Lamar Cardinals vs Nicholls Colonels
Marmolejos and Lamar defeat Nicholls State in Southland Conference Tournament 58-55
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- — Alexis Marmolejos scored 17 points and Adam Hamilton sealed it with a layup with 44 seconds remaining and Lamar rallied to beat Nicholls State 58-55 on Tuesday in a Southland Conference Tournament semifinal game.
Second-seeded Lamar (20-12) faces top-seed McNeese in the championship game on Wednesday.
Marmolejos also contributed five steals for the Cardinals. Danquez Dawsey scored 11 points while shooting 3 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Robert Brown III finished with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Colonels (20-13). Nicholls State also got 14 points and three steals from Jaylen Searles.
Marmolejos scored seven points in the first half and Lamar went into the break trailing 33-28. Marmolejos scored 10 points in the second half.
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Game Information
Lake Charles, LA
Referee:Rodrick Dixon
Referee:Shaun Seales
Referee:Lucas Santos
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 11-1 | - | 18-3 |
| McNeese | 10-2 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 7-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Nicholls | 7-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Lamar | 6-6 | 5 | 11-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
| New Orleans | 6-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 6-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-8 | 7 | 9-12 |
| Houston Christian | 4-8 | 7 | 8-13 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-9 | 8 | 6-15 |
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