BEAUMONT, Texas – Southeastern Louisiana could not overcome a 34–point effort by Lamar's Colton Weisbrod as the Cardinals pulled away early for a 74-54 victory in Southland Conference action Saturday afternoon.

    Southeastern (9-8, 2-2) dropped its third straight road conference game dating back to the 2015-16 season and its second straight overall on its current three-game road trip. The Lions close out the trip at Abilene Christian Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

    Junior guard Jabbar Singleton led Southeastern with 13 points while sophomore forward Moses Greenwood added 12. Sophomore guard Marlain Veal had five rebounds and four assists. Senior center Dominic Nelson and junior forward James Currington also had five rebounds each. The Lions out-rebounded Lamar 36-34 but shot 35.7 percent from the field and had a season-high 22 turnovers. 

    Weisbrod's points were the most by a Southeastern opponent since UT Martin's Myles Taylor scored 34 in an 80-76 Lions victory on Dec. 21, 2013. Weisbrod also added eight rebounds for Lamar (10-6, 2-1) . Torey Noel contributed nine points while Josh Nzeakor had eight rebounds and five blocks. The Cardinals shot 52.7 percent from the field, including 45.5 percent on 3-pointers.

    Weisbrod got 25 of his points and Lamar shot 64.3 percent from the field as the Cardinals took an 18-point lead into the break.

    The Cardinals got out to a 9-4 lead on Joey Frenchwood's 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 16:40 mark. Noel took a steal in to make it 14-8 with 12:26 left. But Veal drove in from the right side and Greenwood added a tip-in to get the Lions to within 14-12 with 11 minutes remaining.

    Lamar went on a 16-4 run over the next 6:22 with a pair of Weisbrod three-point plays sandwiched around a Greenwood hook making it 24-16 at the eight-minute mark. Zjori Bosha then took a steal in for a 30-16 lead with 5:38 left.

    Junior guard Davon Hayes lofted a pass to Veal for a dunk and Currington added a putback during a 6-0 Southeastern run to cut the margin to 30-22 with 4:49 left. But Nick Garth answered with a 3, Weisbrod ran off six straight points and Garth buried another 3 with 3 seconds left to give the Cardinals a 44-26 halftime advantage.

    Southeastern opened the second half with a 7-0 run to pull to within 44-33 on a Veal layup with 17:54 left. But Frenchwood responded with a jumper, Weisbrod followed with a three-point play and Bosha hit a 3 to extend the lead back to 52-33 at the 16:05 mark.

    Singleton knocked down a 3 with 13:08 but Southeastern went 4:14 before its next field goal, a jumper by Greenwood that made it 63-45 with 8:54 left. A Noel 3 gave Lamar a 72-48 lead with 5:45 left. Two Cameron McGee free throws gave the Cardinals their biggest advantage at 74-49 at the 1:58 mark.