Lamar Cardinals at UL Monroe Warhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bennett, Buster lift Lamar past Louisiana-Monroe 63-60
Lamar (1-4) trailed by as many as 13 in the second half. Buster, playing his first game of the season, scored 16 points — 11 after halftime — and made four 3-pointers. Quinlan Bennett led the Cardinals with 17 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. Avery Sullivan scored 15 with eight rebounds.
Russell Harrison led the Warhawks (1-2) with 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Josh Nicholas scored 11. Louisiana-Monroe led iby 13 early in the second half but was just 10-for-26 shooting after halftime, making just three of its last nine free-throw attempts.
Buster hit a 3-pointer that tied the game at 55-55 with just under three minutes remaining and hit another 3 that gave Lamar a 60-58 lead with 1:26 on the clock.
Marco Morency tied the game for Louisiana-Monroe with eight seconds, setting up a final play when Buster hit the winner from the right side just inside of half court.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Davion Buster made Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Lamar Timeout | 60 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Marco Morency made Jumper. | 60 - 60 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 ULM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 25-57 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 8-13 | FT | 5-14 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 36 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Monroe, LA
Attendance: 1,016 | 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 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |