MBB at Nicholls Jan 20th

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Early game start today, 1PM start time.  Will Nicholls put on the pressure defense and can the Cards handle it?  Looking back at the last three games, each opponent played really aggressive defense when they moved into the lead and Lamar committed turnovers.  Lamar hasn't proved to have the players that can handle the pressure and especially handle the pressure and still score.  No new news here.

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Cards got out to an early lead but then substituted and Nicholls scored the next five to tie up the game.  Lamar got a three to take a three-point lead at the first media timeout.

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Turnovers continue to prevent Lamar from developing a true lead.  Cards have been up by as many as six points in the game so far but then the turnovers and Nicholls comes right back.  Game tied 16-16 at the second media timeout.

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Lamar down by two points at the half 37-35.  Turnovers and key foul issues the big difference in the score.  Cards have six first half turnovers and eleven fouls with nine of the eleven on the big men.  Hamilton and Holifield only played eight and seven minutes respectively because of the fouls.

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At the final media time out the game is tied at 64 and Hamilton will be shooting a free throw for the front end of a one and one.

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Lamar gets another road win to climb to 5-3 in the conference 78-74.  Lamar made their free throws down the stretch to get the win.  Ironically Pennebaker who is one of the poorer free throw shooters made two critical ones and with the chance to give Lamar a six-point lead with under a minute left Holifield, one of the better free throw shooters misses two, but Lamar played good defense the last few minutes of the game.  Lamar will return to action Saturday at home.