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LAMAR SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Result/Time Lamar (19-10, 13-3) N 13 LeTourneau University W, 103-64 vs. Texas-Arlington (18-11, 7-9) N 16 at Mississippi L, 70-108 N 19 Wyoming L, 71-75 Thursday, March 13 * Noon CT N 24 Oral Roberts L, 57-65 Katy, Texas * Merrell Center (7,200) N 28 at New Orleans L, 65-76 Radio: KLVI 560 AM (Dave Hofferth) * TV: SouthlandTV D 1 at Northern Illinois L, 63-65 From 1-5 To Southland Co-Champs Lamar In The Southland Tournament D 4 St. Gregory’s W, 95-59 Lamar opened the 2007-08 season with a 1-5 record ** Lamar is making its 14th SLC Tournament D 8 Louisiana College W, 117-67 before hitting its stride with the New Year. The Cards appearance with a 16-10 (.615) all-time record. LU is D 12 at #25 BYU L, 66-88 were 5-6 and dropped a 79-77 decision at Texas Tech 19-21 (.475) all-time on conference tourney play in D 22 Rice W, 66-49 in a game that second-year coach 24 previous events D 29 Lyon College W, 104-52 has said was the turning point to the season. From ** The Cardinals have won three SLC titles - 1981, J 1 at Texas Tech L, 77-79 there Lamar won its next two at home, including the 1983 and 2000 - and have runner-up finishes in 1984 J 8 Utah Valley State W, 74-69 SLC-opener over UTSA, then lost by six at Stephen and 1985. Only former members La.-Monroe (6) and J 12 * UTSA W, 81-56 F. Austin before reeling off 11-consecutive victories. La. Tech (3) can match Lamar’s three titles J 17 * at Stephen F. Austin L, 75-81 That stretch is the fourth-longest in school history ** Lamar has advanced to the SLC semifinals 12 J 19 * Sam Houston State W, 93-90 ot and the longest by any SLC school this year. It was times, including each of the last three years J 24 * at Central Arkansas W, 89-86 ot also the fourth-longest in the nation before ending at Record by round: FR QF SF Final J 26 * at Northwestern State W, 91-82 McNeese State, 74-71, on March 1. The Cards then Southland - 8-1 5-7 3-2 F 2 * McNeese State W, 89-67 split their final two games, defeating Nicholls State Sun Belt 1-4 1-2 0-1 - F 7 * at Nicholls State W, 72-68 ot on Senior Night and losing at SE Louisiana in the American South - 1-3 0-1 - F 9 * Southeastern Louisiana W, 88-74 regular-season finale last Saturday. All-Time Record 1-4 10-6 5-9 3-2 F 14 * Texas-Arlington W, 80-66 F 16 * at Texas State W, 101-90 TEAM INFO F 21 * Central Arkansas W, 73-58 LAMAR CARDINALS TEXAS-ARLINGTON MAVERICKS F 23 * Northwestern State W, 103-95 Record: 19-10, 13-3 (H: 14-2 A: 5-8 N: 0-0) Record: 18-11, 7-9 (H: 14-3 A: 4-8 N: 0-0) F 27 * at A&M-Corpus Christi W, 79-72 Streak/L 10: Lost 1 / 8-2 Streak/L 10: Lost 1 / 4-6 M 1 * at McNeese State L, 71-74 Last game: Lost at SE Louisiana, 83-73 Last game: Lost at Texas State, 97-86 M 6 * Nicholls State W, 84-67 on Saturday in Hammond, La. on Saturday in San Marcos, Texas M 8 * at Southeastern Louisiana L, 73-83 Head Coach: Steve Roccaforte (Lamar, 1989) Head Coach: Scott Cross (Texas-Arlington, 1998) M 13 vs. Texas-Arlington (SLC Trn.) Noon Record: 34-27 (2nd season) Record: 31-28 (2nd season) at Lamar: same at UTA: same * Southland Conference game Times are Central vs. UTA: 1-1 vs. Lamar: 1-1

PROJECTED STARTERS LAMAR No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG Notes 33 Lamar Sanders F 6-6 230 Sr.-1L Hickory Flat, Miss. 11.6 7.0 First Team All-Southland 44 Tristan Worrell C 6-7 250 Jr.-JC Houston, Texas 3.5 2.4 Has started last 13 games and averaged 15.1 mpg 14 Kenny Dawkins G 5-9 155 Jr.-JC Holly Springs, Miss. 14.4 4.5a First Team All-Southland; SLC Newcomer of the Year 21 Darren Hopkins G 6-2 175 Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md. 11.6 4.3 Honorable Mention All-SLC for second-straight year 31 Currye Todd G 6-4 190 Sr.-1L Byhalia, Miss. 11.2 6.5 .458 3FG% led SLC in all games; .475 in SLC play

TEXAS-ARLINGTON No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG Notes 32 Anthony Vereen F 6-7 230 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 12.9 4.7 Honorable Mention All-Southland 45 Larry Posey F 6-5 250 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas 8.6 6.1 59 offensive rebounds ranks second on the team 3 Jermaine Griffin C 6-9 240 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas 12.3 7.4 Second Team All-Southland 1 Rog’er Guignard G 5-11 165 So.-1L Mesquite, Texas 12.7 2.6 Third Team All-Southland 13 Rod Epps G 6-2 180 Sr.-3L Dallas, Texas 7.9 4.0 .831 FT Pct. leads the team and ranks 5th in the SLC Lamar Claims Share of First Regular- Lamar in 2008, NWLA in 2006, and SELA and SFA SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS Season Conference Title Since 1984 in 2004. East Division SLC ALL By virtue of its win over Nicholls State last Lamar 13-3 19-10 Thursday, Lamar clinched a share of the Southland Lamar-Texas-Arlington Series History SE Louisiana 9-7 17-12 Conference regular-season championship, marking This will be the 69th meeting between Lamar and its first since the 1983-84 season. Lamar has now UTA with the Cardinals holding a 50-18 all-time Northwestern State 9-7 13-17 won 12 conference championships in 57 seasons. series advantage. Lamar is 28-5 in games played in McNeese State 7-9 13-15 Beaumont, 21-12 in Arlington and 1-1 on a neutral Nicholls State 5-11 10-21 A Win Today Would... court. UTA won last year’s only meeting, 76-74, in Central Arkansas 4-12 14-16 ** Give Lamar 20 wins for the first time since 1987- Arlington, while LU won this year’s Valentine’s Day 88 and the 12th time in school history contest 80-66. Since returning to the SLC, Lamar is West Division ** Move the Cardinals into the SLC Semifinals for 9-7 vs. UTA. the fourth-consecutive year (but they won’t have to Stephen F. Austin 13-3 25-4 play NW State for a fourth time) Lamar-UTA SLC Tournament History Sam Houston State 10-6 22-7 Lamar and UTA have split the only two previous Texas-Arlington 7-9 18-11 13 Conference Victories Ties School Record meetings that came in the Southland Conference UTSA 7-9 13-16 With Thursday’s win over Nicholls State, Lamar Tournament. UTA won 78-73 in the semifinals in Texas State 6-10 13-16 won its 13th conference victory and tied the school- 1982 in Lafayette and Lamar won 98-70 in the first TAMU-Corpus Christi 6-10 9-20 record held by the 1961-62 team that went 13-1 in round in 1985 in Ruston. the Lone Star Conference. Scouting Texas-Arlington Southland Tournament Schedule Roc Wins League Title in Second Season; Texas-Arlington enters the SLC Tournament as the M 13 Lamar vs. Texas-Arlington Noon Ties Tubbs For Second-Fastest In Lamar History No. 7 seed and has a 18-11 overall record and tied Sam Houston St. vs. McNeese St. 2:30 p.m. When Lamar clinched a share of the SLC regular- for third in the West Division with a 7-9 mark. The Stephen F. Austin vs. UTSA 6 p.m. season title on Thursday, it gave coach Steve Mavericks have gone 2-4 since losing to Lamar in Southeastern La. vs. NW State 8:30 p.m. Roccaforte his first title in his second year as the Beaumont on Feb. 14, but did claim the only win at head man in Beaumont. Only - who won SFA this season with a 75-65 win the same day M 14 Semifinal No. 1 6 p.m. his first title in his first season - won a championship Lamar fell at McNeese State. Semifinal No. 2 830 p.m. sooner. Of the three other Cardinal coaches to lead Three different active players average between M 16 Championship - ESPN 2 Noon their teams to titles, Foster did it in his first season, 12 and 13 points per game. Anthony Vereen leads did it in his second season and Jack the team with a 12.9 ppg average, followed by Martin accomplished the feat in his 10th year. Rog’er Guignard at 12.7 and Jermaine Griffin at 12.3. Guignard has made a team-high 85 3-pointers, Lamar Players Among The SLC Leaders One Win Away From 20-Win Season while Griffin leads the team and ranks fourth in the A win on Wednesday would give Lamar its 12th 20- league with 7.4 rebounds per game. Additionally, he All Games SLC Only win season in school history and its first since 1987- has six double-doubles are tied for third in the league Scoring Kenny Dawkins 5 - 14.5 8 - 14.4 88. Of the 11 previous 20-win teams, eight got their and .642 FG pct leads the SLC. Lamar Sanders 20 - 11.9 16 - 12.9 20th by the end of the regular-season. As a team, UTA averages 73.2 ppg while limit- ing its opponents to 67.8 ppg. They also lead the Justin Nabors 22 - 11.4 17 - 12.5 2007-08 Home Slate Produces Record Win Totals league in FG pct. (.476) and are fourth in 3-point FG Darren Hopkins 25 - 11.0 9 - 14.3 Lamar completed its home season with a 14-2 record pct. defense (.316). Rebounding Lamar Sanders 7 - 7.0 9 - 6.5 and a 13-game winning streak. The 14 wins are tied Justin Nabors 10 - 6.7 8 - 6.5 for the second-most in a season at Lamar and the Win Streak Ends At 11 For Off. Rebs Justin Nabors 1 - 3.17 5 - 2.73 second-most in the 24-year history of the Montagne Fourth-Longest In School History Center. Lamar is now 25-5 (.833) under coach Lamar saw its 11-game win streak come to a close at Lamar Sanders 5 - 2.68 3 - 2.83 Roccaforte. McNeese State but not before it came in as the FG Pct. Lamar Sanders 1 - .663 1 - .708 Lamar Single-Season Home Win Totals fourth-longest in school history and fourth-longest in Justin Nabors 5 - .556 6 - .580 15 1987-88 the NCAA at the time of conclusion. With all 11 Kenny Dawkins 23 - .426 --- 14 2007-08, 1979-80, 78-79, 63-64 coming in league action, it marked the longest streak 13 1977-78 during conference play in school history. Darren Hopkins --- 12 - .496 Lamar’s 13-game home winning streak is currently Lamar All-Time Single-Season Win Streaks Currye Todd --- 20 - .458 the 14th-longest in the nation. 15 1968-69 FT Pct. Kenny Dawkins 2 - .857 4 - .846 13 1983-84 Justin Nabors 14 - .722 20 - .718 Lamar Finishes SLC Home Schedule 8-0 12 1963-64, 62-63 Brandon McThay --- 2 - .857 Lamar was the only Southland school to go undefeat- 11 2007-08 ed at home in league games this season. The 10 1960-61* Jay Brown --- 23 - .697 Cardinals’ 8-0 mark was the first in the league since 9 1987-88, 83-84, 81-82, 80-81, 61-62 3-FG Pct. Brandon McThay (1) - .449 ** --- NW State went 8-0 two years ago. In the last five The 1960-61 team closed the season with 10-consec- Currye Todd 2 - .441 4 - .455 seasons only four teams have held serve at home - utive wins and opened the 1961-62 season with two Kenny Dawkins 6 - .411 10 - .397 Darren Hopkins 16 - .340 8 - .404 DIVISION I COACHES AT THEIR ALMA MATER (32) 3-FG Made Kenny Dawkins 7 - 2.32 9 - 2.25 Matthew Barrow 14 - 1.55 --- Akron Keith Dambrot `82 Morehead State Donnie Tyndall `93 Currye Todd 13 - 1.64 11 - 2.08 Alabama Mark Gottfried `87 North Carolina Roy Williams`72 Alabama State Lewis Jackson `84 N. C. State Sidney Lowe `83 Darren Hopkins 21 - 1.32 17 - 1.58 Bethune-Cookman Cliff Reed `91 Oklahoma State Sean Sutton `92 Assists Kenny Dawkins 3 - 4.60 3 - 5.08 Bradley Jim Les `86 Oregon Ernie Kent `77 A/TO Ratio Kenny Dawkins 3 - 1.64 2 - 1.65 Bucknell Pat Flannery `80 Pacific Bob Thomason `71 Blocks Lamar Sanders 11 - 1.16 9 - 1.25 Cal-State Northridge Bobby Braswell `84 Penn State Ed DeChellis `82 Central Connecticut Howie Dickman `70 Princeton Sydney Johnson `97 Jay Brown --- 19 - 0.64 Charlotte Bobby Lutz `80 Purdue Matt Painter `94 Steals Lamar Sanders 11 - 1.68 17 - 1.42 Citadel Ed Conroy `89 Rice Willis Wilson `82 Kenny Dawkins 5 - 1.96 2 - 2.33 Eastern Michigan Charles Ramsey `92 Sacred Heart Dave Bike `69 Justin Nabors --- 16 - 1.45 Grambling Larry Wright `75 Southern Illinois Chris Lowery `95 Minutes Kenny Dawkins 2 - 34.12 4 - 36.33 Holy Cross Ralph Willard `67 Syracuse Jim Boeheim `66 Lamar Steve Roccaforte `89 Toledo Stan Joplin `79 Lamar Sanders 23 - 28.00 --- Maryland Gary Williams `68 West Virginia Bob Huggins `77 Darren Hopkins 21 - 28.52 9 - 33.08 Miami (Ohio) Charlie Coles `65 Western Kentucky Darrin Horn `95 * Needs 3 more made 3FG to qualify Montana Wayne Tinkle `89 LAMAR QUICK FACTS more for a multi-year streak of 12. Lamar played 16 games in the Montagne Center this Location ...... Beaumont, Texas season. The Cardinals played 14 home games last Founded ...... 1923 Lamar Sets School Record For season, posting an 11-3 record, which ranked as the Enrollment ...... 10,379 Consecutive Conference Wins fifth-best home winning percentage (.786) in the Colors ...... Red and White By virtue of the win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Montagne Center. Since the Montagne Center the 2007-08 team set the school record for consecu- opened (1984-85), Lamar has won 68.6% of its Arena ...... Montagne Center (10,080) tive league wins at 11, previously held by Jack games in the 10,080-seat arena. Overall, Lamar has Conference ...... Southland Martin’s 1962-63 team at 10. won 73.7% of its home games since the 1951-52 sea- President ...... Dr. James M. Simmons son, the Cardinals’ first year competing as a four- Athletic Director ...... Billy Tubbs Breaking Down Lamar’s Recent SLC History year institution. Head Coach ...... Steve Roccaforte Here is how Lamar has fared in the second-half of Assistant Coaches ...... Brandon Aldrich, the SLC in the last few seasons: Sanders’ .635 FG Pct Ranks Sixth In The Nation ...... Kermit Holmes, Don Skelton Season First Half Second Half SLC Trn. Senior F Lamar Sanders ranks second in the Secretary ...... Sharon Marrs 2003-04 3-5 2-6 --- Southland in FG pct with a .635 clip and sixth in the Basketball Office ...... (409) 880-8301 2004-05 5-3 4-4 1-1 NCAA. 2005-06 5-3 4-4 1-1 NCAA Division I FG Pct. Leaders Website: ...... www.LamarCardinals.com 2006-07 3-5 5-3 1-1 1. Kenny George, UNC Asheville 71.3 2007-08 7-1 6-2 ??? 2. Vladimir Kuljanan, UNC Wilmington 66.4 MEDIA POLICIES AND SERVICES 3. Matt Nelson, Boise State 65.0 Brian Henry, Assistant AD/MBKB SID Lamar Turning Into Road Warriors 4. Jermaine Griffin, Texas-Arlington 64.6 Office Phone ...... (409) 880-8329 After struggling to win a road game earlier this sea- Arinze Onuaku, Syracuse 64.6 Cell Phone ...... (573) 239-5267 son, Lamar found its stride in Southland play and fin- 6. Lamar Sanders, Lamar 63.5 E-mail ...... [email protected] ished league road action with a 5-3 mark. 7. Dwayne Curtis, Mississippi 64.3 Office Fax ...... (409) 880-2338 Press Row Phone ...... (409) 880-2343 Conference Road Victories Best Shooters In The Southland? 6 2001-02 Southland Conference Lamar Sanders is second in FG Pct at 63.5 pct, Ticket Office ...... (409) 880-1715 6 1961-62 Lone Star Conference Currye Todd is first in 3-Point FG Pct at 45.8 pct and 5 2007-08 Southland Conference Kenny Dawkins is second in FT Pct. at 83.5 pct. No Sports Information Office 5 2005-06 Southland Conference school has had two players lead the league in FG and The Lamar Sports Information Office is located in 5 1983-84 Southland Conference FT shooting in the same season, let alone all three Room 138 of the Montagne Center on floor level. 5 1962-63 Lone Star Conference categories. 5 1960-61 Lone Star Conference Broadcast Information 5 1959-60 Lone Star Conference Lamar In The NCAA Rankings Every game will be broadcast on KLVI 560 AM. Lamar enters the SLC Tournament ranked in the top Dave Hofferth is back for his 30th season of han- Fun With Numbers 60 in the NCAA in four categories: scoring offense- ** Lamar has made at least 10 3-pointers in five of 10th, 3-point field goals per game-30th, assists per dling play-by-play for Cardinals basketball. All its last eight games and has made at least eight treys game-16th and steals per game-20th. Additionally, games will also be available on the internet via the in 12 of its last 14 games. Kenny Dawkins ranks 69th in free throw percentage College Sports Pass at www.LamarCardinals.com. ** Lamar is 9-1 when making at least 10 3-pointers. at 83.5 pct., 89th in assists per game at 4.5 and 51st ** Lamar has scored at least 71 points in 19 straight in steals per game at 2.0. Interviews games All interviews with student-athletes must be The Magic Number is... 70 arranged through the Lamar Sports Information Nabors & Todd Fill Void Left By Barrow Lamar is 18-6 this season when scoring at least 70 Office. Lamar’s normal practice time is 3-6 p.m. in With the injury to Matthew Barrow, those 23 minutes points and 13-2 when holding its opponents under the Montagne Center and coaches and players are per game were bound to go somewhere and the two 70. The Cardinals are now 32-12 in two seasons players who have benefitted the most have been under coach Steve Roccaforte when reaching the 70- available prior to practice. For any special requests, junior Justin Nabors and senior Currye Todd - the point plateau. please contact Brian Henry. two guys to start at the ‘3’ spot in the lineup. In the last six games since Barrow went down, Nabors is In A Giving Mood All Season Long Postgame Policy averaging 14.2 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Todd Lamar has averaged 17.2 assists per game to ranks Steve Roccaforte and requested players will be has averaged 12.8 points. In fact, in Todd’s last four second in the SLC, with 11 games handing out at brought to the interview room located in the Hall of games he has tallied 13, 22, 20 and 10 points with the least 20. The Cards have had 20 or more in three of Honor Lounge of the Cardinal Club Room following middle two marking his two highest this season. He their last five games and eight of 16 SLC contests. the 10-minute cooling off period. On the road, has also made 12 3-pointers in the last five games. Roccaforte and requested players will be available Nabors brings a streak of six-straight games scoring Lamar With Three In SLC Top 15 In 3-Pointers in double-figures as he has increased his scoring out- Lamar is the only school in the SLC with three play- outside the Lamar locker room. The Lamar locker put from 10.6 ppg to a season-best 11.4. ers ranking in the top 15 in 3-point field goal per- room will be CLOSED to the media. centage. Currye Todd ranks first at 45.8%, Kenny Home Sweet Home Dawkins is rated third at 42.3%, and Darren Hopkins Steve Roccaforte Coaches Show The Steve Roccaforte call-in coaches show will be DIVISION I RADIO BROADCASTERS broadcast on KLVI-560 AM on Monday’s during the season from 7-8 p.m. There will also be a “Steve Broadcaster Years Broadcaster Years Roccaforte Coaches Show” on KFDM-TV (Ch. 6) Max Falkenstein, Kansas 60 Don Fischer, Indiana 35 on Sunday’s from 11:05-11:35 p.m. The show will Bob Brooks, Iowa 58 Paul J. Schneider, Boise State 34 run for 10 consecutive weeks beginning in January. Jim Zabel, Iowa 56 Bill Woodward, Fresno State 34 Morry Mannies, Ball State 51 Jim Jeannotte, New Hampshire 34 Jack Cristil, Mississippi State 50 Norm Fletcher, Northwestern State 32 Ray Christiansen, Minnesota 45 Rich Chvotkin, Georgetown 32 Cawood Ledford, Kentucky 39 Dave Nitz, Louisiana Tech 32 Ray Goss, Duquense 39 Dan Gustin, Nevada 32 Bill Hillgrove, Pittsburgh 39 John Ward, Tennessee 31 John Decamp, Purdue 38 Bob Harris, Duke 31 Mike Roberts, New Mexico 38 Larry Clisby, Purdue 30 Wes Strader, Western Kentucky 36 Dave Hofferth, Lamar 30 Woody Durham, North Carolina 36 Dick Groat, Pittsburgh 29 Bob Curtis, Idaho 35 Bold denotes currently active is 13th at 37.9%. Brandon McThay would rank just Alan Daniels Dec. 20 Lamar’s Record in 2007-08 behind Todd with his 42.3% except he is four shy of the minimum of 1.0 made 3FG per game. As a team, Checking the RPI and Sagarin Ratings Home ...... 14-2 the Cardinals are first at 38.6% and first in 3-pointers In the latest NCAA RPI Rankings, Lamar is listed at Away ...... 5-8 made per game at 8.5. 144, while UTA is 177. Stephen F. Austin is the Neutral ...... 0-0 highest ranked SLC team at 59, followed by Sam Leading at halftime ...... 17-2 More On The 3-Ball Houston at 90 and then Lamar. In the Sagarin Trailing at halftime ...... 2-8 Since Steve Roccaforte took over at Lamar last sea- Ratings, Lamar is ranked 151 and UTA is 178. The son, the Cardinals have made 490 total 3-pointers for SLC is rated 22nd among 31 conferences and the Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 an average of 8.4 per game. In those 60 games, LU Pac-10 is the top-rated conference. In overtime ...... 3-0 has made at least 10 treys 19 times, including nine Outrebounding opponent ...... 13-1 this year. The season-high 17 made against Nicholls Double-Double Trouble Being outrebounded by opponent ...... 6-9 State on Thursday are the third-most in school histo- Three Cardinals have combined for nine double-dou- ry and tied for the most in the SLC this season. Only bles this season. Justin Nabors is tied for fifth in the Rebounding same as opponent ...... 0-0 once in the past two seasons have the Cardinals SLC with five and Lamar Sanders is tied for seventh Shooting better than opponent ...... 12-1 failed to make less than four in a game (vs. NW State with three on the year. Sanders led the team with 12 Shooting worse than opponent ...... 7-9 in the 2007 SLC Tournament). double-doubles last season. Darren Hopkins has post- Shooting 50% or better ...... 9-0 ed one in 2007-08. Shooting under 40% ...... 1-4 Forcing Turnovers Player PtsRebs Opponent (Date) The Cardinals’ defense has done a very good job in Justin Nabors 14 13 vs. LeTourneau (11/13/07) Opponent shooting 50% or better ...... 6-6 forcing turnovers this season. Lamar has forced 438 Justin Nabors 10 14 at New Orleans (11/28/07) Opponent shooting under 40% ...... 4-0 turnovers while committing 347 miscues. LU is first Justin Nabors 25 10 vs. Lyon College (12/29/07) Committing fewer turnovers than opponent .13-8 in the SLC with a 4.1 turnover margin. The Cardinals Justin Nabors 23 12 vs. McNeese State (2/2/08) Committing more turnovers than opponent . .4-1 have forced their opponents into at least 20 turnovers Justin Nabors 17 12 vs. UCA (2/21/08) 12 times this season, including five of the last eight. Lamar Sanders 12 10 at Northern Ill. (12/1/07) Committing same turnovers as opponent . . . .2-1 UTSA, Rice, Lyon College, Louisiana College and Lamar Sanders 12 10 vs. Lyon College (12/29/07) Forcing 20 or more turnovers ...... 11-4 LeTourneau all committed more turnovers than field Lamar Sanders 18 14 at UCA (1/24/08) Turning it over 20 or more times ...... 5-0 goals made. Darren Hopkins 12 10 vs. Lyon College (12/29/07) Making more free throws than opponent . . .14-2 Making fewer free throws than opponent . . . .5-8 Lamar and SFA Lead SLC In POW Roc Reaches 30-Win Mark In 55 Games Lamar has had three Southland Conference Player of When second-year head coach Steve Roccaforte Making same free throws as opponent ...... 0-0 the Week selections this season, placing one behind recorded his 30th win in his 55th game, he became More assists than opponent ...... 17-1 Stephen F. Austin for the most in the league. Lamar the third-fastest coach in school history to reach the Fewer assists than opponent ...... 1-9 had a POW selection in three of the first five weeks 30-win mark. Below is a list of the fastest Lamar Same assists as opponent ...... 1-0 that SLC play was conducted. coaches to win 30 games. Lamar’s Recent SLC POW Games Needed To In games decided by 10 points or less ...... 7-7 2007-08: Lamar Sanders Feb. 11 Coach Reach 30 Wins In games decided by 5 points or less ...... 2-3 Darren Hopkins Jan. 28 Pat Foster 35 When scoring 100 or more points ...... 5-0 Lamar Sanders Jan. 14 Tom Abatemarco 52 When allowing 100 or more points ...... 0-1 2006-07: Lamar Sanders Mar. 5 Steve Roccaforte 55 When scoring 90-99 points ...... 3-0 Darren Hopkins Feb. 26 Billy Tubbs 56 James Davis Nov. 20 62 When allowing 90-99 more points ...... 3-0 2005-06: Alan Daniels Jan. 17 Jack Martin 68 When scoring 80-89 points ...... 6-0 Alan Daniels Dec. 19 Grey Giovanine 69 When allowing 80-89 points ...... 2-3 Alan Daniels Dec. 5 70 When scoring less than 80 points ...... 5-10 2004-05: Raymond Anthony Feb. 7 Alan Daniels Jan. 3 Overtime Is Our Time! When allowing less than 80 points ...... 14-6

