Lamar Cardinals dominate Centenary (LA) in Wednesday home rout

BEAUMONT, Texas (Interstat) — In a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday, Lamar defeated non-divisional opponent Centenary (LA) 122-57 at the Montagne Center, improving the Cardinals to 2-1 this season. Lamar scored 122 points from 87 possessions with an offensive rating of 140.7 and posted 33 offensive rebounds, 18 assists, three blocks, 11 turnovers and 18 fouls. Lamar held advantages of 44-28 in points in the paint, 37-9 in points off turnovers and 33-27 in fastbreak points. Abeeng Agot led Lamar with 23 points, nine rebounds and one assist. Quante Berry added 23 points, six rebounds and two assists, Martin Minarovjech had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Dominic Eason scored 14 points with five rebounds and two blocks, and Caden Hinker scored 14 points with five rebounds and one block. Jeremiah Jones contributed five points, six rebounds and six assists. Michael Collins added five points, five rebounds and seven assists. Attendance was 1,055.