Seahawks face No. 2 Brookhaven in Dallas on Saturday

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It’s been a tough week for the Lamar State College-Port Arthur men’s basketball team and it won’t get easier this weekend.

The Seahawks are 8-9 overall and 1-1 in Metro Athletic Conference play after dropping a heart-breaker Wednesday night at home against conference rival Eastfield College, No. 12 in the nation going into the game.

Lamar State, down 13 points at half-time, came back to lead by four in the second half and had the score tied with less than a minute to go, but missed some free throws down the stretch to lose 81-75.

Five Seahawks scored in double figures, led by freshman guard Jemel Douriso with 16 points.

Sophomore post Sam Stelly had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth-in-a-row double-figure scoring game. Stelly has been the Seahawks’ rebounding leader in four of the past five games.

Freshman forward George Williamson collected 11 points and sophomore guard Noah Cole added 10.

The Seahawks will have to pick up their game this Saturday, when they travel to Dallas for a 2 p.m. game against MAC leader Brookhaven College (18-1, 3-0), which is ranked No. 2 in the nation.

The Bears’ sole defeat came Nov. 7, when they lost 99-88 at Hill College.

“Brookhaven is averaging about 107 points per game, so we know they want to run and gun,†said Lamar State head coach Don Bryson. “Everyone will have to keep their head in the game. If we run our offense, take care of the ball and play tough defense, we can stand in there with them.â€

The Seahawks played the Bears three times last year, losing twice during the regular season, including a 107-103 double overtime loss in Port Arthur.

Going into the conference tournament, Lamar State had just seven players left on the roster. But they surprised Eastfield with a hard-fought 72-69 victory in the first round of the conference tournament.

The Seahawks were eliminated the following night by the eventual tournament winner, North Lake College.

Lamar State will be back in the Carl Parker Center next Wednesday for a 7 p.m. conference game against Richland College (10-8, 1-1).

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