LAMAR’S EARLY SIGNEE INFORMATION Individual Leaders Leading team in scoring: Dawkins-10, Sanders- signed three players during averaged 8.0 ppg last season and was an honorable 9, Hopkins-4, Todd-4, Nabors-4, Barrow-1, the early signing period, including local product mention all-district performer. Madison is ranked McThay-1 Brandon Moton who prepped at Central High among the Top 20 Class 5A teams in the state. School, to national letters-of-intent to continue their Harper, who is a three-year varsity letterwin- Leading team in rebounding: Sanders-18, Nabors-12, Hopkins-4, Barrow-1, Brown-1, education and play men’s basketball for the ner, is ranked as the 48th best prospect in the state by Dawkins-1, Nwevo-1 Cardinals, announced Head Coach Steve Roccaforte. Texas Roundball and 72nd by Texas Hoops. He In addition to Moton, Charlie Harper of San played for the San Antonio AAU team last summer Scoring in double-figures: Dawkins-21, Antonio Madison High School and Skyler Williams where he averaged 17.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg. He helped Sanders-19, Hopkins-17, Nabors-17, Todd-13, of Chipola College will be joining the Cardinals for lead the team to the 2007 Las Vegas Main Event Barrow-9, McThay-7, Nwevo-3, Brown-4 the 2008-09 season next fall. championship. A 6-4, 200 pound guard, Moton was a three- Williams, a 6-2, 190-pound guard, averaged Scoring 20 or more pts: Dawkins-8, Hopkins-4, time first-team all-district performer at Central, 4.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.1 spg as a freshman last sea- Nabors-2, Todd-2, Sanders-1 where he was coached by former Lamar player son at Chipola College, which was ranked No. 1 in With 10 or more rebounds: Nabors-6, Calvin Rice. He was a Top 50 players in the state of the NJCAA Top 25 poll much of the year and Sanders-5, Hopkins-2 Texas as a senior and was a James Gamble Award advanced to the NJCAA National Championship nominee and a McDonald’s All-America nominee. game. He shot 43 percent from the field, 38 percent Double-Double in points and rebounds: Moton, who is a sophomore at Angelina from 3-point range and 65 percent from the free Nabors-5, Sanders-3, Hopkins-1 College this year, averaged 9.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg and 1.3 throw line. Williams is redshirting this season which apg as a freshman last season. He shot 43 percent will give him three years of eligibility at Lamar. Record by Starting Lineup from the field, 41 percent from three-point range and A native of Dublin, Ga., Williams prepped at Sanders, Worrell, Dawkins, Hopkins, Todd . . . .6-2 70 percent from the free throw line. He led Angelina East Laurens High School where he was also one of Sanders, Worrell, Dawkins, Hopkins, Barrow . . .4-0 Sanders, Nabors, Nwevo, McThay, Dawkins . . .4-2 with 55 3-pointers made. the top quarterbacks in the state. Chipola College, Sanders, Nabors, Nwevo, Dawkins, Barrow . . . .3-1 A 6-4, 185-pound guard, Harper has helped who has had six players sign early to play next year Sanders, Brown, Dawkins, Hopkins, Barrow . . .1-1 Madison win to straight district championships and at four-year institutions, is off to a 14-0 start this sea- Sanders, Nabors, Dawkins, Hopkins, Todd . . . . .0-1 advance to the Class 5A semifinals last season. He son and is ranked as the No. 1 team in the country. Sanders, Nabors, Worrell, Dawkins, Hopkins . . .1-3 Well, that’s the way it appears as Lamar has won all fifth-highest in series history. STATISTICAL MATCHUP three of its overtime games this season. Lamar is Lamar ______Stat______UTA now 43-38 all-time in overtime games. By virtue of ... And 8-Game Road Skid Stopped At UCA Thursday’s win at Nicholls State, the Cardinals set a Lamar’s 89-86 win at Central Arkansas was its first 82.5 ______Scoring Average ______73.2 school-record by capturing their third overtime victo- road victory of the year (1-6) and snapped an eight- 73.2 ______Scoring Defense ______67.8 ry of the year. They previously won two OT games game road losing streak that dated back to last sea- +9.4 ______Scoring Margin ______+5.4 in 1969-70, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1994-95, son. The Cardinals’ last win in an opponent’s arena .473 ______FG% ______.476 1996-97 and 1999-2000. came at UCA last season. LU has won all three meet- ings with UCA since the Bears joined the SLC a year .466 ______FG% Defense ______.396 Lamar Plays Second-Consecutive OT Game ago. .374 ______3-PT FG% ______.343 For just the third time in school history, Lamar .357 _ _ _ _ _ 3-PT FG% Defense _ _ _ _ _ .316 played consecutive overtime games (SHSU and at Big Red’s 92.6% FT Effort vs. SHSU UCA). In January of 1997, Grey Giovanini’s squad Second-Highest In The Southland This Season .682 ______FT% ______.654 actually played three-straight overtime games - going In the span of 48 hours, Lamar went from converting 35.9 ______Rebound Average _ _ _ _ _ 38.4 2-1 - and actually had another two games after the 60 percent (second lowest all year) of its free throw 34.4 _ _ _ Opponent Rebound Average_ _ _ 34.6 last one for a stretch of four OT battles in five games. attempts last Thursday at SFA to making a season- +1.5 ______Rebound Margin______+3.8 Pat Foster’s 1981-82 bunch played free basketball in high 92.6 percent on 25-of-27 in the 93-90 overtime the second and third games of their season. win over Sam Houston State. Aside from 3-for-3 and 16.9______Assist Average ______17.4 7-for-7 efforts by McNeese State and Northwestern +4.0 ______Turnover Margin ______-1.7 Barrow, Mahoney Out For The Season State, that figure is the second-highest in the SLC 9.3 ______Steals Average ______6.7 Senior G Matt Barrow and sophomore G Shane this year behind SELA’s 92.9 (13-of-14) effort 2.6 ______Blocks Average______2.8 Mahoney will not play for the Cardinals the remain- against Millsaps on Nov. 29. der of the season. Barrow was averaging 8.9 points over the first 20 games, which included ten starts. In Another 14-Point Comeback Win Preseason SLC Coaches Poll the seven Southland Conference games prior to the Lamar now has a pair of 14-point come-from-behind injury, he was scoring 11.1 ppg. In three seasons, the victories to its credit this season. On Saturday the EAST DIVISION Baton Rouge, La., native had tallied 750 points and Cardinals trailed Sam Houston State by 14 late in the 1. Lamar (6) 61 made 116 3-point field goals. He injured his right first half and rallied to win in overtime 93-90. The 2. Northwestern State (5) 59 knee late in the first half at Nicholls State on Feb. 7. same thing happened three games earlier in LU’s Mahoney played in all 28 games as a true freshman final non-conference contest against Utah Valley 3. McNeese State (1) 48 in 2006-07 and scored 26 points in 6.9 minutes per State. Both occurrances marked the largest margin 4. Southeastern Louisiana 32 outing. The native of Redondo Beach, Calif. has not overcome to win a game under second-year coach 5. Central Arkansas 25 played in any games this season. Steve Roccaforte.Since the 1999-2000 season, they 6. Nicholls State 21 Seven-Game Skid Ends Against NW State... are tied for the sixth-largest deficit a Lamar team has Lamar’s 91-82 win over Northwestern State snapped come back from and won the game. a seven-game losing streak to the Demons. The last Largest Come-From-Behind Wins WEST DIVISION win over a NW State squad came on Feb. 3, 2005 in (since 1999-2000) 1. Sam Houston State (8) 63 Natchitoches. The 91 points scored by LU were the Time 2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1) 50 3. Texas-Arlington (2) 47 LAMAR-TEXAS-ARLINGTON SERIES HISTORY 4. Stephen F. Austin (1) 40 5. Texas-San Antonio 27 Date W/L Score Location Date W/L Score Location 12/2/61 W 77-60 Arlington 1/25/82 W 91-77 Arlington 6. Texas State 18 12/18/61 W 92-67 Beaumont 2/15/82 W 92-76 Beaumont 12/8/62 W 105-65 Beaumont 3/4/82 L 73-78 Lafayette Preseason All-Southland Conference 12/18/62 W 104-79 Arlington 1/27/83 W 81-69 Arlington 12/7/63 W 114-87 Beaumont 2/19/83 W 104-69 Beaumont FIRST TEAM 1/4/64 W 120-86 Arlington 1/26/84 W 110-79 Beaumont Chris Daniels C Sr. TAMU-CC 2/9/65 W 105-78 Beaumont 2/18/84 W 94-73 Arlington 2/27/65 L 92-103 Arlington 1/24/85 W 89-63 Arlington Ryan Bright F Sr. SHSU 1/8/66 W-2ot 93-91 Arlington 2/16/85 W 90-52 Beaumont Jermaine Griffin F Sr. UTA 2/12/66 W 82-69 Beaumont 3/5/85 W 98-70 Ruston Lamar Sanders F Sr. Lamar 1/7/67 L 71-72 Beaumont 1/18/86 W 98-80 Beaumont 2/14/67 L-3ot 135-138 Arlington 2/15/86 W 75-69 Arlington Jarvis Bradley F Sr. McN 2/6/68 W 120-111 Arlington 2/6/99 W 66-58 Arlington 2/24/68 L 86-98 Beaumont 2/13/99 W 83-62 Beaumont SECOND TEAM 1/6/69 W 87-67 Beaumont 1/29/00 L 69-81 Arlington 2/3/69 L 71-76 Arlington 2/19/00 L 54-55 Beaumont Josh Alexander G Jr. SFA 1/10/70 W 81-74 Arlington 1/6/01 L 51-58 Beaumont Durrell Nevels F Sr. UCA 2/16/70 W 90-69 Beaumont 1/29/01 L 59-79 Arlington Trey Gilder F Sr. NWLA 1/30/71 W 83-76 Beaumont 1/12/02 L 61-80 Arlington 2/13/71 W 98-89 Arlington 2/16/02 W 94-85 Beaumont Darren Hopkins G Sr. Lamar 1/29/72 W 105-93 Beaumont 1/18/03 W 52-50 Arlington Colby Bargeman G Sr. NWLA 2/26/72 L 92-96 Arlington 2/22/03 W 60-58 Beaumont 1/15/73 W 87-81 Beaumont 1/31/04 W 83-72 Beaumont 2/10/73 L 90-98 Arlington 2/12/05 W 85-66 Arlington 2/4/74 L 73-74 Beaumont 1/14/06 W 93-89 Beaumont 2/21/74 L 76-85 Arlington 2/18/06 L 73-75 Arlington 1/27/75 L 79-80 Arlington 2/8/07 L 74-76 Arlington 2/10/75 W 91-85 Beaumont 2/14/08 W 80-66 Beaumont 1/22/76 W 100-92 Arlington 2/12/76 W 86-83 Beaumont Overall Record: Lamar leads 50-18 2/7/77 W 76-74 Arlington Lamar Record In Beaumont: 28-5 2/24/77 W 102-82 Beaumont Lamar Record In Arlington: 21-12 1/30/78 W 95-81 Arlington Lamar Record in Neutral Sites: 1-1 3/4/78 W 107-96 Beaumont Lamar Record Under Roccaforte: 1-1 2/10/79 W 113-98 Beaumont Longest Lamar Winning Streak: 15 (1975-82) 2/24/79 W 102-92 Arlington Longest UTA Winning Streak: 5 (2000-02) 2/2/80 W 118-81 Beaumont Largest Lamar Margin of Victory: 40 (1962) 2/18/80 W 99-82 Arlington Largest UTA Margin of Victory: 20 (2001) 1/31/81 W-ot 89-84 Arlington Games decided by 3 pts or less: UTA leads 7-5 2/12/81 W 79-75 Beaumont Deficit Score Remaining Sanders each posted a double-double in the win over Mississippi Connection 19 Texas-Arlington (1/31/04) 29-10 5:35 in 1st Lyon College (12/29), the trio combined to make Lamar’s roster features four players from the state of 16 at Arkansas State (12/14/05) 28-12 10:44 in 1st school history when the trio became the first group of Mississippi - Kenny Dawkins (Holly Springs), Justin 16 at Louisiana-Monroe (3/2/05) 43-27 17:15 Lamar players to post three double-doubles in the Nabors (Holly Springs), Lamar Sanders (Hickory 15 at Texas-San Antonio (2/23/05) 54-39 18:28 same game. Flat) and Currye Todd (Byhalia). Dawkins and 15 Louisiana-Monroe (1/29/05) 30-17 10:16 in 1st Nabors helped Holly Springs HS to back-to-back 14 Sam Houston State (1/17/08) 30-24 3:37 in 1st Sharing The Rock - 75% of the Time state championships in 2004 and 2005. Sanders and 14 Utah Valley (1/8/08) 60-46 12:33 left In the win over Lyon College (12/29), Lamar assisted Todd were teammates for two years and Northwest 14 at Nicholls State (2/7/02) 43-29 1:13 in 1st on 28 of its 40 baskets for a 70 percent rate - a season Mississippi CC, where they were coached by current 13 Texas-Pan American (12//21/02) 31-18 3:52 in 1st high. That is until Tuesday when the Cardinals Lamar assistant Don Skelton. Nabors joined Sanders 12 Texas A&M-CC (2/22/07) 67-55 7:36 dished out 21 assists on 28 buckets for a new season- and Todd at Northwest Mississippi for his freshman 10 Sam Houston State (1/10/04) 18-8 14:55 in 1st high of 75 percent. Other top assists-to-field goals year (Sanders and Todd were sophomores). ** Italicized games happened under Steve Roccaforte made ratios included: 62.5% (15a to 24 fg) vs. Wyoming and 60.9 (14a to 23 fg) vs. Rice. Reunited Close Ones Junior Kenny Dawkins and Justin Nabors were high The Cardinals have lost eight games this season but Cardinals In Conference Openers school teammates, helping Holly Springs (Miss.) win four have been especially agonizing for the LU faith- Lamar improved to 36-21 all-time in conference back-to-back state titles in 2004 and 2005. After high ful. In losses to Wyoming (75-71), Oral Roberts (65- openers with a 22-4 mark in openers at home. The school, Nabors stayed close to home and played two 57) and at Northern Illinois (65-63), Lamar was Cardinals are 22-12 as a Southland Conference mem- years at Northwest Mississippi CC, playing his first unable to maintain second-half leads in each contest. ber and 11-3 in Beaumont. Since rejoining the SLC year under head coach Don Skelton, who is now an LU led Wyoming by 12 with 18:03 left and by 5 with in 1998-99, the Cardinals are 5-5 with a 3-1 mark in assistant on the Cardinals staff. He was an NJCAA 5:36 left; five days later against ORU the Cards had the Montagne Center. honorable mention All-American last season as a an 11-point lead in the first half and led 49-48 with sophomore. Dawkins played two years at Arizona 7:41 to play before being surrendering 11-consecu- Non-Conference Numbers Under Roccaforte Western College where he earned NJCAA All- tive points over the next 3:41; and after taking a 13- With the Southland season upon us we can report American second-team honors last season as a point lead on NIU with 16:54 remaining, LU was that Lamar is 12-15 in non-conference games under sophomore. outscored 29-14 the rest of the way as the Huskies head coach Steve Roccaforte, with a 6-7 mark in second-chance tip-in at the buzzer proved to be the 2007-08. Lamar Part of Southland’s TV Package difference. The Cardinals nearly pulled off a big Lamar will play two games on Fox Sports Net - upset last Tuesday at Texas Tech when the game was For Openers Southwest as part of the Southland Conference’s tied at 77 with 1:20 to play. But following a pair of Lamar has a 41-16 (.719) all-time record in season package with the network. The Cardinals’ game Feb. Tech free throws with 22.5 seconds to play, Brandon openers, including a 29-3 mark at home, 9-9 on the 16 at Texas State and the Feb. 28 game at Texas McThay’s 3-point attempt rimmed out as time road and 3-4 on a neutral court. The Cardinals A&M-Corpus Christi will be televised on FSN- expired. opened the 2007-08 season with a 103-64 home win Southwest. Lamar has been a regular on the network over LeTourneau. Lamar has won nine of its last 12 with at least one game in each of the last five years. Triple Double-Double Sets School Record season openers, including 10 straight at home. When Darren Hopkins, Justin Nabors and Lamar Sanders, Hopkins Named to Preseason All- MISCELLANEOUS SCORING STATS (Lamar/Opponent) Starters Bench Points In Points Off 2nd Chance Fast Break Opponent Result Scoring Scoring The Paint Turnovers Points Points LeTourneau W, 103-64 59 / 46 46 / 18 44 / 22 23 / 20 23 / 11 9 / 4 at Ole Miss L, 70-108 54 / 50 16 / 58 36 / 50 15 / 18 14 / 12 2 / 4 Wyoming L, 71-75 57 / 48 14 / 27 18 / 28 28 / 18 4 / 6 8 / 8 Oral Roberts L, 57-65 48 / 33 9 / 32 18 / 12 24 / 22 9 / 8 7 / 10 at New Orleans L, 65-76 39 / 54 26 / 22 37 / 26 16 / 14 12 / 19 2 / 2 at Northern Illinois L, 63-65 43 / 50 20 / 15 26 / 42 15 / 23 8 / 10 3 / 8 St. Gregory’s W, 95-59 62 / 28 33 / 31 44 / 14 19 / 7 20 / 10 12 / 2 Louisiana College W, 117-67 66 / 54 51 / 13 46 / 18 45 / 13 22 / 5 8 / 0 at BYU L, 66-88 32 / 60 34 / 28 28 / 34 19 / 11 4 / 19 6 / 10 Rice W, 66-49 43 / 38 23 / 11 33 / 22 29 / 18 11 / 6 12 / 6 Lyon College W, 104-52 66 / 37 38 / 15 57 / 14 30 / 11 28 / 7 15 / 2 at Texas Tech L, 77-79 48 / 61 29 / 18 34 / 28 15 / 24 8 / 2 8 / 9 Utah Valley State W, 74-69 56 / 52 18 / 17 34 / 20 19 / 20 16 / 8 4 / 8 UTSA W, 81-56 46 / 51 35 / 5 36 / 12 19 / 14 9 / 8 10 / 2 at Stephen F. Austin L, 75-81 51 / 63 24 / 18 36 / 28 20 / 19 9 / 4 4 / 8 Sam Houston State W, 93-90 ot 63 / 74 30 / 16 36 / 56 15 / 22 9 / 10 12 / 10 at Central Arkansas W, 89-86 ot 60 / 75 29 / 11 36 / 46 25 / 12 21 / 21 19 / 19 at Northwestern State W, 91-82 56 / 55 35 / 27 40 / 32 32 / 23 14 / 5 23 / 6 McNeese State W, 89-67 48 / 53 41 / 14 48 / 42 22 / 8 22 / 13 4 / 4 at Nicholls State W, 72-69 ot 47 / 57 25 / 12 16 / 30 19 / 16 5 / 12 10 / 4 Southeastern Louisiana W, 88-74 64 / 57 24 / 17 36 / 34 17 / 11 4 / 17 5 / 4 Texas-Arlington W, 80-66 51 / 35 29 / 31 24 / 44 29 / 13 16 / 20 2 / 0 at Texas State W, 101-90 72 / 45 29 / 45 36 / 36 31 / 15 10 / 25 4 / 0 Central Arkansas W, 73-58 45 / 53 28 / 5 26 / 20 26 / 16 13 / 16 8 / 5 Northwestern State W, 103-95 66 / 68 37 / 27 31 / 24 28 / 21 8 / 12 17 / 14 at A&M-Corpus Christi W, 79-72 53 / 51 26 / 21 30 / 32 15 / 11 7 / 14 6 / 14 at McNeese State L, 71-74 49 / 65 22 / 9 28 / 42 14 / 15 12 / 23 2 / 8 Nicholls State W, 84-67 70 / 44 14 / 23 22 / 30 9 / 14 6 / 4 7 / 4 at Southeastern Louisiana L, 73-83 40 / 65 33 / 18 36 / 34 16 / 16 14 / 9 4 / 14 vs. Texas-Arlington Totals 1444 / 1413 771 / 563 914 / 808 609 / 435 338 / 318 222 / 190 Averages 53.5 / 52.3 28.6 / 20.9 33.9 / 29.9 22.6 / 16.1 12.5 / 11.8 8.2 / 7.0 Southland Conference Teams The Cardinals return home for four of its next five Seniors Lamar Sanders (Hickory Flat, games starting with St. Gregory’s (Dec. 4) and Miss./Northwest Mississippi CC) and Darren Louisiana College (Dec. 8). After a trip to BYU Hopkins (Baltimore, Md./Panola JC) were both (Dec. 12), Lamar closes out 2007 with games against named to preseason All-Southland Conference Rice (Dec. 22) and Lyon College (Dec. 29). The teams. Sanders, who was a second-team all-SLC Cardinals ring in the new year with a New Year’s selection and SLC newcomer of the year last season, Day game at Texas Tech. Lamar closes out its non- was named to the preseason all-SLC first-team. He conference schedule at home against Utah Valley averaged 12.2 ppg and 9.8 rpg, which led the SLC State (Jan. 8). The Cardinals will play the other five and ranked 12th in the NCAA. He shot 59.3% from East Division members twice and the six members of the field and led the team with 103 assists. Hopkins, the West Division once, three home and three away, who was an honorable mention all-SLC selection last for a 16-game schedule. Lamar will play UTSA, Sam season, was named to the preseason all-SLC second- Houston State and Texas-Arlington at home and team. He is the team’s leading returning scorer at Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 13.4 ppg and averaged 3.6 rpg. He shot a team-best Texas State on the road. The SLC Tournament for- 43.5% (67-154) from 3-point range, tied for second mat will still include eight teams with the top two with 27 steals and was third in assists with 89. teams from each division automatically making the tournament, followed by the next four best confer- Returning Fire Power ence records. The O’Reilly Auto Parts SLC Lamar returns four starters and six letterwinners Tournament will be March 13-16 at the Merrell from last year’s 15-17 squad. Those returning play- Center in Katy. The championship game is schedule ers accounted for 66 percent of the scoring and 59 for Sunday, March 11 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 with the percent of the rebounding. Senior Lamar Sanders led winner getting the league’s automatic bid to the the team in rebounding last season at 9.8 rpg and NCAA Tournament. senior Darren Hopkins is the team’s leading return- ing scorer at 13.4 ppg.

