https://lamarcardinals.com/news/2020/12/14/mens-basketball-cards-open-home-schedule-against-southern-miss.aspx

Looking at the game notes for the Southern Miss game, Lamar is starting 4 guards with Davion Buster coming off the bench and Kasen Harrison starting. Sullivan is starting in the post.

Buster gets the start. Other starters were Kopp, Muoka, Sullivan and Jefferson.

Southern Miss up 10 to 6 at the first media timeout. 14:39 to go in first half.

Lamar has five early turnovers.

Lamar trails 18 to 9.

Lamar has gone dry from the field, Southern Miss is up 24 to 9.

At the 3:12 timeout, Southern Miss up 29 to 14 with Kopp at the FT line for 2.

The Cardinals are down 13 at halftime, 33 to 20. Lamar is shooting 22% from the field.

LU down by thirteen at the half. Ole Miss is bigger everywhere but in the post. Lamar offense doesn't create open looks. Cards getting beat in all aspects through the first half. Lamar shooting a dismal 23% from the field.

Edited December 16, 20205 yr by geezer

Lamar to get the ball to start the second half.

Sullivan up the the FT line, makes both

42 - 28, Southern Miss leading at 16:14 timeout.

Cardinals on a mini run, cuts lead to ten 42 to 32 Southern Miss.

Lamar down by 7 as Southern Miss hits a three. 48 to 41

Down 9, 50 to 41 with 11:47 left in second half. Sullivan at the line for 2 foul shots.

Southern Miss 59 to 47 over Lamar.

6:02 left in the game, Lamar in down 52 - 59. Buster is heating up!

Lamar loses a couple of chances to cut the lead. 3:09 left in the game Southern Miss up 61 - 54.

Three minutes left. Lamar has had chances to cut the lead but the shots haven't fallen. Also not the best shot selection. A couple of those oh no shots that didn't go in. You know the ones that if they went in it would be oh no, yes if it went in, but when it doesn't it just leaves the team in a hole.

The Cardinals cut the lead to three. Southern Miss 64, LU 61.

Harrison's FT's cut the lead to 1. Southern Miss 64, Lamar 63.

Nine seconds left, Ole Miss at the line for a one and one leading by one.

With 9 seconds left, Southern Miss makes two FT's, for a three point lead 66 to 63,

The Cardinals plays better in the second half, but drop a hard fought game 66 to 63.