Guest abovetherim Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 BEAUMONT – Senior Currye Todd led six players in double-figures with 17 points as Lamar University opened the 2007-08 season with a 103-64 rout of LeTourneau University in non-conference men’s basketball action Tuesday night at the Montagne Center. Lamar (1-0) improved its all-time record to 41-16 in season openers, including a 29-3 mark at home. LeTourneau dropped to 0-1 on the season. The Cardinals hit the road for a 7 p.m. game Friday at Mississippi. The all-time series is tied at 1-1 between Lamar and Ole Miss with each team winning at home. Senior Darren Hopkins’ three-pointer at 19:48 to open the game gave Lamar a quick 3-0 lead and the Cardinals would never trail in the contest. Two more Hopkins three-pointers and a layup by Matthew Barrow at 17:29 gave the Cardinals a 13-2 lead. A conventional three point play by Lawrence Nwevo ignited a 13-0 run that was capped by a Nwevo layup at 11:58 that gave Lamar a 22-point lead at 26-4. The Cardinals kept pouring it on and led 38-10 with 5:09 remaining in the opening stanza on a Lamar Sanders layup. A Hopkins free throw at 2:36 gave the Cardinals their biggest lead of the half at 30 points, 43-13. Consecutive three-pointers by J.J. Rockmore and Jayme Bradley pulled the YellowJackets within 23, 59-36, with 15:25 left in the game, but that’s as close as LeTourneau would get. Lamar built its lead to a game-high 43 points on two occasions – a Nwevo layup at 4:25 that made the score 92-49 and a Todd 3-pointer at 3:41 (96-43). About the only drama left was to see whether the Lamar fans would go home with a free chicken coupon to Dairy Queen, which occurs only when the Cardinals score 100 points in a game. Todd had the answer when his 3-pointer at 1:32 gave Lamar its 101st point. Todd was 6 of 13 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range in scoring his 17 points. Junior Justin Nabors recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Hopkins also added 14 points. Barrow and Jay Brown each chipped in 12. Sanders added 10 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five steals. Lamar shot 48.1 percent (37-of-77) from the field, 38.5 percent (10-of-26) from 3-point range and 86.4 percent (19-of-22) from the free throw line. The Cardinals outrebounded the YellowJackets 58 to 29, which led to a 23-11 advantage in second chance points. LU also outscored LeTourneau 44-22 in points in the paint. Dewones Smith and Rockmore each scored 11 points to lead LeTourneau. Marcel Louimeus added 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Smith dished out a team-high five assists. LeTourneau shot 39.3 percent (24-of-61) from the field, 20.8 percent (5-of-24) from 3-point range and 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from the free throw line. Both the YellowJackets and Cardinals committed 25 turnovers. www.kfdm.com
Guest coachacola Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 What's the deal with the 25 turnovers? They better take care of the ball better than that when they play Ole Miss on Friday.
Guest abovetherim Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 The big's had eight TO's in the first half and I think it's going to taking some time getting use to the way Kenny Dawkins passes. He made some GREAT passes that guys weren't ready for and they ended up TO's.
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