Preseason Predictions The Southland Conference split into two divisions for the first time in league history last season and the alignments will remain the same for the 2007-08 sea- son. Lamar will compete in the East Division with Central Arkansas, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana. The West Division has Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas- Arlington, Texas-San Antonio and Texas State. Lamar was picked as the team to beat in the East Division in the preseason coaches’ poll grabbing six first-place votes and 61 points. Defending East win- ner Northwestern State claimed five first-place votes and was second with 59 points, followed by McNeese State (1) with 48 points, SLU (32), Central Arkansas (25) and Nicholls State (21). Sam Houston State garnered eight first-place votes and was the overwhelming pick in the West Division with 63 points. Defending SLC regular-season and tourna- ment champion TAMU-CC received one first-place vote and was second with 50 points. UTA grabbed two first-place votes and was third with 47 points, followed by SFA (1) with 40 points, UTSA (27) and Texas State (18). Each team will play the other mem- bers of its division twice, and the members of the other division once, three at home and three away, for a 16-game league schedule. The SLC Tournament format will include eight teams with the top two teams from each division automatically mak- ing the tournament, followed by the next four best conference records. The O’Reilly Auto Parts SLC Tournament will be March 13-16 at the Merrell Center in Katy. The championship game is schedule for Sunday, March 16 at 1 p.m. on ESPN2 with the winner getting the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2007-08 Schedule Second-year coach Steve Roccaforte has put together another challenging schedule for the Cardinals in 2007-08. Roccaforte’s philosophy is to play games that will test his team early, which includes playing games against teams for the SEC, Conference USA, MAC and Mountain West conferences. Lamar opens the season Nov. 13 when LeTourneau University vis- its the Montagne Center. The Cardinals travel to Ole Miss (Nov. 16) before returning home for games against Wyoming (Nov. 19) and Oral Roberts (Nov. 24). Lamar hits the road for two straight at New Orleans (Nov. 28) and Northern Illinois (Dec. 1). Roccaforte was listed as one of the top four assistant coaches ready to take Steve Roccaforte over their own program according to Dan Wetzel of CBS Sportsline.com and was Head Coach, Second Season voted the seventh best assistant coach in the country by Basketball Times for the 2002-03 season. As reported by recruiting analyst Dave Telep, Roccaforte is one Embarking on his second year at the helm, of the 25 hardest working coaches in the nation as well as one of the top 15 Steve Roccaforte had Lamar University within a game of recruiters in the country. Clark Francis of HoopScoop listed Roccaforte as the top playing for the Southland Conference Tournament cham- mid-major assistant coach in the country in 2005. pionship in his first year as head coach. Roccaforte is also no stranger to postseason play, having served on the staff Roccaforte guided the Cardinals to a 15-17 of seven teams that extended their seasons. He has been to a pair of NCAA overall record and an 8-8 mark in SLC play last year. Tournaments, one each with Tulane and Memphis, and five NITs with Tulane, Lamar finished tied for third in the SLC East Division. Wyoming and Memphis. Tulane advanced to the NIT Final Four at Madison As the No. 7-seed in the SLC Tournament, Lamar upset Square Garden in New York in 1996. Memphis made a pair of trips to MSG No. 2-seed Sam Houston State in the opening round before falling to No. 3-seed including winning the NIT championship in 2002. Northwestern State in the semifinals. Known as a relentless recruiter, Roccaforte put together Top 25 recruiting Among the Cardinals’ 15 victories was a thrilling 86-77 overtime win over classes at Tulane, Memphis and Lamar. In fact, Memphis had the top rated Brigham Young, who won over 20 games and was an at-large NCAA recruiting class in 2001. Lamar’s class in 2004, the first full recruiting class with Tournament selection. Roccaforte on staff, was rated among the Top 10 in the country by HoopScoop Lamar ranked 12th in the NCAA in assists at 17.3 per game, 31st in three- Online. pointers made per game (8.3) and 52nd in three-point percentage (.379). Roccaforte, who served on Billy Tubbs’ staff for three seasons (2003-06) Individually, Lamar Sanders led the SLC and ranked 12th in the NCAA in as the recruiting coordinator, put together a stellar recruiting class for this season rebounding at 9.8 rpg. The Cardinals set a new single-season school record for that included a pair of NJCAA All-Americans. The recruiting class also included three-point attempts (702) and posted the second-best mark in three-pointers the addition of five players that weigh over 230 pounds, which was a need area made (266). following the departure of the Cardinals’ top four inside players. Roccaforte’s first recruiting class as the head coach paid immediate divi- Roccaforte spent three years as an assistant coach at the University of dends as forward Lamar Sanders was named SLC newcomer of the year and Memphis before coming home to Lamar. He helped the Tigers advance to the earned second-team all-SLC honors. Center James Davis was a third-team all- NIT final four in 2001, won the NIT championship in 2002 and advanced to the SLC performer and guard Darren Hopkins was an honorable mention selection. NCAA Tournament in 2003 for the first time in seven years. The Tigers had Top With the addition of another top-notch recruiting class, which includes an 10 recruiting classes in all three years of his tenure, including the No. 1 rated NJCAA second-team All-American and an honorable mention All-American, the class in 2001, and he recruited two McDonald’s All-Americans. future looks very bright for the Cardinals under Roccaforte’s leadership. Prior to Memphis, Roccaforte spent two seasons as an assistant coach on the University president Dr. James Simmons and athletics director Billy Tubbs Wyoming staff (1998-2000). The Cowboys were 37-22 during his tenure which could not have found another person on the planet with as much enthusiasm, pas- included a trip to the NIT, where they advanced to the second round. He helped sion and desire to be the men’s basketball coach at Lamar University than Steve put together the top-rated recruiting class in the Mountain West Conference in his Roccaforte, who was hired March 21, 2006. first season. Roccaforte grew up in Port Arthur, was a prep basketball and baseball play- Before heading to Wyoming, Roccaforte worked at Tulane where he coordi- er at Thomas Jefferson High School and was a Lamar basketball fan for as long nated the Green Wave’s recruiting activities. During his four years at Tulane, the as he can remember. He attended every Cardinals game he could and was often a Green Wave consistently ranked among the Top 25 recruiting classes in the ball boy. nation and included an All-American and seven all-Conference USA selections. “I’ve always stated that Lamar is the one place I wanted to be the head The final recruiting class that he helped sign was ranked eighth nationally. coach when I’ve been asked that question as an assistant coach over the years,” Roccaforte was part of a Tulane staff which coached the Green Wave to said Roccaforte. “I grew up here, went to school here and this is home. I feel I three consecutive 20-win seasons during his tenure (1994-98). The Green Wave know a lot of people here and I’m very comfortable with the situation. There is a advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round in 1995, the NIT Final Four lot of support already in place from the community and administration. I’ve in 1996 and a second NIT appearance in 1997. always viewed this as a premier job with lots of potential. Prior to coaching stints at Tulane and Wyoming, Roccaforte was an assis- “I watched all those good Lamar teams of the 1970s and 1980s, and I will tant coach at Centenary College for five seasons (1989-94). Centenary won its do my best to get this program back to that level of success.” first TAAC regular-season championship during his tenure. Having worked along side some of the best college coaches in Billy Tubbs, Roccaforte has come full circle after beginning as a student assistant coach John Calipari and Perry Clark, Roccaforte brings a wealth of experience and for three seasons at Lamar (1986-89). knowledge to job. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 3 Shane Mahoney G 6-1 175 So.-1L Redondo Beach, Calif./Stoneridge Prep 12 Brandon McThay G 5-11 170 Jr.-TR Deerfield Beach, Fla./Fork Union Military Prep (Kilgore College) 14 Kenny Dawkins G 5-9 155 Jr.-TR Holly Springs, Miss./Holly Springs HS (Arizona Western College) 15 Ashton Hall F 6-6 210 So.-TR Kountze, Texas/Kountze HS (Angelina College) 21 Darren Hopkins G 6-2 175 Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md./Towson Catholic HS (Panola JC) 23 Matthew Barrow G 6-4 185 Sr.-2L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 24 Justin Nabors F 6-6 215 Jr.-TR Holly Springs, Miss./Holly Springs HS (Northwest Mississippi CC) 31 Currye Todd G/F 6-4 190 Sr.-1L Byhalia, Miss./H.W. Byers HS (Northwest Mississippi CC) 33 Lamar Sanders F 6-6 230 Sr.-1L Hickory Flat, Miss./Hickory Flat HS (Northwest Mississippi CC) 40 Jay Brown F 6-7 235 Jr.-TR Griffin, GA/Griffin HS (L.A. City College) 44 Tristan Worrell F 6-7 250 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Bush HS (Angelina College) 52 Coy Custer C 6-10 260 Fr.-RS League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS 55 Lawrence Nwevo F/C 6-8 270 Jr.-2L Lagos, Nigeria/Towson Catholic (Md.) HS

HEAD COACH: Steve Roccaforte Pronounciation Guide ASSISTANT COACHES: Brandon Aldrich, Kermit Holmes, Don Skelton ATHLETIC TRAINER: Josh Yonker Lawrence Nwevo Lawrence Nuh-way-vo VIDEO COORDINATOR: Clint Burges Steve Roccaforte (Head Coach) Steve Rock-a-fort TEAM MANAGER: Mike Ortiz 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - All Games

2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Combined Team Statistics All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (19-10) (14-2) (5-8) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (13-3) (8-0) (5-3) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-7) (6-2) (0-5) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------14 Dawkins, Kenny..... 29-29 1007 34.7 128-294 .435 66-156 .423 96-115 .835 17 56 73 2.5 66 2 130 76 1 57 418 14.4 33 Sanders, Lamar..... 29-29 820 28.3 139-219 .635 4-19 .211 54-119 .454 81 122 203 7.0 93 6 74 77 35 47 336 11.6 24 Nabors, Justin..... 28-15 681 24.3 123-231 .532 12-32 .375 58-80 .725 88 94 182 6.5 63 2 34 58 10 34 316 11.3 21 Hopkins, Darren.... 29-19 832 28.7 112-266 .421 44-116 .379 56-87 .644 38 88 126 4.3 64 1 67 58 2 24 324 11.2 31 Todd, Currye...... 29-9 475 16.4 87-198 .439 54-118 .458 39-51 .765 8 36 44 1.5 40 0 32 36 2 22 267 9.2 23 Barrow, Matthew.... 20-10 456 22.8 67-163 .411 31-104 .298 12-18 .667 14 42 56 2.8 50 0 38 20 2 24 177 8.9 12 McThay, Brandon.... 28-6 517 18.5 52-115 .452 25-57 .439 34-43 .791 10 23 33 1.2 51 1 53 51 0 25 163 5.8 40 Brown, Jay...... 25-2 267 10.7 47-108 .435 7-22 .318 33-50 .660 23 39 62 2.5 46 0 24 22 12 9 134 5.4 55 Nwevo, Lawrence.... 19-10 260 13.7 39-74 .527 0-0 .000 13-28 .464 21 32 53 2.8 23 0 5 12 4 5 91 4.8 44 Worrell, Tristan... 27-16 368 13.6 37-84 .440 0-1 .000 22-33 .667 18 44 62 2.3 45 0 32 23 4 12 96 3.6 52 Custer, Coy...... 10-0 31 3.1 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 4 6 0.6 5 0 0 5 1 0 16 1.6 15 Hall, Ashton...... 20-0 161 8.1 7-30 .233 3-12 .250 15-22 .682 8 14 22 1.1 17 0 10 8 2 2 32 1.6 TEAM...... 50 51 101 3.5 0 2 ------Total...... 29 5875 845-1796 .470 246-637 .386 434-650 .668 378 645 1023 35.3 563 12 499 448 75 261 2370 81.7 Opponents...... 29 5875 764-1617 .472 183-503 .364 414-593 .698 309 697 1006 34.7 601 21 430 571 99 218 2125 73.3

TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 2370 2125 11/13/07 LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY W 103-64 2615 Points per game...... 81.7 73.3 11/16/07 at Ole Miss L 70-108 6864 Scoring margin...... +8.4 - 11/19/07 WYOMING L 71-75 2917 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 845-1796 764-1617 11/24/07 ORAL ROBERTS L 57-65 2679 Field goal pct...... 470 .472 11/28/07 at New Orleans L 65-76 805 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 246-637 183-503 12/01/07 at Northern Illinois L 63-65 1042 3-point FG pct...... 386 .364 12/04/07 ST. GREGORY'S W 95-59 2475 3-pt FG made per game.. 8.5 6.3 12/08/07 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W 117-67 2897 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 434-650 414-593 12/12/07 at Brigham Young L 66-88 8130 Free throw pct...... 668 .698 12/22/07 RICE W 66-49 3192 REBOUNDS...... 1023 1006 12/29/07 LYON COLLEGE W 104-52 2352 Rebounds per game...... 35.3 34.7 01/01/08 at Texas Tech L 77-79 5075 Rebounding margin...... +0.6 - 01/08/08 UTAH VALLEY STATE W 74-69 2765 ASSISTS...... 499 430 *01/12/08 UTSA W 81-56 2933 Assists per game...... 17.2 14.8 *01/17/08 at Stephen F. Austin L 75-81 4309 TURNOVERS...... 448 571 *01/19/08 SAM HOUSTON STATE W OT 93-90 3627 Turnovers per game..... 15.4 19.7 *01/24/08 at Central Arkansas W OT 89-86 1127 Turnover margin...... +4.2 - *01/26/08 at Northwestern State W 91-82 2393 Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 0.8 *02/02/08 MCNEESE STATE W 89-67 5418 STEALS...... 261 218 *02/07/08 at Nicholls State W OT 72-68 488 Steals per game...... 9.0 7.5 *02/09/08 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 88-74 4550 BLOCKS...... 75 99 *02/14/08 TEXAS-ARLINGTON W 80-66 3286 Blocks per game...... 2.6 3.4 *02/16/08 at Texas State W 101-90 2769 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - *02/21/08 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 73-58 4712 Home win streak...... 13 - *02/23/08 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 103-95 8338 ATTENDANCE...... 59268 37938 *02/27/08 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 79-72 2022 Home games-Avg/Game.... 16-3704 13-2918 *03/01/08 at McNeese State L 71-74 1852 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0 *03/06/08 NICHOLLS STATE W 84-67 4512 *03/08/08 at Southeastern Louisiana L 73-83 1062 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------* = Southland Conference game Lamar University...... 1145 1187 38 - 2370 Opponents...... 989 1108 28 - 2125 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Southland Games Only

2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Combined Team Statistics Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (13-3) (8-0) (5-3) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (13-3) (8-0) (5-3) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------14 Dawkins, Kenny..... 16-16 590 36.9 67-160 .419 35-83 .422 56-69 .812 10 33 43 2.7 37 1 76 43 0 36 225 14.1 21 Hopkins, Darren.... 16-13 516 32.2 78-159 .491 30-66 .455 35-55 .636 23 57 80 5.0 30 0 46 28 1 16 221 13.8 33 Sanders, Lamar..... 16-16 467 29.2 80-124 .645 2-9 .222 31-76 .408 48 59 107 6.7 58 6 47 38 21 22 193 12.1 24 Nabors, Justin..... 15-4 388 25.9 69-130 .531 7-21 .333 34-47 .723 42 51 93 6.2 39 1 15 30 8 20 179 11.9 31 Todd, Currye...... 16-8 301 18.8 57-121 .471 38-80 .475 31-40 .775 4 25 29 1.8 30 0 19 22 2 16 183 11.4 23 Barrow, Matthew.... 7-7 177 25.3 29-67 .433 11-37 .297 9-12 .750 5 13 18 2.6 21 0 15 9 1 9 78 11.1 12 McThay, Brandon.... 15-0 314 20.9 28-65 .431 13-31 .419 31-39 .795 5 13 18 1.2 29 1 30 33 0 9 100 6.7 40 Brown, Jay...... 15-0 168 11.2 24-59 .407 7-16 .438 25-38 .658 16 26 42 2.8 30 0 15 12 9 5 80 5.3 44 Worrell, Tristan... 16-13 250 15.6 23-61 .377 0-1 .000 11-19 .579 9 28 37 2.3 36 0 22 17 3 6 57 3.6 55 Nwevo, Lawrence.... 6-3 44 7.3 7-16 .438 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 4 7 1.2 2 0 1 2 1 0 15 2.5 15 Hall, Ashton...... 9-0 55 6.1 2-12 .167 2-5 .400 3-4 .750 3 3 6 0.7 7 0 3 2 1 2 9 1.0 52 Custer, Coy...... 5-0 5 1.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.4 TEAM...... 31 34 65 4.1 0 1 ------Total...... 16 3275 465-976 .476 145-349 .415 267-403 .663 199 347 546 34.1 319 9 289 238 47 141 1342 83.9 Opponents...... 16 3275 427-905 .472 98-275 .356 257-363 .708 187 387 574 35.9 349 14 234 313 68 111 1209 75.6

TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1342 1209 *01/12/08 UTSA W 81-56 2933 Points per game...... 83.9 75.6 *01/17/08 at Stephen F. Austin L 75-81 4309 Scoring margin...... +8.3 - *01/19/08 SAM HOUSTON STATE W OT 93-90 3627 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 465-976 427-905 *01/24/08 at Central Arkansas W OT 89-86 1127 Field goal pct...... 476 .472 *01/26/08 at Northwestern State W 91-82 2393 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 145-349 98-275 *02/02/08 MCNEESE STATE W 89-67 5418 3-point FG pct...... 415 .356 *02/07/08 at Nicholls State W OT 72-68 488 3-pt FG made per game.. 9.1 6.1 *02/09/08 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 88-74 4550 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 267-403 257-363 *02/14/08 TEXAS-ARLINGTON W 80-66 3286 Free throw pct...... 663 .708 *02/16/08 at Texas State W 101-90 2769 REBOUNDS...... 546 574 *02/21/08 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 73-58 4712 Rebounds per game...... 34.1 35.9 *02/23/08 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 103-95 8338 Rebounding margin...... -1.7 - *02/27/08 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 79-72 2022 ASSISTS...... 289 234 *03/01/08 at McNeese State L 71-74 1852 Assists per game...... 18.1 14.6 *03/06/08 NICHOLLS STATE W 84-67 4512 TURNOVERS...... 238 313 *03/08/08 at Southeastern Louisiana L 73-83 1062 Turnovers per game..... 14.9 19.6 Turnover margin...... +4.7 - * = Southland Conference game Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.2 0.7 STEALS...... 141 111 Steals per game...... 8.8 6.9 BLOCKS...... 47 68 Blocks per game...... 2.9 4.3 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 8 - ATTENDANCE...... 37376 16022 Home games-Avg/Game.... 8-4672 8-2003 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------Lamar University...... 620 684 38 - 1342 Opponents...... 556 625 28 - 1209 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Non-Conference Games Only

2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Combined Team Statistics Non-conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (6-7) (6-2) (0-5) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (6-7) (6-2) (0-5) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------14 Dawkins, Kenny..... 13-13 417 32.1 61-134 .455 31-73 .425 40-46 .870 7 23 30 2.3 29 1 54 33 1 21 193 14.8 33 Sanders, Lamar..... 13-13 353 27.2 59-95 .621 2-10 .200 23-43 .535 33 63 96 7.4 35 0 27 39 14 25 143 11.0 24 Nabors, Justin..... 13-11 293 22.5 54-101 .535 5-11 .455 24-33 .727 46 43 89 6.8 24 1 19 28 2 14 137 10.5 21 Hopkins, Darren.... 13-6 316 24.3 34-107 .318 14-50 .280 21-32 .656 15 31 46 3.5 34 1 21 30 1 8 103 7.9 23 Barrow, Matthew.... 13-3 279 21.5 38-96 .396 20-67 .299 3-6 .500 9 29 38 2.9 29 0 23 11 1 15 99 7.6 31 Todd, Currye...... 13-1 174 13.4 30-77 .390 16-38 .421 8-11 .727 4 11 15 1.2 10 0 13 14 0 6 84 6.5 55 Nwevo, Lawrence.... 13-7 216 16.6 32-58 .552 0-0 .000 12-25 .480 18 28 46 3.5 21 0 4 10 3 5 76 5.8 40 Brown, Jay...... 10-2 99 9.9 23-49 .469 0-6 .000 8-12 .667 7 13 20 2.0 16 0 9 10 3 4 54 5.4 12 McThay, Brandon.... 13-6 203 15.6 24-50 .480 12-26 .462 3-4 .750 5 10 15 1.2 22 0 23 18 0 16 63 4.8 44 Worrell, Tristan... 11-3 118 10.7 14-23 .609 0-0 .000 11-14 .786 9 16 25 2.3 9 0 10 6 1 6 39 3.5 52 Custer, Coy...... 5-0 26 5.2 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2 3 5 1.0 5 0 0 4 1 0 14 2.8 15 Hall, Ashton...... 11-0 106 9.6 5-18 .278 1-7 .143 12-18 .667 5 11 16 1.5 10 0 7 6 1 0 23 2.1 TEAM...... 19 17 36 2.8 0 1 ------Total...... 13 2600 380-820 .463 101-288 .351 167-247 .676 179 298 477 36.7 244 3 210 210 28 120 1028 79.1 Opponents...... 13 2600 337-712 .473 85-228 .373 157-230 .683 122 310 432 33.2 252 7 196 258 31 107 916 70.5

TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1028 916 11/13/07 LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY W 103-64 2615 Points per game...... 79.1 70.5 11/16/07 at Ole Miss L 70-108 6864 Scoring margin...... +8.6 - 11/19/07 WYOMING L 71-75 2917 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 380-820 337-712 11/24/07 ORAL ROBERTS L 57-65 2679 Field goal pct...... 463 .473 11/28/07 at New Orleans L 65-76 805 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 101-288 85-228 12/01/07 at Northern Illinois L 63-65 1042 3-point FG pct...... 351 .373 12/04/07 ST. GREGORY'S W 95-59 2475 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.8 6.5 12/08/07 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W 117-67 2897 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 167-247 157-230 12/12/07 at Brigham Young L 66-88 8130 Free throw pct...... 676 .683 12/22/07 RICE W 66-49 3192 REBOUNDS...... 477 432 12/29/07 LYON COLLEGE W 104-52 2352 Rebounds per game...... 36.7 33.2 01/01/08 at Texas Tech L 77-79 5075 Rebounding margin...... +3.5 - 01/08/08 UTAH VALLEY STATE W 74-69 2765 ASSISTS...... 210 196 Assists per game...... 16.2 15.1 TURNOVERS...... 210 258 Turnovers per game..... 16.2 19.8 Turnover margin...... +3.7 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.0 0.8 STEALS...... 120 107 Steals per game...... 9.2 8.2 BLOCKS...... 28 31 Blocks per game...... 2.2 2.4 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 5 - ATTENDANCE...... 21892 21916 Home games-Avg/Game.... 8-2736 5-4383 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Lamar University...... 525 503 - 1028 Opponents...... 433 483 - 916 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Results/Points-Rebounds-Assists

2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Basketball Lamar University Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists All games

12 14 15 21 23 24 31 33 40 Opponent Date Score WL MCTHAY,BR DAWKINS,K HALL,ASHT HOPKINS,D BARROW,MA NABORS,JU TODD,CURR SANDERS,L BROWN,JAY ------LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY 11/13/07 103-64 W 2- 3- 0 9- 3- 5 2- 6- 2 14- 3- 2 12- 4- 3 14-13- 4 17- 1- 2 10- 8- 1 12- 2- 2 at Ole Miss 11/16/07 70-108 L 2- 1- 1 7- 3- 1 0- 0- 0 9- 0- 2 0- 2- 1 13- 4- 1 11- 1- 0 14- 7- 4 9- 3- 0 WYOMING 11/19/07 71-75 L 0- 0- 0 22- 2- 6 DNP 12- 1- 3 14- 3- 1 4- 4- 1 2- 0- 2 7- 4- 1 2- 4- 1 ORAL ROBERTS 11/24/07 57-65 L 0- 0- 0 18- 1- 7 DNP 9- 4- 1 5- 1- 1 7- 5- 0 0- 1- 2 6-11- 2 DNP at New Orleans 11/28/07 65-76 L 0- 2- 2 18- 2- 1 5- 1- 0 0- 3- 1 3- 1- 0 10-14- 2 2- 2- 0 9- 5- 0 2- 1- 0 at Northern Illinois 12/01/07 63-65 L 0- 0- 0 16- 1- 1 6- 2- 2 4- 3- 1 8- 3- 1 9- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 12-10- 2 DNP ST. GREGORY'S 12/04/07 95-59 W 12- 4- 2 18- 5- 5 3- 2- 0 3- 7- 1 8- 4- 2 19- 5- 2 5- 1- 1 7- 9- 5 1- 2- 0 LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/08/07 117-67 W 17- 0- 6 21- 0- 5 2- 3- 0 14- 4- 3 5- 4- 4 11- 6- 3 14- 3- 1 15- 2- 1 10- 1- 1 at Brigham Young 12/12/07 66-88 L 6- 1- 0 9- 5- 4 0- 0- 1 6- 2- 2 7- 4- 2 6- 1- 0 9- 1- 0 11- 5- 0 6- 4- 1 RICE 12/22/07 66-49 W 13- 1- 2 8- 1- 2 0- 0- 0 2- 4- 0 10- 6- 2 2- 9- 1 3- 0- 1 9-11- 3 4- 0- 2 LYON COLLEGE 12/29/07 104-52 W 4- 1- 5 23- 3- 7 5- 2- 2 12-10- 2 2- 2- 1 25-10- 3 9- 2- 2 12-10- 3 4- 3- 2 at Texas Tech 01/01/08 77-79 L 7- 2- 5 11- 1- 5 0- 0- 0 8- 2- 2 11- 2- 2 6- 6- 0 6- 0- 0 13- 9- 1 4- 0- 0 UTAH VALLEY STATE 01/08/08 74-69 W 0- 0- 0 13- 3- 5 0- 0- 0 10- 3- 1 14- 2- 3 11- 6- 2 6- 3- 2 18- 5- 4 DNP UTSA 01/12/08 81-56 W 0- 0- 2 9- 1- 8 DNP 15- 5- 2 14- 2- 5 6- 2- 1 16- 1- 2 15- 8- 0 DNP at Stephen F. Austin 01/17/08 75-81 L 9- 0- 2 23- 4- 2 DNP 6- 6- 2 7- 0- 1 7- 3- 0 1- 2- 0 12- 6- 2 3- 2- 0 SAM HOUSTON STATE 01/19/08 93-90 WO 13- 0- 2 10- 6- 6 0- 0- 0 10- 6- 3 18- 2- 4 13- 7- 0 0- 1- 0 18- 8- 4 2- 1- 0 at Central Arkansas 01/24/08 89-86 WO 0- 2- 4 10- 3- 2 DNP 20- 4- 3 8- 2- 0 DNP 17- 2- 1 18-14- 3 7- 4- 2 at Northwestern State 01/26/08 91-82 W 7- 1- 1 18- 5- 9 DNP 15- 7- 3 13- 7- 2 7- 5- 0 6- 1- 0 5- 2- 2 15- 5- 1 MCNEESE STATE 02/02/08 89-67 W DNP 2- 2- 4 DNP 16- 8- 3 15- 4- 2 23-12- 2 11- 1- 2 9- 5- 5 5- 4- 0 at Nicholls State 02/07/08 72-68 WO 9- 3- 0 20- 1- 3 DNP 8-10- 3 3- 1- 1 8-10- 2 8- 2- 1 14- 7- 0 0- 1- 1 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 02/09/08 88-74 W 2- 1- 5 17- 3- 2 0- 0- 0 14- 5- 2 DNP 19- 5- 1 4- 2- 1 24- 7- 3 3- 0- 2 TEXAS-ARLINGTON 02/14/08 80-66 W 10- 3- 0 19- 3- 8 DNP 13- 5- 1 DNP 14- 5- 1 8- 1- 0 11- 7- 5 5- 1- 1 at Texas State 02/16/08 101-90 W 4- 2- 1 23- 4- 8 0- 0- 0 26- 3- 2 DNP 11- 5- 1 13- 1- 2 10- 3- 4 14- 4- 3 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 02/21/08 73-58 W 10- 1- 1 2- 1- 3 1- 1- 0 6- 2- 3 DNP 17-12- 2 22- 2- 1 11- 4- 2 0- 5- 2 NORTHWESTERN STATE 02/23/08 103-95 W 8- 2- 3 20- 2- 6 0- 1- 0 22- 2- 5 DNP 12- 6- 0 20- 5- 3 8- 7- 0 9- 4- 1 at Texas A&M-Corpus Chr02/27/08 79-72 W 2- 1- 2 12- 3- 8 6- 2- 1 17- 4- 5 DNP 12- 5- 2 10- 3- 0 12- 3- 3 6- 2- 1 at McNeese State 03/01/08 71-74 L 7- 1- 3 4- 1- 3 0- 0- 0 13- 5- 2 DNP 12- 6- 0 16- 2- 2 10- 5- 1 3- 2- 1 NICHOLLS STATE 03/06/08 84-67 W 9- 1- 2 24- 2- 3 0- 2- 0 20- 3- 4 DNP 2- 3- 2 16- 2- 3 8-10- 9 3- 4- 0 at Southeastern Louisia03/08/08 73-83 L 10- 0- 2 12- 2- 1 2- 0- 2 0- 5- 3 DNP 16- 7- 1 15- 1- 1 8-11- 4 5- 3- 0

44 52 55 Opponent Date Score WL WORRELL,T CUSTER,CO NWEVO,LAW ------LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY 11/13/07 103-64 W 1- 6- 1 2- 0- 0 8- 7- 0 at Ole Miss 11/16/07 70-108 L 1- 1- 1 DNP 4- 2- 0 WYOMING 11/19/07 71-75 L DNP DNP 8- 3- 0 ORAL ROBERTS 11/24/07 57-65 L 8- 1- 0 DNP 4- 1- 0 at New Orleans 11/28/07 65-76 L 2- 2- 0 DNP 14- 3- 0 at Northern Illinois 12/01/07 63-65 L 2- 1- 1 DNP 6- 4- 0 ST. GREGORY'S 12/04/07 95-59 W 7- 2- 0 6- 1- 0 6- 6- 3 LOUISIANA COLLEGE 12/08/07 117-67 W 6- 3- 1 0- 3- 0 2- 6- 0 at Brigham Young 12/12/07 66-88 L 4- 2- 1 2- 1- 0 0- 3- 0 RICE 12/22/07 66-49 W 4- 2- 1 DNP 11- 4- 0 LYON COLLEGE 12/29/07 104-52 W 2- 1- 1 4- 0- 0 2- 0- 0 at Texas Tech 01/01/08 77-79 L DNP DNP 11- 6- 0 UTAH VALLEY STATE 01/08/08 74-69 W 2- 4- 3 DNP 0- 1- 1 UTSA 01/12/08 81-56 W 2- 3- 1 2- 1- 0 2- 2- 0 at Stephen F. Austin 01/17/08 75-81 L 5- 1- 0 DNP 2- 0- 0 SAM HOUSTON STATE 01/19/08 93-90 WO 5- 5- 5 DNP 4- 2- 0 at Central Arkansas 01/24/08 89-86 WO 4- 4- 2 DNP 5- 1- 1 at Northwestern State 01/26/08 91-82 W 5- 1- 2 DNP 0- 0- 0 MCNEESE STATE 02/02/08 89-67 W 6- 1- 1 0- 0- 0 2- 2- 0 at Nicholls State 02/07/08 72-68 WO 2- 3- 2 DNP DNP SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 02/09/08 88-74 W 5- 2- 1 0- 0- 0 DNP TEXAS-ARLINGTON 02/14/08 80-66 W 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 DNP at Texas State 02/16/08 101-90 W 0- 1- 0 DNP DNP CENTRAL ARKANSAS 02/21/08 73-58 W 4- 5- 1 DNP DNP NORTHWESTERN STATE 02/23/08 103-95 W 4- 4- 2 DNP DNP at Texas A&M-Corpus Chr02/27/08 79-72 W 2- 2- 1 DNP DNP at McNeese State 03/01/08 71-74 L 6- 0- 1 DNP DNP NICHOLLS STATE 03/06/08 84-67 W 2- 4- 2 0- 0- 0 DNP at Southeastern Louisia03/08/08 73-83 L 5- 0- 1 DNP DNP 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Team Single-Game Highs/Lows

