Men's basketball returns to action this evening at 6:30 taking on Northwestern State in Natchitoches.  This is the first of the remaining twenty conference games and is all about seating for the conference tournament.  Will Lamar come back looking like the team that opened the year or the one that closed out the non-conference portion with losses.

Cards are off to their best start since Montana St.  Shooting a high percentage and playing good defense.  Cards up 20-15 with under 12 in the first half.

Good first half ! 

Cards up by nineteen 44-25 at the half.  Lamar shooting 63% from the field including four of nine from three-point range.  Cards are winning the rebounding and turnover stats.  The only negative is the Cards have four players with two fouls each.  A couple of unlikely leaders for scoring in this game. Lowe is leading with 13 first half points and Wilhite has eight.  The three usual leading scorers have a combined six points.

Lamar not shooting as well in the second half and a little sloppy with ball security have seen the lead fall to 63-48 with under eight minutes to play.

Lamar wins 76-61.  Cards were a little sloppy on offense in the second half committing eight turnovers and committing too many fouls also.  Lee came out strong from a shooting standpoint to wind up as the leading scorer for the game with 19.  Lamar had four players in double figures.  East led all players with twelve rebounds.