SE Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 79
Atwood carries Lamar over SE Louisiana 79-73 in OT
Atwood's 3-pointer with 1:10 to play in regulation gave the Cardinals (7-5, 1-0 Southland Conference) a 69-68 edge. SE Louisiana's Pape Diop drew a foul with 14 seconds left and made the first of two free throws, tying the game 69-all and sending it into overtime.
The Cardinals led throughout the extra period.
V.J. Holmes had 11 points and six rebounds for Lamar which earned its sixth consecutive home victory. Avery Sullivan added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ellis Jefferson had six assists for the home team.
Davion Buster, whose 15 points per game entering the matchup was second on the Cardinals, was held to only 5 points (2 of 12).
Byron Smith had 18 points for the Lions (3-7, 0-1). LaQuan Butler added 17 points. Diop had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Lamar plays Northwestern State on the road on Saturday. Southeastern Louisiana plays Mississippi on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 73 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Von Julien made Layup. | 73 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:08 | V.J. Holmes made Free Throw. | 71 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:08 | V.J. Holmes made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Foul on Isiah Kirby. | 71 - 77 |
Statistics
 SELA |
 LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 30-76 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 8-14 | FT | 12-20 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,412 | 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 |