LAMAR SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 117 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 42 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS...... 77 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE...... 620 (31-50) vs Southeastern Louisiana (02/09/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 17 vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 31 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE...... 654 (17-26) vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) FREE THROWS MADE...... 32 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS...... 43 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE...... 926 (25-27) vs Sam Houston State (01/19/08) REBOUNDS...... 58 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ASSISTS...... 28 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) STEALS...... 20 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 6 at Texas State (02/16/08) TURNOVERS...... 25 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FOULS...... 26 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) 26 at Texas State (02/16/08) 26 at Stephen F. Austin (01/17/08) 26 at Texas Tech (01/01/08)

LAMAR SINGLE-GAME LOWS POINTS...... 57 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 21 at Nicholls State (02/07/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS...... 50 vs Southeastern Louisiana (02/09/08) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE...... 379 (25-66) at New Orleans (11/28/07) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 4 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) 4 at New Orleans (11/28/07) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 13 vs Southeastern Louisiana (02/09/08) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE...... 222 ( 4-18) at Ole Miss (11/16/07) FREE THROWS MADE...... 5 vs UTSA (01/12/08) 5 vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS...... 8 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE...... 500 ( 8-16) vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) .500 (11-22) at McNeese State (03/01/08) REBOUNDS...... 24 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) ASSISTS...... 6 at New Orleans (11/28/07) STEALS...... 2 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 0 vs UTSA (01/12/08) 0 at Southeastern Louisiana (03/08/08) TURNOVERS...... 9 at McNeese State (03/01/08) FOULS...... 12 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 12 vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) 12 at McNeese State (03/01/08) 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Opponent Single-Game Highs/Lows

OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 108 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 42 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS...... 75 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE...... 595 (25-42) vs Wyoming (11/19/07) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 14 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 28 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) 28 at Brigham Young (12/12/07) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE...... 636 ( 7-11) at Texas Tech (01/01/08) FREE THROWS MADE...... 27 at Southeastern Louisiana (03/08/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS...... 38 at Southeastern Louisiana (03/08/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE...... 1.000 (19-19) vs Southeastern Louisiana (02/09/08) REBOUNDS...... 53 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ASSISTS...... 23 at Brigham Young (12/12/07) STEALS...... 14 at Northwestern State (01/26/08) 14 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 11 at McNeese State (03/01/08) TURNOVERS...... 29 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) FOULS...... 32 vs Northwestern State (02/23/08)

OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME LOWS POINTS...... 49 vs Rice (12/22/07) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 17 vs Rice (12/22/07) 17 vs UTSA (01/12/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS...... 41 vs Rice (12/22/07) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE...... 345 (19-55) vs Central Arkansas (02/21/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE...... 1 vs McNeese State (02/02/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 6 vs Rice (12/22/07) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE...... 091 ( 1-11) vs McNeese State (02/02/08) FREE THROWS MADE...... 3 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) 3 vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS...... 4 vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE...... 500 ( 6-12) at Northern Illinois (12/01/07) .500 ( 8-16) vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) REBOUNDS...... 20 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ASSISTS...... 9 vs Central Arkansas (02/21/08) STEALS...... 3 vs Central Arkansas (02/21/08) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 0 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) 0 vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 0 vs UTSA (01/12/08) 0 vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) TURNOVERS...... 12 vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) FOULS...... 15 at Northwestern State (01/26/08) 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Player Game Highs

LAMAR INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 26 Hopkins, Darren at Texas State (02/16/08) 25 Nabors, Justin vs Lyon College (12/29/07) 24 Dawkins, Kenny vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 24 Sanders, Lamar vs Southeastern Louisiana (02/09/08) 23 Dawkins, Kenny at Texas State (02/16/08) 23 Nabors, Justin vs McNeese State (02/02/08) 23 Dawkins, Kenny at Stephen F. Austin (01/17/08) 23 Dawkins, Kenny vs Lyon College (12/29/07) FIELD GOALS MADE...... 10 Nabors, Justin vs Lyon College (12/29/07) FIELD GOAL ATT...... 18 Dawkins, Kenny at Northwestern State (01/26/08) FG PCT (min 5 made)...... 1.000 ( 7-7 ) Sanders, Lamar vs UTSA (01/12/08) 1.000 ( 5-5 ) Sanders, Lamar at Northern Illinois (12/01/07) 3 PT FG MADE...... 5 Dawkins, Kenny vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 5 Hopkins, Darren vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 5 Todd, Currye at McNeese State (03/01/08) 5 Dawkins, Kenny at Nicholls State (02/07/08) 5 McThay, Brandon vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 5 Dawkins, Kenny vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 5 Dawkins, Kenny vs Wyoming (11/19/07) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 13 Dawkins, Kenny vs Texas-Arlington (02/14/08) 3-PT FG PCT (min 3 made)..... 1.000 ( 4-4 ) Dawkins, Kenny at Texas State (02/16/08) 1.000 ( 4-4 ) Todd, Currye vs UTSA (01/12/08) 1.000 ( 3-3 ) Dawkins, Kenny vs SE Louisiana (03/08/08) 1.000 ( 3-3 ) McThay, Brandon vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 1.000 ( 3-3 ) Hopkins, Darren vs UTSA (01/12/08) FREE THROWS MADE...... 9 Dawkins, Kenny at Texas State (02/16/08) 9 Dawkins, Kenny vs St. Gregory's (12/04/07) FREE THROW ATT...... 12 Dawkins, Kenny at Texas State (02/16/08) FT PCT (min 6 made)...... 1.000 ( 7-7 ) Todd, Currye vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) 1.000 ( 6-6 ) McThay, Brandon at Nicholls State (02/07/08) 1.000 ( 6-6 ) Barrow, Matthew vs Sam Houston State (01/19/08) 1.000 ( 6-6 ) McThay, Brandon vs Sam Houston State (01/19/08) 1.000 ( 6-6 ) Hall, Ashton at Northern Illinois (12/01/07) REBOUNDS...... 14 Sanders, Lamar at Central Arkansas (01/24/08) 14 Nabors, Justin at New Orleans (11/28/07) ASSISTS...... 9 Sanders, Lamar vs Nicholls State (03/06/08) 9 Dawkins, Kenny at Northwestern State (01/26/08) STEALS...... 7 Sanders, Lamar vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 3 Nabors, Justin at Texas State (02/16/08) 3 Sanders, Lamar at Nicholls State (02/07/08) 3 Sanders, Lamar vs Sam Houston State (01/19/08) 3 Sanders, Lamar at Texas Tech (01/01/08)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS...... 32 TOOLSON, Ryan vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) 30 Bargeman, Colby vs Northwestern State (02/23/08) 28 Zeno, Martin at Texas Tech (01/01/08) 28 Johnson,Josh vs Louisiana College (12/08/07) 27 CUMMARD, Lee at Brigham Young (12/12/07) REBOUNDS...... 16 Marks, Brian at Central Arkansas (01/24/08) ASSISTS...... 9 Bell, Eric at Stephen F. Austin (01/17/08) STEALS...... 5 OLSEN, Josh vs Utah Valley State (01/08/08) 5 LANDERS, Jeremy at Northern Illinois (12/01/07) BLOCKED SHOTS...... 9 Penn, Kleon at McNeese State (03/01/08) TURNOVERS...... 8 Bathie, Ryan at Nicholls State (02/07/08) 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Category Leaders

FG PERCENTAGE FG ATT Pct FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G ------Sanders, Lamar...... 139 219 .635 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 294 10.1 Nabors, Justin...... 123 231 .532 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 266 9.2 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 39 74 .527 Nabors, Justin...... 28 231 8.3 Custer, Coy...... 7 14 .500 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 219 7.6 McThay, Brandon..... 52 115 .452 Todd, Currye...... 29 198 6.8 Worrell, Tristan.... 37 84 .440 Todd, Currye...... 87 198 .439 FIELD GOALS MADE G Made Made/G Dawkins, Kenny...... 128 294 .435 ------Brown, Jay...... 47 108 .435 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 139 4.8 Hopkins, Darren..... 112 266 .421 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 128 4.4 Barrow, Matthew..... 67 163 .411 Nabors, Justin...... 28 123 4.4 Hall, Ashton...... 7 30 .233 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 112 3.9 Todd, Currye...... 29 87 3.0

3-POINT PERCENTAGE 3FG ATT Pct 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G ------Todd, Currye...... 54 118 .458 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 156 5.4 McThay, Brandon..... 25 57 .439 Todd, Currye...... 29 118 4.1 Dawkins, Kenny...... 66 156 .423 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 116 4.0 Hopkins, Darren..... 44 116 .379 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 104 5.2 Nabors, Justin...... 12 32 .375 McThay, Brandon..... 28 57 2.0 Brown, Jay...... 7 22 .318 Barrow, Matthew..... 31 104 .298 3-POINT FGS MADE G Made Made/G Hall, Ashton...... 3 12 .250 ------Sanders, Lamar...... 4 19 .211 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 66 2.3 Worrell, Tristan.... 0 1 .000 Todd, Currye...... 29 54 1.9 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 44 1.5 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 31 1.6 McThay, Brandon..... 28 25 0.9

FT PERCENTAGE FT ATT Pct FREE THROW ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G ------Dawkins, Kenny...... 96 115 .835 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 119 4.1 McThay, Brandon..... 34 43 .791 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 115 4.0 Todd, Currye...... 39 51 .765 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 87 3.0 Nabors, Justin...... 58 80 .725 Nabors, Justin...... 28 80 2.9 Hall, Ashton...... 15 22 .682 Todd, Currye...... 29 51 1.8 Worrell, Tristan.... 22 33 .667 Barrow, Matthew..... 12 18 .667 FREE THROWS MADE G Made Made/G Brown, Jay...... 33 50 .660 ------Hopkins, Darren..... 56 87 .644 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 96 3.3 Custer, Coy...... 2 4 .500 Nabors, Justin...... 28 58 2.1 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 13 28 .464 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 56 1.9 Sanders, Lamar...... 54 119 .454 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 54 1.9 Todd, Currye...... 29 39 1.3

POINTS G Pts Pts/G SCORING AVERAGE G Pts Avg/G ------Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 418 14.4 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 418 14.4 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 336 11.6 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 336 11.6 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 324 11.2 Nabors, Justin...... 28 316 11.3 Nabors, Justin...... 28 316 11.3 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 324 11.2 Todd, Currye...... 29 267 9.2 Todd, Currye...... 29 267 9.2 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 177 8.9 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 177 8.9 McThay, Brandon..... 28 163 5.8 McThay, Brandon..... 28 163 5.8 Brown, Jay...... 25 134 5.4 Brown, Jay...... 25 134 5.4 Worrell, Tristan.... 27 96 3.6 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 19 91 4.8 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 19 91 4.8 Worrell, Tristan.... 27 96 3.6 Hall, Ashton...... 20 32 1.6 Custer, Coy...... 10 16 1.6 Custer, Coy...... 10 16 1.6 Hall, Ashton...... 20 32 1.6 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Stats - Category Leaders

REBOUNDS G Reb Reb/G ASSISTS G No. A/G ------Sanders, Lamar...... 29 203 7.0 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 130 4.5 Nabors, Justin...... 28 182 6.5 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 74 2.6 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 126 4.3 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 67 2.3 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 73 2.5 McThay, Brandon..... 28 53 1.9 Brown, Jay...... 25 62 2.5 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 38 1.9 Worrell, Tristan.... 27 62 2.3 STEALS G No. S/G REBOUND AVERAGE G Reb Avg/G ------Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 57 2.0 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 203 7.0 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 47 1.6 Nabors, Justin...... 28 182 6.5 Nabors, Justin...... 28 34 1.2 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 126 4.3 McThay, Brandon..... 28 25 0.9 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 56 2.8 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 24 0.8 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 19 53 2.8 Barrow, Matthew..... 20 24 1.2

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Blk/G ------Nabors, Justin...... 28 88 3.1 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 35 1.2 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 81 2.8 Brown, Jay...... 25 12 0.5 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 38 1.3 Nabors, Justin...... 28 10 0.4 Brown, Jay...... 25 23 0.9 Worrell, Tristan.... 27 4 0.1 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 19 21 1.1 Nwevo, Lawrence..... 19 4 0.2

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G MINUTES G No. Min/G ------Sanders, Lamar...... 29 122 4.2 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 1007 34.7 Nabors, Justin...... 28 94 3.4 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 832 28.7 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 88 3.0 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 820 28.3 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 56 1.9 Nabors, Justin...... 28 681 24.3 Worrell, Tristan.... 27 44 1.6 McThay, Brandon..... 28 517 18.5

FOULS G No. Per/G TURNOVERS G No. TO/G ------Sanders, Lamar...... 29 93 3.2 Sanders, Lamar...... 29 77 2.7 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 66 2.3 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 76 2.6 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 64 2.2 Nabors, Justin...... 28 58 2.1 Nabors, Justin...... 28 63 2.3 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 58 2.0 McThay, Brandon..... 28 51 1.8 McThay, Brandon..... 28 51 1.8

FOULOUTS G No. ------Sanders, Lamar...... 29 6 Dawkins, Kenny...... 29 2 Nabors, Justin...... 28 2 McThay, Brandon..... 28 1 Hopkins, Darren..... 29 1 2007-08 PLAYER UPDATES Shane Mahoney Brandon McThay G • 6-1 • 175 • So./1L • Redondo Beach, Calif./Stoneridge Prep##33 G • 5-11 • 175 • Jr./TR • Deerfield Beach, Fla./Kilgore JC##1122 CAREER HIGHS 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS Points ...... 5 at SE Louisiana, 2/3/07 POINTS ...... 17 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 5 at Texas A&M, 11/17/06 ...... 13 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 13 vs Rice (12/22/07) Rebounds...... 4 at Texas A&M, 11/17/06 ...... 12 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) Assists ...... 5 vs. St. Gregory’s, 11/25/06 ...... 10 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) Steals...... 2 vs. Texas State, 2/10/07 ...... 10 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) NOTES FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 11 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) • Has not played in a game this season due to injury. FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 714 (5-7) vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 545 (6-11) vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 5 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 9 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) Kenny Dawkins 3-PT FG PCT ...... 750 (3-4) vs Rice (12/22/07) #14 ...... 667 (2-3 ) vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) G • 5-9 • 155 • Jr./TR • Holly Springs, Miss./Arizona Western# College14 FREE THROWS MADE ...... 6 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) ...... 6 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 6 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) POINTS ...... 24 vs Nicholls State (3/6/08) ...... 6 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 23 at Texas State (2/16/08) FREE THROW PCT ...... 1.000 (6-6) at Nicholls State (2/7/08) ...... 23 at Stephen F. Austin (1/17/08) ...... 1.000 (6-6) vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 23 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 1.000 (4-4) at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 22 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) REBOUNDS ...... 4 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) ...... 21 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ASSISTS ...... 6 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 20 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) STEALS...... 3 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 20 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) TURNOVERS ...... 5 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 8 vs Stephen F. Austin (1/17/08) MINUTES ...... 28 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 18 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 636 (7-11) vs Lyon College (12/29/07) NOTES: ...... 636 (7-11) at New Orleans (11/28/07) • Scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field, inlcuding 5-of-9 from 3- 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 5 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) point range, and dished out a season-high six assists with three steals vs. Louisiana College ...... 5 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) (12/8) ...... 5 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) • Scored a 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, in 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 13 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) his first start of the season vs. St. Gregory’s (12/4) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 1.000 (4-4) at Texas State (2/16/08) • Poured in a team-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, with 3-of-4 from outside against Rice FREE THROWS MADE ...... 9 at Texas State (2/16/08) (12/22). All 13 came in the first half on a perfect 5-for-5 and 3-for-3 on 3-pointers. Also had ...... 9 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) a pair of assists and steals in 22 minutes FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 12 at Texas State (2/16/08) • 13 points off the bench against Sam Houston (1/19) led all substitutes - was 6-of-6 from the FT PCT (min 4 made) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) free throw line ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs Sam Houston State (1/1/9/08) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) ...... 1.000 (4-4 ) vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) Ashton Hall REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs Sam Houston State (1/1/9/08) #15 ASSISTS ...... 9 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) F • 6-5 • 210 • So./TR • Kountze, Texas/Angelina College#15 STEALS...... 6 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) BLOCKS ...... 1 at New Orleans (11/28/07) 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS TURNOVERS ...... 9 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) POINTS ...... 6 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) MINUTES ...... 44 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) ...... 6 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) ...... 43 vs Sam Houston State (1/1/9/08) ...... 5 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 39 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) ...... 5 at New Orleans (11/28/07) ...... 39 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) ...... 2 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) NOTES ...... 2 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) • Leads the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), FT Pct (.864), assists (4.6), steals (1.9), 3-pointers per FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 5 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) game (2.4) and minutes (34.4). 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 2 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) • Has led the team in scoring nine times and reached double-figures 18 times, including seven 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 3 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) 20-plus point outings 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 667 (2-3) at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) • Scored a then -season-high 22 points vs. Wyoming (11/19) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 6 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) • Scored 18 points and dished out a season-high seven assists vs. Oral Roberts (11/24) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 6 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) • Tallied 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field at New Orleans (11/28) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (6-6) at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) • Notched a game-high 21 points and five assists in the win over Louisiana College (12/8) REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) • Broke out of a two-game scoring skid in which he failed to reach double-figures with a 23- ASSISTS ...... 2 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) point, seven assists performance against Lyon College (12/29). His 63.6 FG% (7-of-11) tied ...... 2 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) his season high ...... 2 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) • Has posted a pair of 23-point efforts in conference play, first at Stephen F. Austin (1/17) STEALS...... 1 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) and then a month later at Texas State (2/16). Has gone for 20 points at Nicholls State (2/7) BLOCKS ...... 1 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) and on Saturday against Northwestern State (2/23) ...... 1 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) TURNOVERS ...... 2 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) MINUTES ...... 19 at New Orleans (11/28/07) 2007-08 PLAYER UPDATES Darren Hopkins Matthew Barrow G • 6-2 • 175 • Sr./1L • Baltimore, Md./Panola JC ##2211 G • 6-4 • 185 • Sr./2L • Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab# #HS 2233

