2024 Basketball at HCU

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Saturday double header at HCU. Women tipoff at 1:00 PM, men follow. Since we are talking about Lamar there are no guarantees, but the women should have a fairly easy win and the men is probably a little tougher but should be a win.

[coachacola]

This year the SLC is divided into 3 groups: McNeese is head and shoulders above everyone, then the middle tier of LU, Nicholls and A&M-CC. Everyone else is garbage, although SLU picked up a transfer from Baylor so maybe put them in the middle tier.

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After the first quarter the Lady Cards are up by one point, 15-14. Lamar is shooting poorly again, but their defense has forced six turnovers to make up the difference.

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Lamar shooting improves in the second quarter and the defense continues to stifle HCU. Lamar up 31-22 at the half. After not scoring in the first quarter Davis has eight points at the half.

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Thirteen point lead for Lamar going to the fourth quarter 53-40. Despite having a slight height disadvantage Davis has scored twenty-five points over the 2nd and 3rd quarters, to lead the Cards.

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Lady Cards win by eleven 65-54. Davis leads the way with 29 points and 15 rebounds and 3 steals. Weems had thirteen points. Dean only score four and none in the second half.

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Men's game, HCU leads by two at the first media timeout, 7-5. Lamar starting out shooting poorly, 1 for 6 including 0 for 2 from three point range.

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Lamar makes six of their next ten attempts to take a two point lead at the second media timeout. 16-14

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Lamar up by three 30-27 at the last media timeout of the first half.

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HCU comes back to take a one point lead at the half, 35-34. Lamar is just 1 for 7 from the three point arc and HCU is up four in rebounds.

[lamarfan360]

For some reason Lamar never plays well there in that gym.

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Second half has been back and forth. At the under eight-minute timeout, Lamar has a one-point lead 63-62.

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3:33 left in the game for the last media timeout. HCU has a two-point lead 69-67 and coming out of the timeout with the ball. Correction, refs reviewed an earlier basket interference call and the call was reversed resulting in a tie game.

[coachacola]

There's no excuse for the game to be this close.

[geezer]

1:08 left game tied, Lamar's ball coming out of a timeout with twenty seconds on the shot clock.