57-66
Foul on Josh Nzeakor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:46 57-66
Davion Buster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Garth.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 57-63
Edward Hardt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 56-63
Foul on Davion Buster.
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LayUpShot 6:19 56-63
Edward Hardt made Layup. Assisted by Oliver Lynch-Daniels.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:24 54-63
Oliver Lynch-Daniels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:24 53-63
Foul on Avery Sullivan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:34 53-63
Nick Garth made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Davion Buster.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:49 53-60
Jalon Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Dalton.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:08 50-60
Jordan Hunter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:08 50-59
Foul on Ty Dalton.
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LayUpShot 8:08 50-59
Jordan Hunter made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:45 50-57
Foul on Edward Hardt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:31 50-57
Jalon Gates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oliver Lynch-Daniels.
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PersonalFoul 10:36 47-57
Foul on Edwin Jeudy.
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PersonalFoul 10:43 47-57
Foul on Edwin Jeudy.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:56 47-57
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:56 47-56
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:56 47-55
Foul on Ian DuBose.
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JumpShot 11:29 47-55
Edwin Jeudy made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:46 47-53
Ian DuBose made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:46 46-53
Foul on Josh Nzeakor.
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PersonalFoul 11:54 46-53
Foul on Jordan Hunter.
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JumpShot 12:11 46-53
Braxton Bonds made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 79-81
Nick Garth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 79-80
Foul on Braxton Bonds.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 79-80
Lamar Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 79-80
Ty Dalton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 78-80
Jackson Stent made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:01 77-80
Houston Baptist Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:01 77-80
Foul on Josh Nzeakor.
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ShortTimeOut 0:03 77-80
Lamar Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-80
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 77-79
Foul on Ty Dalton.
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JumpShot 0:03 77-79
Josh Nzeakor made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Hunter.
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ShortTimeOut 0:14 77-77
Lamar Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:22 77-77
Michael Kolawole Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 77-77
Jalon Gates missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 77-77
Ian DuBose Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 77-77
Josh Nzeakor missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 77-77
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 77-76
Foul on Ian DuBose.
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Offensive Rebound 0:41 77-76
Christian Barrett Offensive Rebound.
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ShortTimeOut 1:01 77-76
Houston Baptist Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 77-76
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 76-76
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 75-76
Foul on Christian Barrett.
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Steal 1:03 75-76
Braxton Bonds Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:03 75-76
Jordan Hunter Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:08 75-76
Ty Dalton made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:23 73-76
Josh Nzeakor made Layup. Assisted by Nick Garth.
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LayUpShot 1:41 73-74
Edward Hardt made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:44 71-74
Edward Hardt Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:44 71-74
Jalon Gates missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 71-74
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 71-73
Josh Nzeakor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 71-72
Foul on Edward Hardt.
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LayUpShot 2:20 71-72
Edward Hardt made Layup. Assisted by Ian DuBose.
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JumpShot 2:31 69-72
Nick Garth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 69-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 68-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 67-70
Jalon Gates made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:50 66-70
Foul on Nick Garth.
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JumpShot 3:06 66-70
Nick Garth made Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 348 events.
Team Stats
HCU
LAM
25-57
FG
30-62
44
Field Goal %
48
7-16
3PT
4-15
44
Three Point %
27
22-35
FT
17-22
63
Free Throw %
77
28
Rebounds
43
6
Offensive Rebounds
13
22
Defensive Rebounds
30
17
Assists
13
5
Steals
3
1
Blocks
1
7
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Off Turnovers
12
4
Fast Break Points
0
34
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
26
1
Largest Lead
10
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