Chicago State gets first conference road win in five years
Brandon Betson scored 18 points and Chicago State defeated Lamar 67-56 on Saturday for the Cougars' first conference road victory since the 2016-17 season.
Fayour Chukwukelu added 14 points, Coreyoun Rushin had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Dominique Alexander also scored 13 points and Noah Bigirumwami had 11 rebounds for Chicago State (6-13, 2-4 Western Athletic Conference).
Kasen Harrison scored 16 points and Brock McClure 13 for the Cardinals (2-14, 0-5).
Lamar led 41-34 at halftime but didn't score for nearly nine minutes to start the second half when it shot just 13%.
The Cougars' road win was the first in a conference game since defeating Utah Valley 70-61 in Orem, Utah, on Jan. 12, 2017.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brad Fowler
- Brad Gaston
- Randy Richardson
2023-24 Division I Independents Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 13-19 |
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |