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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
HomeLamar71
Saturday, February 21, 2026All Boston sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
NOLA324577
LAM294271
Final

LSU New Orleans beats Lamar 77-71

LSU New Orleans Privateers beat Lamar Cardinals 77-71 on Saturday at Montagne Center.

The first half made the difference: LSU New Orleans outscored Lamar 32-29.

LSU New Orleans shot 45% to 36% and won the boards 43-39.

For LSU New Orleans, MJ Thomas (F): 19. For Lamar, Andrew Holifield (F): 14.

LSU New Orleans improves to 13-15. Lamar falls to 12-16.

Attendance: 2,103.

Full recap at ESPN: Thomas has 19 as New Orleans takes down Lamar 77-71

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#10
NOLA · PointsMJ Thomas F19
#5
NOLA · AssistsJakevion Buckley G9
#10
NOLA · ReboundsMJ Thomas F8
#22
LAM · PointsAndrew Holifield F14
#11
LAM · AssistsEian Lowe G4
#22
LAM · ReboundsAndrew Holifield F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Abass F2284-60-00-062201243
MJ Thomas F27196-80-07-1081212534
TJ Cope G28114-60-13-572120343
C. Benson G30143-103-85-601100003
J. Buckley G3292-121-44-469600064
P. Pagonis F1852-41-20-060110151
E. Boudouma F1320-10-12-221120113
K. Osby F1242-30-00-021000201
I. Coquia G1052-31-20-021000020
H. Miller G800-20-20-011010010
Team7725-556-2021-2743191673142922

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