Houston Christian Huskies at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Marmolejos scores 21 as Lamar knocks off Houston Christian 63-61
Alexis Marmolejos converted a three-point play to make it 61-all with 1:11 to play. After an Errol White steal on the other end, Adam Hamilton missed a jumper but Ja’Sean Jackson grabbed the offensive rebound and his jumper with about 2 seconds left capped the scoring.
Hamilton's steal just before the buzzer sealed it.
Marmolejos had four steals for the Cardinals (8-6, 3-0 Southland Conference). Andrew Holifield scored 11 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc. Hamilton had eight points and shot 4 of 11 from the field.
Bryson Dawkins finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Huskies (4-10, 1-2). Julian Mackey added 20 points for Houston Christian. Demari Williams also had eight points and six rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Adam Hamilton Steal. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Elijah Brooks Turnover. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ja'Sean Jackson made Jumper. | 61 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Ja'Sean Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 61 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 28-67 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-9 | FT | 2-4 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,533 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 3-8 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | - | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |