NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (Interstat) — The Lamar men’s junior college basketball team secured a decisive 78-59 victory over North Platte on Saturday, sweeping the season series. The Runnin’ Lopes built a six-point halftime lead and steadily pulled away from the Knights in the second half. Lamar improved to 9-13 overall with the road win, while North Platte fell to 11-9. The result was an upset according to Interstat’s ELO system, which had projected the Knights with a 75.6 percent probability to win. Lamar previously defeated North Platte 84-67 on Jan. 24.