2007-08 SEASON HIGHS 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS POINTS ...... 26 at Texas State (2/16/08) POINTS ...... 18 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 22 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 15 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 20 at Central Arkansas (1/24/08) ...... 14 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 17 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) ...... 14 vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) ...... 16 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 14 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) ...... 15 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 13 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 15 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 12 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 14 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 11 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ...... 14 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 10 vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 14 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 12 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 6 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 12 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 13 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 10 vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) ...... 13 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 9 at Texas State (2/16/08) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 667 (6-9) vs McNeese State (2/2/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 17 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 500 (6-12) vs UTSA (1/12/08) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 692 (9-13) at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 500 (5-10) vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 4 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 4 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) ...... 4 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 10 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 8 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 600 (3-5) vs vs McNeese State (2/2/08) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 1.000 (3-3) vs UTSA (1/12/08) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 6 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 1.000 (2-2) at Central Arkansas (1/24/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 6 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 5 at Texas State (2/16/08) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (6-6) vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 8 at Texas State (2/16/08) REBOUNDS ...... 7 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (4-4) at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ASSISTS ...... 5 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs Wyoming (11/19/07) STEALS...... 3 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) REBOUNDS ...... 10 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 1 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 10 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 1 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ASSISTS ...... 5 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) TURNOVERS ...... 4 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 5 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) MINUTES ...... 33 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) STEALS...... 3 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 1 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) ...... 1 at BYU (12/12/07) CAREER HIGHS TURNOVERS ...... 6 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) Points ...... 29 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/15/06 MINUTES ...... 41 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) Rebounds ...... 7 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) Assists...... 9 vs Nicholls State (2/1/07) CAREER HIGHS Steals...... 4 vs Texas State (2/10/07) Points ...... 26 at Texas State (2/16/08) Blocks ...... 2 2x-last at McNeese State, 2/4/06 ...... 26 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi, 2/22/07 NOTES: ...... 26 vs. Nicholls State, 2/1/07 • Out for the season after suffering a right knee injury late in the first half at Nicholls State Rebounds...... 10 at Nicholls State, 2/7/08 (2/7/08). It was the same knee he injured as a sophomore at Northwestern State and missed ...... 10 vs. Lyon College, 12/29/07 the final five games of that season. Assists ...... 9 at Nicholls State, 3/1/07 Blocks ...... 2 vs. Northern Illionis, 12/20/06 Steals...... 3 at Northwestern State (1/26/08)

NOTES: • Tied season-high with 14 points vs. Louisiana College (12/8) • Scored 0 points on 0-of-8 shooting from the field at New Orleans (11/28), marking just the second time in his career he was held scoreless. • Recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Lyon (12/29) • Logged a season-high 41 minutes at Nicholl State (2/7) - just one shy of his career best 42 against BYU in 2006-07 • Tied his career-high with 26 points on a season-best .692 (9-13) shooting at Texas State (2/16) • Set season-highs for 3-pointers made (4) and assists (5) vs. Northwestern State (2/23) • Tied the season-highs for 3-pointers made (4) and assists (5) five days later at Texas A&M- Corpus Christi (2/27) 2007-08 PLAYER UPDATES Justin Nabors Currye Todd F • 6-6 • 215 • Jr./TR • Holly Springs, Miss./Northwest Mississippi##22 CC44 G/F • 6-4 • 190 • Sr./1L • Byhalia, Miss./Northwest Mississippi##33 CC11

2007-08 SEASON HIGHS 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS POINTS ...... 25 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) POINTS ...... 22 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) ...... 23 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 20 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 19 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 17 at Central Arkansas (1/24/08) ...... 19 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) ...... 17 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 17 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) ...... 16 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 14 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) ...... 14 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 14 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 13 at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 13 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ...... 11 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 11 vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) ...... 11 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ...... 11 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 10 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 6 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 14 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 6 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 714 (10-14) vs Lyon College (12/29/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 13 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 1 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 13 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 1 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 750 ( 6-8) at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 1 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 5 at McNeese State (3/1/08) ...... 1 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 4 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 1 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 4 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 1 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 4 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 1 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 9 at McNeese State (3/1/08) ...... 1 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 1.000 (4-4) vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 1 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 1.000 (2-2) at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ...... 1 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) ...... 1.000 (2-2) vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 1 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 1 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) ...... 7 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 4 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 9 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 5 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (7-7) vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 5 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) REBOUNDS ...... 5 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 6 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ASSISTS ...... 3 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 6 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) STEALS...... 3 at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 6 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 1 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 6 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 1 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 6 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) TURNOVERS ...... 3 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 6 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) ...... 3 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 3 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) ...... 1.000 (4-4) vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 3 vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) ...... 1.000 (4-4) at BYU (12/12/07) ...... 3 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) REBOUNDS ...... 14 at New Orleans (11/28/07) ...... 3 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ASSISTS ...... 4 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) MINUTES ...... 30 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) STEALS...... 4 vs Utah Valley State (1/8/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 3 at Texas State (2/16/08) TURNOVERS ...... 6 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) CAREER HIGHS MINUTES ...... 33 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) Points ...... 28 vs. Sam Houston State, 3/8/07 Rebounds ...... 8 vs. TAMU-Corpus Christi, 2/22/07 Assists...... 4 vs. Texas State, 2/10/07 NOTES: ...... 4 vs. Nicholls State, 2/1/07 • Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in first-game in Lamar uniform Steals...... 3 at Texas State (2/16/08) vs. LeTourneau (11/13) ...... 3 vs. BYU, 12/13/06 • Scored 13 points in return to his home state at Ole Miss (11/19) ...... 3 at Texas A&M, 11/17/06 • Recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 14 rebounds at New Orleans (11/28) • Seven of his nine rebounds against Rice (12/22) came on the offensive end NOTES: • Posted his best game as a Cardinal against Lyon College (12/29) with 25 points, 10 • Has made five starts, including the first four games following the injury to Matt Barrow rebounds, three assists and a steal in 27 minutes for his team-leading third double-double • Has made at least one 3-pointer in 18 games this season and at least two in 14 games • Sixth double-figure game of the year with 11 points, one block and a season-high four steals • Scored a season-high 17 points vs. LeTourneau (11/13/07) against Utah Valley State (1/8) • Scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range vs. • Blocked a career-high three shots at Texas State (2/16) after having just four the previous Louisiana College (12/8/07) 21 games. He did have one in each of the two games preceeding the Texas State contest for • Came off the bench and led LU with 16 points (in 16 minutes) in the win over UTSA (1/12) five in a three-game stretch though ... also drained all four 3-point shots and was 4-of-5 from the free throw line • Recorded his team-leading fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 • Matched his then-season-high with 17 points at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) rebounds against Central Arkansas (2/23) • Easily had his best week of the season at home against Central Arkansas (2/21) and Northwestern State (2/23) in which he averaged 21 ppg, shot 50 pct from the floor, knocked down six 3-pointers, was 16-of-18 from the free throw line and played a season-best 30 min- utes against NWLA. His 22- and 20-point games were his two highest of the season 2007-08 PLAYER UPDATES Lamar Sanders Jay Brown F • 6-6 • 230 • Sr./1L • Hickory Flat, Miss./Northwest Mississippi##33 CC33 F • 6-7 • 230 • Jr./TR • Griffin, Ga./L.A. City College ##4400

2007-08 SEASON HIGHS 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS POINTS ...... 24 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) POINTS ...... 15 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 18 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 14 at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 18 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) ...... 12 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 18 vs Utah Valley (1/8/08) ...... 10 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 15 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 9 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 15 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 9 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ...... 14 at Ole Miss (11/16/07) ...... 7 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 13 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ...... 6 at BYU (12/12/07) ...... 12 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 12 at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 9 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 11 at BYU (12/12/07) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 750 (6-8) at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 10 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 2 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 9 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 1 at Texas State (2/16/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 12 vs Utah Valley (1/8/08) ...... 1 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) FG PCT (min 5 made) ...... 1.000 (7-7) vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 1 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 1.000 (5-5) at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) ...... 1 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE. . . . . 2 at Ole Miss (11-16-07) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 3 at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS...... 2 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 667 (2-3) at A&M-Corpus Christi (2/27/08) ...... 2 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 7 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 2 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 8 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ...... 2 at Ole Miss (11-16-07) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 1.000 (3-3) at Ole Miss (11/16/07) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made)...... 1.000 (2-2) at Ole Miss (11-16-07) REBOUNDS ...... 5 vs Central Arkansas (2/21/08) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 6 vs SE Louisiana (2/9/08) ...... 5 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 11 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) ASSISTS ...... 3 at Texas State (2/16/08) REBOUNDS ...... 14 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) STEALS...... 3 at Northwestern State (1/26/08) ASSISTS ...... 9 vs Nicholls State (3/6/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 2 at Texas State (2/16/08) STEALS...... 7 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 2 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 3 at Nicholls State (2/7/08) TURNOVERS ...... 4 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) ...... 3 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) MINUTES ...... 21 at Texas State (2/16/08) ...... 3 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ...... 21 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) TURNOVERS ...... 6 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) ...... 6 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) MINUTES ...... 42 at Central Arkansas (1/25/08) ...... 35 vs Utah Valley (1/8/08) ...... 35 at Texas Tech (1/1/08)

CAREER HIGHS Points ...... 29 at Nicholls State, 3/1/07 Rebounds ...... 18 vs. Central Arkansas, 1/18/07 Assists...... 12 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/19/06 Steals...... 7 vs. Louisiana College, 12/8/07 Blocks ...... 3 2x-last at Texas Tech, 1/1/08

NOTES: • Leads the team in FG pct at .663 and has made at least 50 percent of his attempts in his last 21 games and 23 of 25 overall • Recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Northern Illinois (12/1/07) • Scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and had a career-high seven steals vs. Louisiana College (12/8/07) • Narrowly missed a double-double in the win over Rice (12/22/07) when he finished with nine points and 11 rebounds - he went just 3-for-7 from the free-throw line in the game • Notched his second double-double of the year with 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a block in the 52-point win over Lyon College (12/29/07) • Tied his career high with three blocks at Texas Tech (1/1/08) in a season-best 35 minutes • Had his most complete game of the season against Utah Valley State (1/8/08) with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, five rebounds, four assists, four steals and a pair of blocks while playing a season-high 35 minutes for the second-consecutive game • 18 points, 14 rebounds as he tied his career-high for minutes played (42) in overtime win at Central Arkansas (1/24/08) • Season high 24 points on 9-of-11 (.818) shooting against SE Louisiana (2/9/08) 2007-08 PLAYER UPDATES Tristan Worrell Lawrence Nwevo F • 6-7 • 250 • Jr./TR • Houston, Texas/Angelina College ##4444 F/C • 6-8 • 260 • Jr./2L • Lagos, Nigeria/Towson Catholic## HS5555

2007-08 SEASON HIGHS 2007-08 SEASON HIGHS POINTS ...... 8 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) POINTS ...... 14 at New Orleans (11/28/07) ...... 7 vs St. Gregory’s (12/4/07) ...... 11 at Texas Tech (1/1/08) ...... 6 vs McNeese State (2/2/08) ...... 11 vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 6 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) ...... 8 vs Wyoming (11/19/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 4 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) ...... 8 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . .8 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 6 at New Orleans (11/28/07) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 3 at Stephen F. Austin (1/17/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 11 at New Orleans (11/28/07) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . .4 at Stephen F. Austin (1/17/08) FG PCT. (min. 5 made) ...... 625 (5-8) at Texas Tech (1/1/08) FT PCT (min. 3 made) ...... 750 (3-4) at Stephen F. Austin (1/17/08) ...... 545 (6-11) at New Orleans (11/28/07) REBOUNDS ...... 6 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 3 vs Rice (12/22/07) ASSISTS ...... 5 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 6 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) STEALS ...... 2 at Texas State (2/16/08) FT PCT (min 3 made) ...... 750 (3-4) vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 2 vs UTSA (1/12/08) REBOUNDS ...... 7 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) ...... 2 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ASSISTS ...... 3 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 1 at Texas State (2/16/08) STEALS...... 2 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 1 vs Texas-Arlington (2/14/08) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 2 vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 1 at Central Arkansas (1/24/08) TURNOVERS ...... 2 vs Rice (12/22/07) ...... 1 vs Oral Roberts (11/24/07) ...... 2 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) TURNOVERS ...... 3 vs Northwestern State (2/23/08) ...... 2 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) MINUTES ...... 24 vs Sam Houston State (1/19/08) MINUTES ...... 26 at Texas Tech (1/1/08)

CAREER HIGHS Points ...... 14 at New Orleans, 11/28/07 Rebounds ...... 10 at Memphis, 12/28/06 Assists...... 3 vs. St. Gregory’s, 12/4/07 Steals...... 1 6x-last vs. Northwestern State, 2/10/07 Blocks ...... 1 7x-last vs. Texas State, 2/10/07

NOTES: • Scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field at New Orleans (11/28/07) • Second leading scorer against Rice (12/22/07) with 11 points on 4-of-8 from the floor and a career-best 3-for-4 from the charity stripe • Had his best shooting game of the season at Texas Tech (1/1/08) when he finished 5-of-8 Coy Custer (.625) and 11 points. His 26 minutes played were two shy of his career best, set at Arkansas State two years ago C • 6-10 • 260 • Fr./RS • League City, Texas/Clear Creek## HS5522

2007-08 SEASON HIGHS POINTS ...... 6 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) ...... 4 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 2 vs UTSA (1/12/08) ...... 2 at BYU (12/12/07) ...... 2 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) FIELD GOALS MADE ...... 2 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 2 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS . . . . . 4 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) FREE THROWS MADE ...... 2 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS . . . . 3 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) REBOUNDS ...... 3 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) BLOCKED SHOTS ...... 1 vs Louisiana College (12/8/07) TURNOVERS ...... 1 vs Lyon College (12/29/07) ...... 1 at BYU (12/12/07) ...... 1 vs St. Gregory's (12/4/07) ...... 1 vs LeTourneau University (11/13/07) MINUTES ...... 9 at BYU (12/12/07) 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 Lamar 103, LeTourneau 64 Mississippi 108, Lamar 70 Wyoming 75, Lamar 71 Nov. 13, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Nov. 16, 2007 - Oxford, Miss. Nov. 19, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas

Senior Currye Todd led six players in double-figures with 17 It wasn’t the homecoming the four Lamar University players Junior Kenny Dawkins scored a game-high 22 points, but points as Lamar University opened the 2007-08 season with from the Magnolia state were looking for as Mississippi ran Wyoming placed four players in double-figures and grabbed a 103-64 rout of LeTourneau University at the Montagne past the Cardinals, 108-70, Friday night at Tad Smith a come-from-behind 75-71 win Monday night at the Center. Senior Darren Hopkins’ three-pointer at 19:48 to Coliseum. The Cardinals hung tough early, scoring the Montagne Center. Leading 36-30 at halftime, the Cardinals open the game gave Lamar a quick 3-0 lead and the game’s first three points on a free throw by Lamar Sanders opened the second half with three straight field goals. Darren Cardinals would never trail in the contest. Two more and a dunk by Justin Nabors. A Kenny Williams jumper Hopkins nailed a three-pointer, Lamar Sanders hit a layup Hopkins three-pointers and a layup by Matthew Barrow at game the Rebels a 6-5 lead heading into the first media time- and Matthew Barrow hit a long three-pointer to give Lamar 17:29 gave the Cardinals a 13-2 lead. A conventional three out at 15:43. Darren Hopkins made one of two free throws a 12-point lead, 44-32, with 18:03 left in the game. point play by Lawrence Nwevo ignited a 13-0 run that was to tie the game at 6-6. Eniel Polynice and Chris Warren hit Wyoming responded with a 14-0 run to get back in the capped by a Nwevo layup at 11:58 that gave Lamar a 22- consecutive jumpers to ignite a 12-0 run. Trevor Gaskins game. Joseph Taylor started the run with an alley-oop dunk. point lead at 26-4. Rockmore and Jayme Bradley pulled the capped the spree with a layup at 11:20 that made the score Another Taylor dunk tied the game at 44-44 and Adam YellowJackets within 23, 59-36, with 15:25 left in the game, 18-6. Hopkins’ layup at 8:35 pulled the Cardinals within 10, Waddell’s jumper capped the run and gave the Cowboys a but that’s as close as LeTourneau would get. Lamar built its 22-12, but that’s as close as Lamar would get the rest of the 46-44 lead at 12:43. A pair of free throws by Lawrence lead to a game-high 43 points on two occasions – a Nwevo game. Zach Graham nailed a three-pointer and David Nwevo and a layup by Dawkins pushed the Cardinals’ lead layup at 4:25 that made the score 92-49 and a Todd 3-point- Huertas scored seven straight points that fueled a 12-2 run to five, 58-53, with 6:15 left. A layup by Brad Jones gave er at 3:41 (96-43). Todd was 6 of 13 from the field, includ- that put Ole Miss up 34-14 at 6:57. Sanders led the Cardinals Wyoming the lead for good at 62-61 at 3:12. Ewing nailed a ing 4 of 6 from 3-point range in scoring his 17 points. Junior with 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the field and grabbed 3-pointer from the right wing and a steal and resulting dunk Justin Nabors recorded a double-double with 14 points and a a team-high seven rebounds. Nabors added 13 points on 6 of by Taylor capped the run 9-0 run at 1:12. The Cowboys game-high 13 rebounds. Sanders added 10 points, eight 10 shooting and grabbed four rebounds. As a team, Lamar went 6 of 8 at the free throw line over the final 49 seconds to rebounds and a career-high five steals. Lamar shot 48.1 per- shot 40.3 percent (27-of-67) from the field, 22.2 percent (4- seal the win. Wyoming shot a blistering 73.7 percent (14-of- cent (37-of-77) from the field, 38.5 percent (10-of-26) from of-18) from 3-point range and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from 19) from the field in the second half, including 50 percent 3-point range and 86.4 percent (19-of-22) from the free the free throw line. Dwayne Curtis and Kenny Williams both (3-of-6) from 3-point range, and also made 14 of 19 free throw line. The Cardinals outrebounded the YellowJackets recorded double-doubles to lead Ole Miss. Curtis scored a throws in the second stanza. Dawkins was 7 of 12 from the 58 to 29. Dewones Smith and Rockmore each scored 11 game-high 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Williams field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and 3 of 4 from points to lead LeTourneau. Marcel Louimeus added 10 added 14 points and 15 rebounds. Chris Warren chipped in the free throw line scoring a career-high 22 points. The points and a team-high seven rebounds. Smith dished out a 16 points and dished out eight assists. As a team, Ole Miss Cardinals defense forced 22 Wyoming turnovers which led team-high five assists. LeTourneau shot 39.3 percent (24-of- shot 56 percent (42-of-75) from the field, 31.6% (6-of-19) 28 points. 61) from the field, 20.8 percent (5-of-24) from 3-point range from 3-point range and 78.3 percent (18-of-23) from the free and 52.4 percent (11-of-21) from the free throw line. Both throw line. Wyoming FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S the YellowJackets and Cardinals committed 25 turnovers. Dermody (f) 2-5 0-2 1-1 4 5 1 3 0 2 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nelson (c) 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 6 1 1 1 0 LETU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 5-7 2-2 1-1 7 14 4 3 2 1 Jones (g) 3-7 2-4 4-6 6 12 4 4 0 2 Louimeus (f) 5-5 0-0 0-1 7 10 0 2 0 1 Nabors (f) 6-10 0-0 1-3 4 13 1 0 0 0 Ewing (g) 4-7 3-5 7-8 3 18 5 7 0 2 Evers (c) 4-10 0-1 1-4 3 9 0 2 0 1 Dawkins (g) 3-10 0-4 1-1 3 7 1 3 0 0 Platt (g) 2-4 1-3 2-2 3 7 2 1 0 1 Rockmore (g) 3-10 2-5 3-5 4 11 4 4 0 2 Hopkins (g) 3-12 0-4 3-5 0 9 2 6 0 0 Waddell 4-4 0-0 4-5 2 12 0 2 1 0 Bradley (g) 2-11 1-8 0-0 0 5 2 1 0 0 Todd (g) 4-11 2-5 1-1 1 11 0 3 0 0 Taylor 6-8 0-2 1-2 9 13 2 4 0 2 Smith, D. (g) 2-8 0-4 7-9 4 11 5 1 0 2 Mahoney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Songondo 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pullen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 McThay 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 Bunker 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Hall 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 0-1 Majors 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 0 2 Barrow 0-3 0-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 25-42 6-16 19-24 29 75 16 22 2 9 Hayes 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 4 0 2 Brown 3-6 0-0 3-3 3 9 0 0 1 0 .595 .375 .792 Davis 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Worrell 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 1 0 0 Smith, W. 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Nwevo 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Harris 4-6 0-2 0-0 3 8 1 2 0 2 TEAM 4-6 Sanders (f) 2-5 0-2 3-4 4 7 1 6 1 2 Ostarticki 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 5 0 2 0 0 Totals 27-67 4-18 12-19 30 70 12 17 3 3 Brown (f) 1-6 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 0 TEAM 1-3 .403 .222 .632 Dawkins (g) 7-12 5-7 3-4 2 22 6 6 0 2 Totals 24-61 5-24 11-21 29 64 12 25 0 14 Hopkins (g) 3-8 2-6 4-4 1 12 3 3 0 0 .393 .208 .524 Ole Miss FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Barrow (g) 5-11 4-10 0-0 3 14 1 1 0 0 Parnell (f) 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 1 1 0 McThay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Watson (f) 3-5 0-0 2-4 3 8 0 0 1 0 Nabors 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 0 0 0 Sanders (f) 3-4 0-0 4-4 8 10 1 6 0 5 Warren (g) 6-11 1-3 3-3 2 16 8 1 0 1 Todd 1-7 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 Brown (f) 5-9 0-1 2-2 2 12 2 2 1 1 Polynice (g) 6-8 0-1 0-0 3 12 4 3 1 2 Nwevo 3-4 0-0 2-3 3 8 0 0 0 0 Dawkins (g) 2-8 1-3 4-4 3 9 5 1 0 3 Huertas (g) 4-10 1-4 4-4 3 13 2 3 0 2 TEAM 2-3 Hopkins (g) 5-11 3-8 1-2 3 14 2 1 0 1 Jones, R. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24-55 11-29 12-14 24 71 15 17 1 5 Barrow (g) 5-11 2-6 0-0 4 12 3 3 0 2 Smith 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 3 1 1 0 2 .436 .379 .857 McThay 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 2 0 3 0 2 Poole 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Hall 0-2 0-1 2-2 6 2 2 2 0 0 Jones, W. 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Wyoming 30 45 - 75 Nabors 6-10 0-0 2-2 13 14 4 2 1 1 Gaskins 3-7 2-4 0-0 0 8 3 2 0 0 Lamar 36 35 - 71 Todd 6-13 4-6 1-1 1 17 2 2 0 0 Brown 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Worrell 0-2 0-0 1-2 6 1 1 0 0 0 Graham 4-7 1-2 3-3 2 12 0 2 0 0 Officials: Mike Thibodeaux, Kelly Self, Rick Randall; Custer 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Curtis 8-9 0-0 3-4 10 19 0 1 0 2 Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 2,914. Nwevo 3-4 0-0 2-3 7 8 0 2 0 1 Williams 6-9 0-0 2-4 15 14 1 0 0 2 TEAM 0-2 TEAM 3-7 Totals 37-77 10-26 19-22 58 103 22 25 2 16 Totals 42-75 6-19 18-23 53 108 20 14 4 11 .481 .385 .864 .560 .316 .783

