HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Christian Huskies used a commanding second-half performance to defeat the Lamar Cardinals 75-53 in a Southland Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at Sharp Gymnasium.

Leading by just five points at halftime, the Huskies outscored the Cardinals 46-29 after intermission to pull away. Houston Christian improved to 12-19 overall, while Lamar fell to an identical 12-19.

Rob Lee led Lamar with 16 points, and Braden East also scored 16. Houston Christian’s offense was more balanced, with Ryan Bartley scoring 15 points and Demarco Bethea adding 14. An announced crowd of 843 attended.