Lamar 76, at New Orleans 89

NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — In a game defined by contrasting styles, the New Orleans Privateers leveraged a dominant interior attack and a decisive advantage at the free-throw line to defeat the Lamar Cardinals 89-76 in a Southland Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at Kiefer Lakefront Arena. The Privateers improved to 8-12 overall, while Lamar fell to 10-9. The game’s outcome defied pregame projections that heavily favored the visiting Cardinals. The most critical phase of the contest was a sustained second-half run by New Orleans that transformed a narrow lead into a comfortable margin. Leading 45-43 early in the period,… Read more...