Lamar doubles up D-III member Howard Payne 112-56
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Josh Nzeakor and reserve Nick Garth scored 18 points apiece and Lamar doubled up Division-III member Howard Payne 112-56 on Saturday.
Colton Weisbrod finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals (8-1), who upped their winning streak to five and are off to their best start since the 1992-93 season. Zjori Bosha added 12 points and seven steals as Lamar forced 34 turnovers for the second straight game -- also doing it in a win over St. Thomas. T.J. Atwood and Joey Frenchwood added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Khyce Randall scored 14 points to pace the Yellow Jackets, while reserve Drake Cooper made 5 of 6 shots and scored 12. Randall came into the game averaging 27.8 points.
This one was over early. Lamar grabbed it first double-digit lead at the 11:28 mark of the first half and pushed its advantage to 57-27 by halftime. The lead grew to 44 on eight straight points by Frenchwood 3:42 into the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeffrey Johnson
- Travis Motal
- Randal Anders
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |