Lamar 91, Northwestern St. 82
1/26/2008 6:59 PM
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NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) -Kenny Dawkins had 18 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals as Lamar beat Northwestern State 91-82 on Saturday.
The game had eight lead changes and six ties, and the Demons trailed only 50-47 at halftime. But the Cardinals took command with an 18-2 run to make the score 70-57 with 14:04 to go, and NSU never got closer than 3 points after that.
Matthew Barrow scored seven of his 13 points in that run. He also had seven rebounds for Lamar (10-8, 4-1 Southland).
Darren Hopkins and Jay Brown each had 15 points for Lamar. Hopkins pulled down seven rebounds, and Brown had five.
Trey Gilder led the Demons (7-13, 3-3) with 24 points, including eight of nine free throws, and seven rebounds. Colby Bargeman added 17 points and five rebounds; Keithan Hankcock had 10 points.
Lamar shot 52 percent from the floor after halftime while clamping down on Northwestern, which made 63 percent of its first-half tries but only 40 percent in the second half. The Cardinals also outrebounded NSU 42-29.
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