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HAMMOND – Anthony Miles scored a game-high 16 points, including six free throws in the final 50.8 seconds, and Lamar snapped Southeastern Louisiana's 13-game homecourt win streak in a 57-52 Southland Conference game Wednesday at the University Center.
Stan Brown posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds as Lamar (11-14, 5-6 Southland) outscored Southeastern (12-11, 6-5 Southland), 34-25, and handed the Lions their first loss at home since an 84-79 setback to Sam Houston State on Jan. 16, 2010.
Southeastern took a 50-49 lead after
Roosevelt Johnson scored on a layup with 1:08 remaining before Miles was fouled on the Cardinals' next possession.
Lamar, which was 3-for-11 from the free throw line heading into the final minute, took the lead for good at 51-50 when Miles sank a pair of free throws after being fouled by
Brandon Fortenberry.
After Southeastern's
Trent Hutchin missed a 3-pointer on the Lions' next possession, Miles added a second pair of free throws for a 53-50 lead and Charlie Harper drained a pair of free throws with 9.8 seconds for a 55-50 advantage.
Lamar trailed 27-23 at halftime before opening the second half with a 7-3 run to tie the game on Coy Custer's layup with 17:36 remaining in the game. Hutchin gave Southeastern a 32-30 lead with a baseline jumper, but the Cardinals went on a 10-2 run capped by a 3-pointer by Donley Minor for a 40-34 cushion.
Southeastern would answer as
Gary Dixon scored back-to-back baskets for a 45-42 lead before Lamar countered with a layup and 3-pointer by Mike James that would give the Cardinals a 47-46 lead with 4:58 left.
David Ndoumba led Southeastern with 15 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Ndoumba also blocked four shots as Southeastern held Lamar, the league's top scoring team (84.6 points per game), to 21-for-50 from the floor and 4-for-13 from behind the 3-point line.
Deshawn Patterson added 10 points for the Lions while Dixon added nine. Southeastern, which was averaging 88.1 points in seven game on its home floor, finished 18-for-47 from the floor and 2-for-12 from behind the 3-point line.
Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it plays host to UT Arlington (12-12, 6-5 Southland) in a 3 p.m. contest. The Lions will welcome back all of their basketball alumni with a reception being held beginning at 2 p.m. in the St. Tammany Room of the University Center.
Tickets are available by calling the Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or on-line at www.LionSports.net.
LAMAR (11-14, 5-6 SLC)
Miles 4-10 8-8 16; Brown 6-11 1-2 13; Minor 3-8 0-0 9; Custer 3-5 0-0 6; James 2-8 0-0 5; Harper 1-1 2-2 4; Ebomwonyi 1-2 0-0 2; Lamb 1-4 0-7 2; Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-50 11-19 57.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (12-11, 6-5 SLC)
Ndoumba 5-7 5-5 15; Patterson 4-7 2-2 10; Dixon 3-11 2-2 9; Hutchin 1-8 4-4 6; Johnson 2-6 1-3 5; Fortenberry 2-5 0-0 5; Marks 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-47 14-16 52.
Halftime – SLU 27, Lamar 23. 3-point goals - Lamar 4-13 (Minor 3-6; James 1-3; Lamb 0-2; Miles 0-2), SLU 2-12 (Fortenberry 1-1; Dixon 1-5; Hutchin 0-5; Patterson 0-1). Fouled out - Marks, Fortenberry. Rebounds - Lamar 35 (Brown, Lamb 10), SLU 27 (Ndoumba 11). Assists - Lamar 11 (Lamb, Miles 4), SLU 11 (Fortenberry, Patterson 3). Total fouls - Lamar 17, SLU 18. Technical fouls - Ebomwonyi. A – 746.
