1 | 2 | T | |
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ACU | 32 | 42 | 74 |
LAM | 33 | 29 | 62 |
Abilene Christian cruises to 74-62 victory over Lamar
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Joe Pleasant tossed in 13 points and reserves Airion Simmons and Clay Gayman combined to score 23 as Abilene Christian pulled away in the second half to beat Lamar 74-62 on Saturday.
Pleasant hit 5 of 8 shots from the floor for the Wildcats (8-6, 3-0 Southland Conference), who shot 44% overall. Simmons contributed 12 points and four rebounds, while Gayman had 11 points and seven boardes.
T.J. Atwood paced the Cardinals (8-7, 2-2) with 21 points and six rebounds. Avery Sullivan finished with 14 points and seven boards, while reserve Davion Buster hit four 3-pointers and scored 14, but he had six of Lamar's 22 turnovers.
Lamar led 33-32 at halftime before being outscored 42-29 after intermission. The Cardinals shot 45% from the floor but made just 4 of 14 from distance (29%).
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Danny Chance
- Jason Barth
- Roger Schmitz
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
McNeese | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |