McNeese State 64, at Lamar 63

BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant start, a furious comeback and a final possession that hung in the balance, the McNeese State Cowboys escaped the Montagne Center with a narrow 64-63 victory over the Lamar Cardinals in a Southland Conference men’s basketball thriller on Saturday. The outcome hinged on the game’s frantic final seven seconds. With McNeese State clinging to a one-point lead, Lamar’s Rob Lee, who spearheaded the Cardinals’ second-half charge, drove the lane and connected on a difficult layup to put Lamar ahead 63-62 with just three seconds remaining. The Cowboys, out of… Read more...