LeTourneau 22 42 - 64 Lamar 31 39 - 70 Lamar 49 54 - 103 Ole Miss 53 55 - 108

Officials: Mike Thibodeaux, Patrick Dowd, Shannon Cain; Officials: Tom Eades, Mike Kitts, Everett Summers; Technical Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 2,615. Fouls: LU-coach; Attendance: 6,864. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6 Oral Roberts 65, Lamar 57 New Orleans 76, Lamar 65 Northern Illinois 65, Lamar 63 Nov. 24, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Nov. 28, 2007 - New Orleans, La. Dec. 1, 2007 - DeKalb, Ill.

Junior Kenny Dawkins scored a game-high 18 points to lead Lawrence Nwevo set a new career scoring high and Kenny Senior Lamar Sanders recorded his first double-double of the Cardinals, but it was not enough as Oral Roberts Dawkins scored a team-high 18 points, but the Cardinals the season, but a buzzer beating tip-in by Egan Grafel gave outscored Lamar University 15-8 over the final seven min- valiant comeback attempt fell short in Wednesday’s 76-65 Northern Illinois a come-from-behind 65-63 win over Lamar utes to claim a 65-57 win Saturday night at the Montagne loss at New Orleans at the HP Center. Holding a 38-28 half- University at the Convocation Center. With the game tied at Center. With the game tied for the fifth time at 45-45, time lead, UNO opened the second half with a 16-6 run to 61-61, Lamar missed four straight field goal attempts over a Darren Hopkins gave the Cardinals a 47-45 lead with 8:35 extend its lead to 20 points, 54-34, on a three-pointer by 2:53 second stretch. A jumper by Jeremy Landers gave NIU left in the game. Marchello Vealy answered with a three- Jacob Manning at 14:42. T.J. Worley’s jumper at 9:07 gave at 63-61 lead with 1:04 remaining in the game. Senior pointer to give ORU at 48-47 lead. A jump hook in the lane the Privateers a 19-point lead, 64-45. A pair of Tristan Darren Hopkins missed a layup on the Cardinals’ next pos- by Lawrence Nwevo put Lamar up one, 49-48, at 7:41. Worrell free throws started Lamar’s comeback bid with a session and Shaun Logan missed for NIU with 12 seconds Adam Liberty’s jumper at 6:49 gave the Golden Eagles the 10-0 run. Nwevo followed with a layup, Justin Nabors hit remaining. Junior Kenny Dawkins drove the length of the lead for good at 50-49. Robert Jarvis nailed a three-pointer two free throws, Dawkins made a layup and Nwevo capped floor and hit a driving layup with :08 left. NIU’s Sean and Vealy hit a jumper to extend the lead to six points, 55- the run with another lay-in to pull the Cardinals within nine, Smith’s 15-foot jumper from the right baseline caromed off 49, with 4:53 remaining. Jarvis and Vealy both hit a pair of 64-55, with 5:41 remaining. A layup up by Ashton Hall and the rim, but Grafel crashed the boards and tipped-in the miss free throws that capped an 11-0 run and gave ORU a 59-49 a free throw by Lamar Sanders trimmed UNO’s lead to just before the horn sounded. After initially waving off the lead at 3:08. Hopkins’ jumper at 2:44 ended a nearly 5:00 seven, 67-60, with 3:20 left in the game. Jaroslav Tyrna basket, the three officials huddled around the courtside mon- drought by the Cardinals. A layup by Lamar Sanders pulled answered with a three-pointer for the Privateers to push the itor and agreed that the ball was out of Grafel’s hand before the Cardinals within six, 61-55, with 51 seconds left in the lead back to 10 points and Bo McCalebb followed with a the horn sound. The Cardinals have been plagued with long game. Jarvis and Liberty both made a pair of free throws to layup at 2:21 to make the score 72-60 and dash the Cardinals scoring lapses in the second half of games this season and seal the win for ORU. The Golden Eagles went 10-for-10 at hopes. Dawkins finished the game with 18 points on 7 of 11 that trend continued. Dawkins nailed a three-pointer and hit the free throw line in the second half, including 8-for-8 in shots from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and a layup on consecutive possession to give Lamar a nine- the final 3:08. Dawkins was 6 of 10 from the field, includ- 1 of 2 from the free throw line. Nwevo was 6 of 11 from the point lead, 57-48, with 12:13 remaining in the game. That’s ing 2 of 4 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free throw field and 2 of 3 from the free throw line in scoring a career- went Lamar went as cold as the sub-freezing temperatures line in scoring 18 points. He also dished a season-high seven high 14 points. Nabors recorded his second double-double of outside. The Cardinals missed 11 straight shots from the assists. Sanders grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds to go the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds, which also set a field and went scoreless until Lawrence Nwevo’s jumper at along with six points. The Cardinals defense forced 17 new season-high. Lamar shot 37.9 percent (25-of-66) from 5:55. That’s a drought of 6:18. Lamar started the game fast turnovers which led to 24 points. Jarvis came off the bench the field, 23.5 percent (4-of-17) from 3-point range and 64.7 and built as much as a 15-point lead, 38-23, on a pair of to lead ORU in scoring at 16 points. Vealy added 14 points percent (11-of-17) from the free throw line. The Cardinals Sanders free throws at 1:53. NIU closed the half on a 7-0 run on 5 of 6 shooting from the field, including 2 of 2 from 3- committed a season-low 12 turnovers. McCalebb scored a and trimmed the Cardinals’ lead to 38-30 at halftime. point range, off the bench. King recorded a double-double game-high 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting from the field and 5 Dawkins led the Cardinals with 16 points on 6 of 15 shoot- with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Golden Eagles outre- of 6 from the free throw line to lead UNO. He also had ing from the field, including 2 of 7 from three-point range. bounded Lamar 31 to 27. ORU outscored the Cardinals 32 to seven rebounds and a team-high six assists. Tyrna added 13 Sanders recorded his first double-double of the season with nine in points off the bench. points and James Parlow chipped in 10. UNO shot 43.5 per- 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Logan led NIU cent (27-of-62) from the field, 37.5 percent (6-of-16) from with 17 points on 8 of 17 shooting from the field and ORU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S 3-point range and 80 percent (16-of-20) from the free throw grabbed 10 rebounds to register a double-double. Landers Ogunoye (f) 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 line. The Privateers held a slim 42 to 41 rebound advantage. added 14 points and Grafel chipped in 10. Lewis (f) 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 3 2 5 0 0 King (c) 5-6 0-0 2-2 11 12 0 2 3 2 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Liberty (g) 2-8 1-3 2-3 4 7 5 0 0 0 Nabors (f) 4-10 0-0 2-2 14 10 2 4 0 2 Nabors (f) 4-9 1-2 0-0 6 9 0 4 0 1 Ehambe (g) 3-9 3-5 2-2 1 11 0 1 0 1 Sanders (f) 4-8 0-1 1-3 5 9 0 3 0 0 Sanders (f) 5-5 0-0 2-4 10 12 2 4 2 2 Sango 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 1 0 0 1 Worrell (f) 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Worrell (f) 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 Jarvis 4-11 2-7 6-6 0 16 2 3 0 3 Dawkins (g) 7-11 3-6 1-2 2 18 1 2 1 1 Dawkins (g) 6-15 2-7 2-2 1 16 1 2 0 1 Vealy 5-6 2-2 2-4 6 14 1 3 4 0 Hopkins (g) 0-8 0-3 0-0 3 0 1 2 0 0 Hopkins (g) 1-8 1-4 1-2 3 4 1 2 0 0 Team 1-4 McThay 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 1 McThay 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 20-45 8-17 17-21 31 65 12 17 7 8 Hall 1-3 0-1 3-5 1 5 0 0 0 0 Hall 0-1 0-0 6-6 2 6 2 0 1 0 .444 .471 .810 Barrow 1-4 1-4 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Barrow 3-10 2-8 0-0 3 8 1 2 0 0 Todd 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Todd 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Brown 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Nwevo 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 0 0 0 Nabors (f) 2-4 1-1 2-2 5 7 0 2 0 1 Nwevo 6-11 0-0 2-3 3 14 0 0 0 0 Team 1-2 Sanders (f) 3-10 0-1 0-1 11 6 2 2 0 0 Team 2-5 Totals 23-58 6-24 11-14 32 63 8 19 3 7 Worrell (f) 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 8 0 2 1 0 Totals 25-66 4-17 11-17 41 65 6 12 1 4 .397 .250 .786 Dawkins (g) 6-10 2-4 4-4 1 18 7 3 0 0 .379 .235 .647 Hopkins (g) 4-10 1-4 0-1 4 9 1 3 0 0 NIU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S McThay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UNO FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Grafel (f) 5-11 0-0 0-1 8 10 2 4 0 0 Barrow 2-7 1-5 0-0 1 5 1 1 0 2 McCalebb (g) 8-16 1-2 5-6 7 22 6 3 0 0 Logan (f) 8-17 1-4 0-2 10 17 0 3 0 2 Todd 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 3 0 1 Parlow (g) 3-8 2-6 2-2 6 10 3 3 0 2 Patton (g) 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 0 Nwevo 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 Manning (f) 2-4 1-2 0-2 9 5 1 2 1 0 Landers (g) 5-5 1-1 3-5 2 14 4 2 0 5 Team 2-2 Elias (c) 3-6 0-0 3-4 4 9 1 1 0 0 Anderson (g) 3-8 1-1 0-1 6 7 2 3 0 1 Totals 23-51 5-16 6-8 27 57 13 16 1 4 Reynolds (g) 3-7 0-0 2-2 0 8 1 1 0 1 Ervin 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .451 .313 .750 Tyrna 6-8 1-1 0-0 7 13 0 3 0 0 Nichols 1-4 0-3 3-3 0 5 1 6 0 1 Worley 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 Smith 4-10 0-0 0-0 7 8 2 3 1 2 Oral Roberts 32 33 - 65 Myers 1-8 1-4 4-4 4 7 2 0 0 1 Kelley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lamar 29 28 - 57 Garrison 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hart 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2-4 Team 2-4 Officials: Rick Jones, Buddy Daughdrill, Brent Meaux; Totals 27-62 6-16 16-20 42 76 15 14 1 4 Totals 28-61 3-9 6-12 39 65 14 23 1 11 Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 2,679. .435 .375 .800 .459 .333 .500

Lamar 28 37 - 65 Lamar 38 25 - 63 New Orleans 38 38 - 76 Northern Illinois 30 35 - 65

Officials: Rick Randall, Brent Dugas, Bobby Bissant; Technical Officials: Sean Casey, James Durham, Tim Fitzgerald; Fouls: none; Attendance: 805. Technical Fouls: none; Attendance: 1,042. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 7 GAME 8 GAME 9 Lamar 95, St. Gregory’s 59 Lamar 117, Louisiana College 67 #25 BYU 88, Lamar 66 Dec. 4, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Dec. 8, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Dec. 12, 2007 - Provo, Utah

Lamar University scored the game’s first 11 points and Junior Kenny Dawkins led seven Cardinals in double-figures Senior Lamar Sanders was the only Cardinals to score in never looked back in cruising to a 95-59 win over St. as Lamar University routed Louisiana College 117-67 double-figures with 11 points as Lamar University lost 88- Gregory’s at the Montagne Center. Junior Justin Nabors Saturday night at the Montagne Center. After Chukwuma 66 at No. 25 Brigham Young University Wednesday night at scored the game’s first two points on a jumper and the Ekeh scored the game’s first points on a layup, Dawkins the Marriott Center. BYU jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead on Cardinals never relinquished the lead. Lawrence Nwevo answered with a three-pointer to give the Cardinals a 3-2 a jumper by Lee Cummard and a three-pointer by Sam added a jumper and Kenny Dawkins converted a steal into a lead. Lamar would never trail again. The Cardinals used Burgess and the Cougars would never trail in the game. layup to make the score 6-0. Dawkins nailed a three-pointer with a 16-0 run to take complete control of the game. Cummard added a three-pointer and another jumper to make and followed with a layup at 16:38 to make the score 11-0. Sanders capped the run with a dunk at 5:44 that gave Lamar the score 10-2 at 17:54 of the first half. A Brandon McThay Patrick Jones got the Cavaliers on the board with a 15-foot a 29-point cushion. The Cardinals closed out the first half on jumper and a three-pointer by Currye Todd trimmed the lead jumper at 15:40. Lamar responded with a 14-2 run which a three-pointer by Brandon McThay and a Sanders dunk to to 12-9 at 13:51. BYU answered with a 12-0 run that was was capped by a steal and layup by Matthew Barrow that take a 62-30 lead into the locker room at halftime. The capped by a Jonathan Tavernari layup to push the lead to 15 gave the Cardinals a 21-point lead, 25-4, with 11:56 left in Cardinals shot a blistering 63.9 percent from the field and 60 points, 24-9. Cummard closed out the first half scoring with the opening stanza. Lamar kept the pressure on and led by percent from three-point range in the opening stanza. Lamar a three-pointer with 27 second remaining to give the 26 points, 47-21, at intermission. The Cardinals opened the opened the second half with a 12-2 run to increase its lead to Cougars a 42-30 halftime lead. The Cardinals scored the first second half with a 17-6 run to push their lead to 63-26 on a 42 points, 74-32. Dawkins fueled the run with a pair of four points of the second half and cut the deficit to eight, 42- Dawkins three-pointer and a Brandon McThay layup at three-pointers and a layup. Justin Nabors added a layup and 34, on a layup by Sanders at 18:38. Lamar kept the game 14:54 of the second half. Lamar’s largest lead of the game a pair of free throws. Dawkins was 6 of 10 from the field, close as Matthew Barrow’s 3-pointer at 14:24 put the was 38, 95-57, on a Coy Custer jumper with 27 seconds left including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free Cardinals down 10, 49-39. The Cougars followed with an in the game. Nabors led three Cardinals in double-figures throw line in scoring his 21 points. He also added five 18-5 run to put the game away, pushing the lead to 25 with a season-high 19 points. Dawkins added 18 points and assists. Junior Brandon McThay scored a career-high 17 points, 83-58, with 3:02 left. Sanders was 5 of 8 from the also dished out five assists, grabbed five rebounds and had a points and dished out a season-high six assists with three field in scoring his 11 points. Kenny Dawkins added nine season-high six steals. McThay, making his first start of the steals. Sanders added 15 points and had a career-high seven points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Lamar shot season, scored 12 points. Lamar shot a season-best 50.7% steals. Hopkins and Todd each scored 14 points off the 38.1 percent (24-of-63) from the field, 27.8 percent (5-of- from the field, 27.3% from 3-point range and 59.4% from bench. Lamar set season-highs with 57.5 percent (42-of-73) 18) from 3-point range and 65 percent (13-of-20) from the the free throw line. The Cardinals outrebounded the shooting from the field and 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from 3- free throw line. Cummard led all scorers with a career-high Cavaliers 48 to 32, which led to 20 second chance points. point range, and shot 68 percent (17-of-25) from the free 27 points to pace BYU. He recorded a double-double with Jones, who scored 31 against the Cardinals last season, was throw line. Josh Johnson led all scorers with 28 points on 11 10 rebounds and nearly made it a triple-double with eight held to 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field. Cha’son of 15 shooting from the field, including 2 of 3 from 3-point assists. Plaisted added 22 points, seven rebounds and five Holmes and Josh Coulter each added 11 points. Holmes range, to pace the Wildcats. Daniel Greenhouse chipped in assists. BYU shot 44.8 percent (30-of-67) from the field, grabbed eight rebounds, blocked two shots and had two 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point 39.3 percent (11-of-28) from 3-point range and 56.7 percent steals. SGU shot 38.7% from the field, 21.4% from 3-point range. LC shot 51 percent (25-of-49) from the field, 44 per- (17-of-30) from the free throw line. range and 57.1% from the free throw line. cent (11-of-25) from 3-point range and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from the free throw line. Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S SGU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nabors (f) 1-6 0-1 4-4 1 6 0 2 0 0 Jones (f) 6-12 1-2 1-2 0 14 3 2 0 1 LC FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 5-8 0-0 1-3 5 11 0 0 1 0 Holmes (f) 4-8 0-1 3-7 8 11 2 3 2 2 Johnson (f) 11-15 2-3 4-7 5 28 0 3 0 1 Nwevo (c) 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 1 1 Mansky (f) 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Skluzacek (f) 2-7 1-4 0-0 4 5 6 3 0 0 McThay (g) 3-8 0-2 0-0 1 6 0 1 0 2 Washington (g) 0-4 0-3 0-0 4 0 3 2 0 0 Ekeh (c) 2-3 0-1 0-0 4 4 1 3 0 1 Dawkins (g) 3-6 2-3 1-2 5 9 4 4 0 2 Wilson (g) 0-6 0-0 3-4 5 3 2 3 0 0 Folse (g) 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 5 7 0 1 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Coulter 5-7 0-0 1-1 1 11 0 1 0 2 Greenhouse (g) 6-10 5-8 0-0 0 17 0 3 0 2 Hopkins 2-6 0-2 2-3 2 6 2 4 1 2 Lulko 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 3 1 2 0 0 Hollier 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Barrow 2-5 2-5 1-2 4 7 2 0 0 1 Landess 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Talley 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 6 0 2 0 1 Todd 3-9 1-5 2-4 1 9 0 0 0 0 Robbins 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 7 0 1 0 1 Cole 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 4 3 4 0 1 Brown 3-8 0-0 0-0 4 6 1 0 1 0 Wilburn 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Meadows 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 Worrell 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 1 0 0 1 Stuart 5-8 0-0 0-0 2 10 1 3 1 0 Wyatt 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 1 Custer 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 Team 6 Team 1 Team 5 Totals 24-62 3-14 8-14 32 59 12 20 3 6 Totals 25-49 11-25 6-9 23 67 17 29 0 8 Totals 24-63 5-18 13-20 34 66 11 14 4 9 .387 .214 .571 .510 .440 .667 .381 .278 .650

Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S BYU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nabors (f) 8-12 1-2 2-6 5 19 2 2 0 1 Nabors (f) 4-4 1-1 2-3 6 11 3 1 0 1 Cummard (f) 11-16 5-7 0-0 10 27 8 0 1 1 Sanders (f) 3-5 0-2 1-1 9 7 5 3 1 0 Sanders (f) 7-10 0-0 1-1 2 15 1 1 0 7 Collinsworth(f) 2-5 1-1 0-2 6 5 0 0 1 0 Nwevo (c) 3-6 0-0 0-2 6 6 3 2 0 0 Nwevo (c) 0-1 0-0 2-6 6 2 0 0 0 0 Plaisted (c) 7-10 0-0 8-16 7 22 5 3 0 0 McThay (g) 4-8 2-3 2-2 4 12 2 1 0 0 McThay (g) 6-11 5-9 0-0 0 17 6 2 0 3 Burgess (g) 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 6 2 0 0 1 Dawkins (g) 4-10 1-5 9-10 5 18 5 0 0 6 Dawkins (g) 6-10 5-8 4-4 0 21 5 3 0 1 Murdock (g) 0-4 0-3 0-0 3 0 2 2 0 0 Hall 1-3 0-1 1-2 2 3 0 1 0 0 Hall 1-2 0-1 0-1 3 2 0 1 0 0 Loyd 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 5 2 3 0 0 Hopkins 1-5 1-3 0-0 7 3 1 1 0 0 Hopkins 5-12 2-6 2-2 4 14 3 1 0 1 Rose 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Barrow 4-6 0-2 0-0 4 8 2 0 0 1 Barrow 2-7 1-3 0-0 4 5 4 2 0 3 Ivanovic 1-2 0-0 0-0 9 2 0 3 0 0 Todd 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Todd 4-6 2-2 4-5 3 14 1 0 0 1 Martineau 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Brown 0-3 0-1 1-4 2 1 0 4 0 0 Brown 4-5 0-1 2-3 1 10 1 0 0 2 Fredette 2-6 1-4 2-2 0 7 2 0 0 2 Worrell 3-3 0-0 1-2 2 7 0 0 0 0 Worrell 3-3 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 1 0 1 Tavernari 4-12 1-6 2-2 8 11 1 3 1 0 Custer 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 6 0 1 0 0 Custer 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Miles 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Team 0 Team 3 Team 2 Totals 35-69 6-22 19-32 48 95 21 15 1 8 Totals 42-73 16-31 17-25 38 117 25 12 1 20 Totals 30-67 11-28 17-30 50 88 23 14 3 4 .507 .273 .594 .575 .516 .680 .448 .393 .567

St. Gregory’s 21 38 - 59 Louisiana College 30 37 - 67 Lamar 30 36 - 66 Lamar 47 48 - 95 Lamar 62 55 - 117 BYU 42 46 - 88

Officials: Bobby Vetkoetter, Clay Wren, Shannon Cain; Officials: Brad Fowler, Earnie Pheal, K.D. Burdett; Technical Officials: David Hall, Chris Rastatter, Darron George; Technical Fouls: SGU-Bench; Attendance: 2,475. Fouls: SGU-Bench; Attendance: 2,897. Technical Fouls: none.; Attendance: 8,130. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 10 GAME 11 GAME 12 Lamar 66, Rice 49 Lamar 104, Lyon College 52 Texas Tech 79, Lamar 77 Dec. 22, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Dec. 29, 2007 - Beaumont, Texas Jan. 1, 2008 - Lubbock, Texas

Brandon McThay made three first-half 3 pointers and Justin Nabors, Lamar Sanders and Darren Hopkins After playing from behind the entire game, Lamar had one final shot to upset Texas Tech but Brandon McThay's 3- Lamar University closed the opening 20 minutes on a 21-7 each posted a double-double as Lamar University doubled- up Lyon College, 104-52, at the Montagne Center Saturday. pointer bounced off the rim as the Cardinals fell 79-77 at the run as the Cardinals defeated Rice, 66-49, at the Montagne Lamar (5-6) shot a season-high 58 percent and handed United Spirit Arena Tuesday. Center last Saturday night. out a season-best 28 assists in winning its fourth game in the Lamar (5-7) trailed by as many as 11 midway through All of McThay’s game-high 13 points came in the open- last five. The Cardinals also out-rebounded the Scots 45-20, the second half but used a 27-16 run to tie the game with 1:20 left but was unable to secure its first road win of the with the 20 rebounds allowed a season-low and one shy of ing half as he was perfect from the floor in converting a pair season. of layups to go with his triples. He has now scored 48 points tying the Montagne Center record for fewest boards by an Lamar Sanders led four Cardinals in double figures with in the last four games as the Cardinals have gone 3-1. opponent. 13 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Lawrence Nwevo Nabors finished with a career-high 25 points on 10-of- Lawrence Nwevo finished with 11 points and Matthew finished with 13 - all in the first half - while Kenny Dawkins 14 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds for his third dou- and Matthew Barrow equaling Nwevo with 11 apiece. Barrow came off the bench to add 10 points and six ble-double of the season. Sanders posted his second double- Dawkins and Brandon McThay each handed out five assists. rebounds. double with a 12-point, 10 rebound game, while Hopkins As a team, Lamar shot 49 percent and made nine 3- Lamar (4-6) shot 52 percent in the first half thanks in recorded his first-career double-double with an identical line pointers. They also controlled the paint for most of the con- large part to a 6-of-11 effort from 3-point range. The as Sanders. test with a 34-28 edge in points in the paint and a 29-28 out- come on the glass. But the Cardinals struggled at the free Cardinals also executed their full court pressure to the tone Guard Kenny Dawkins made 4-of-8 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high 23 points as he throw line with a season-low percentage of 56 percent. of 20 points from 14 Owl turnovers. matched his season-high with seven assists. Texas Tech (8-5) shot 58 percent overall and was 7-of- With the scored tied at 2-2 two minutes into the game, The win gives head coach Steve Roccaforte his 20th 11 from outside. Martin Zeno had a game-high 28 and made Lamar opened up a 20-6 lead as six different players scored at his alma mater in his 43rd game, making him the fourth- all 10 of his free throws. John Roberson made 5-of-6 triples during the 18-4 stretch that included three 3-pointers and a fastest to reach 20 in school history. Only Billy Tubbs, Pat and had 21 points to go along with seven assists. Tech opened up its largest lead of the half with 12:21 to Foster and Mike Newell reached the mark in a shorter span. pair of fastbreak layups. play when Zeno gave the Raiders a 16-6 lead. Lamar then Lamar saw its lead move to 25 points following three After falling behind 9-5 five minutes into the game, got a Barrow 3-pointer and a pair of fast-break buckets from the Cardinals took the lead for good with an 8-0 run that saw consecutive Nwevo buckets in the lane, with the last coming Brandon McThay that made it a 16-13 ball game. Nabors score five of his 15 first-half points. A Levi Taylor at 16:23. Rice then began chipping away and cut the margin The teams traded points for much of the remainder of 3-pointer cut the Lamar lead to 24-21 with 9:37 to play but the period with Lamar closing to within a point, 32-31, on a to 55-48 with 5:56 remaining but couldn’t get any closer. then the Cardinals closed the half on a 33-5 run for a 57-26 Sanders layup with 2:42 left. The Raiders used a 9-2 run Lamar closed the game on an 11-1 run with its last seven lead at the break. over the next 2:35 to push their lead to 41-33 before a points coming from the charity stripe. The Cardinals shot Lyon (5-5) struggled to find an offensive rhythm for Barrow triple from the corner at the buzzer made it a 41-36 just 61 percent from the free-throw line but Rice wasn’t any the final 25 minutes as Taylor was ineffective following a Tech lead at the break. collision with a Lamar player with 4:48 to play in the first Tech pushed its lead to 61-50 on a Esmir Rizvic layup better, converting just 59 percent of its 22 attempts. period. Their leading scorer coming into the game with a before a Barrow fast break layup got the deficit back under Lamar snapped a six-game losing streak to Rice and 18.2 points per game average, he took just one field goal the ten points, 61-52, with 11:16 left. Consecutive threes from improved to 3-0 against the Owls in games played on Dec. rest of the game and finished with a team-high 16 points on Darren Hopkins and Justin Nabors made it 61-58 Tech with 22. Rice leads the series 16-7. 6-of-8 shooting. Lyon shot 40 percent but committed 21 8:35 in the game. The Red Raiders eventually pushed their turnovers that Lamar turned into 30 points. lead to nine with just under four minutes on the clock. The Cardinals out-rebounded the Owls 40-30, including The Cardinals scored the game's next seven points and an 18-8 edge on the offensive glass. Lamar also got 23 cut the margin to 75-73. Zeno made a pair of free throws points from its bench. Lyon FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S before Lamar tied it on a pair of Hopkins free throws, which Taylor (f) 6-8 4-6 0-0 0 16 1 2 0 1 he followed up with a steal and fast-break layup. Rice FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Butts (f) 2-4 0-1 0-0 3 4 0 3 0 0 Jones (f) 6-12 1-2 1-2 0 14 3 2 0 1 Owens (g) 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 1 2 1 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Packevicius (f) 3-7 0-0 4-4 11 10 2 3 3 2 Salley (g) 1-5 0-2 2-3 2 4 7 4 0 2 Nabors (f) 2-4 1-1 1-2 6 6 0 3 0 0 Britton (f) 5-6 0-0 1-2 2 11 1 1 1 0 Donaldson (g) 5-12 2-3 0-0 4 12 1 3 1 0 Sanders (f) 5-7 0-1 3-6 9 13 1 4 3 1 Beasley (g) 3-6 1-1 1-5 3 8 3 6 0 3 Cooper 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 2 1 2 0 2 Nwevo (c) 5-8 0-0 1-5 6 11 0 0 0 1 Foster (g) 4-10 1-2 0-2 2 9 2 3 1 0 Brown 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McThay (g) 3-6 1-3 0-0 2 7 5 1 0 1 Ghoram (g) 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Powell 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dawkins (g) 4-11 2-7 1-1 1 11 5 4 0 2 Williams 0-5 0-2 4-4 2 4 2 3 0 1 Kelly 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 Hall 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Braimoh 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 4 0 0 Black 5-7 1-2 0-0 1 11 2 2 1 2 Hopkins 2-7 0-1 4-4 2 8 2 1 0 2 Saunders 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 Amos 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Barrow 4-9 3-6 0-0 2 11 2 1 1 2 Talbert 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 3 0 0 0 1 Team 3 Todd 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Perka 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 21-52 7-19 3-5 20 52 15 21 2 9 Brown 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 1 Team 4 2 .404 .368 .600 Team 1 Totals 17-41 2-6 13-22 30 49 10 25 5 8 Totals 29-59 9-21 10-18 29 77 15 15 4 10 .415 .333 .591 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S .492 .429 .556 Nabors (f) 10-14 0-1 5-6 10 25 3 1 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 6-8 0-1 0-0 10 12 3 2 1 0 Texas Tech FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nabors (f) 0-5 0-1 2-2 9 2 1 3 0 2 Nwevo (c) 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Zeno (f) 9-16 0-1 10-10 7 28 6 2 1 1 Sanders (f) 3-6 0-0 3-7 11 9 3 4 1 3 McThay (g) 1-2 1-2 1-2 1 4 5 4 0 2 Singletary (f) 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 2 0 0 Nwevo (c) 4-8 0-0 3-4 4 11 0 3 2 0 Dawkins (g) 7-11 4-8 5-6 3 23 7 1 0 1 Rizvic (c) 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 6 0 0 0 1 McThay (g) 5-7 3-4 0-0 1 13 2 2 0 2 Hall 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 5 2 1 0 0 Roberson (g) 7-8 5-6 2-2 4 21 7 4 0 2 Dawkins (g) 2-8 1-4 3-4 1 8 2 1 0 0 Hopkins 3-7 2-3 4-5 10 12 2 2 0 0 Burgess (g) 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 5 2 2 0 0 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barrow 1-5 0-2 0-0 2 2 1 1 0 2 Roberts 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Hopkins 1-6 0-2 0-0 4 2 0 3 0 1 Todd 4-7 1-3 0-0 2 9 2 0 0 2 Voskuil 5-9 2-4 4-5 3 16 1 1 0 3 Barrow 4-8 1-5 1-2 6 10 2 0 0 1 Brown 2-3 0-1 0-0 3 4 2 1 0 0 Cook 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 1 0 0 Todd 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Worrell 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 2 Prince 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 4 2 2 0 0 Custer 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 Suljagic 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 2 0 0 Worrell 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 1 0 0 1 Team 1 1 De Bem 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 Totals 40-69 9-23 15-19 45 104 28 16 1 12 Team 4 Totals 23-57 6-19 14-23 40 66 14 18 3 10 .580 .391 .789 Totals 26-45 7-11 20-25 28 79 17 16 1 7 .404 .316 .609 .578 .636 .800 Lyon College 26 26 - 52 Rice 26 23 - 49 Lamar 57 47 - 104 Lamar 36 41 - 77 Lamar 47 19 - 66 Texas Tech 41 38 - 79 Officials: Patrick Dowd, Mason Smith, Buddy Daughdrill Officials: George Washington, David Lott, Mike Thornton Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 2,352. Officials: Steve Welmer, David Hall, Curtis Shaw Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 3,192. Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 5,075. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 13 GAME 14 GAME 15 Lamar 74, Utah Valley State 69 Lamar 81, UTSA 56 Stephen F. Austin 81, Lamar 75 Jan. 8, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Jan. 12, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Jan. 17, 2008 - Nacogdoches, Texas

The Lamar basketball team used a 23-4 run down the Currye Todd and Darren Hopkins combined for 31 Kenny Dawkins scored 23 points but Lamar was unable stretch to erase a 14-point deficit and surge into conference points and seven 3-pointers off the bench as Lamar to overcome a 19-point deficit in dropping an 81-75 Southland Conference decision to Stephen F. Austin at play with a 74-69 win over a tough Utah Valley State squad University used a 19-2 second-half run to defeat UTSA, 81- Johnson Coliseum Thursday night. Tuesday night at the Montagne Center. 56, in the Southland Conference opener for both teams at the Lamar (7-8, 1-1 SLC) trailed 47-28 with 17:42 left and Lamar (6-7) had five players reach double-figures, led Montagne Center Saturday. fought back to cut the margin to three with 17 seconds left. by Lamar Sanders' season-high 18 on 8-of-12 shooting to go With the Roadrunners holding a 36-35 lead two minutes But following a Preston Davis free throw that gave SFA a along with four assists and four steals. Matthew Barrow and into the second half, Justin Nabors ignited the aforemen- 79-74 lead, Darren Hopkins was stripped by Josh Alexander, who was fouled and made both free throws with 6.8 seconds Kenny Dawkins each made three 3-pointers as they finished tioned run with the first of two thunderous dunks on the to end the comeback. with 14 and 13, respectively. night. Following a Lamar Sanders tip-in, Kenny Dawkins Dawkins tied his career-high and also had five steals, For the game, Lamar shot 50 percent and out-rebounded and Hopkins followed with consecutive 3-pointers to push with 17 points and three thefts coming in the second half. Utah Valley 31-26 while turning 15 offensive rebounds into the Lamar advantage to 45-36 with 14:19 left. A Sanders Lamar Sanders was 5-of-8 for 12 points and a team-high six 16 second-chance points. Utah Valley had just eight points three-point play and buckets from Hopkins and two more rebounds. Brandon McThay provided a spark off the bench off of six offensive boards. from Dawkins made it a 16-point lead approaching the 10- as he made a pair of 3-pointers and scored all nine of his points in 15 second-half minutes. The Cardinals have now won five of their last seven minute mark. Lamar shot 46 percent from the floor but SFA finished overall and five consecutive at home. Add to the fact that Travis Gabbidon, the Roadrunners' at 53 percent. The first half featured four ties and four lead changes. leading scorer entering the game, left with an injury with For SFA (14-2, 2-1 SLC), Alexander made six 3-point- Utah Valley closed the half on a 15-5 run to take a 42-35 just over 16 minutes to play. He tried to return three minutes ers and led all players with a season-high 26 points. lead into the break. The Wolverines shot 67 percent in the later but play was stopped after just 10 seconds as he was Both teams struggled from the free throw line. Lamar was 18-of-30 and SFA was 23-of-33. Lamar's 75 points were the opening 20 minutes and were 7-for-12 from behind the 3- unable to play through obvious pain. He finished with 10 most allowed by SFA all season. point arc. points - four under his average. Lamar took its only lead of the half on a Matthew Utah Valley (6-11) maintained its hot shooting as it Lamar (7-7, 1-0 SLC) won its SLC lid-lifter for the sec- Barrow layup with 13:54 to play and led 13-11 30 seconds stretched its lead to 60-46 with 12:33 remaining. Lamar then ond-straight season and improved to 36-21 all-time in con- later on a pair of Tristan Worrell free throws. The teams began its comeback thanks in large part to an increased ference openers, including a 22-4 mark in openers played in traded baskets to tie the game at 15 before SFA went on an intensity level. Beaumont. The Cardinals were 10-of-19 on 3-pointers for a 8-0 run over a 2-minute stretch to take a 23-15 lead with 9:17 left. Over the next 8:38, the Cardinals went 9-for-13, drained season-high 52.6 percent. LU's 35 bench points were its The Lumberjacks stretched their lead to 17 on a Gerald four shots from outside and most importantly, held the fourth-most all year. LU also outscored UTSA 36-12 in the Fonzie 3-pointer with 26 tics remaining before Dawkins Wolverines to two field goals while forcing the transitioning paint. made a free throw and beat the buzzer with a driving layup Division I school into five turnovers - which LU turned into Todd led four Cardinals in double-figures with 16 to cut the deficit to 38-24 at the break. eight points. points, followed by 15 each from Hopkins and Lamar Lamar shot just 32 percent in the half, while SFA made 52 percent and was 5-of-9 from outside. Utah Valley's Ryan Toolson, who finished with a game- Sanders and Matthew Barrow's 14. Sanders had eight SFA extended the margin to 47-28 on a Nick Shaw free high 32 points and tied the Montagne Center record for 3- rebounds, while Kenny Dawkins handed out a season-high throw. Lamar trimmed the margin to 11 points on three pointers by an opponent with eight, also managed just three eight assists to go along with nine points. occasions during the half but never seemed to be able to get points in the final 15 minutes. UTSA (6-8, 0-1 SLC) got 17 points on five 3-pointers inside single digits. Then, with the Lumberjacks holding a from Joey Shank and 10 points and 13 boards from Keith 71-57 lead and 4:04 to play, the Cardinals went on a 17-8 Utah Valley FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Spencer. The Roadrunners shot just 38 percent in the second run that was keyed by a five points from McThay and capped off by Dawkins' three that led to Davis' free throw. Troyer (f) 1-4 0-3 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 1 half and committed 19 turnovers. Anderson (f) 3-7 2-4 0-0 5 8 4 0 0 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Ravenberg (c) 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 UTSA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nabors (f) 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 7 0 5 0 0 Toolson (g) 11-17 8-14 2-2 4 32 0 5 0 0 Gabbidon (f) 2-6 0-3 6-6 3 10 0 0 0 2 Sanders (f) 5-8 0-0 2-3 6 12 2 3 1 2 Olsen (g) 4-6 0-1 0-0 2 8 3 5 0 5 Spencer (f) 4-4 0-0 2-4 13 10 1 3 0 0 Nwevo (c) 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 2 0 0 1 0 Jinna 2-6 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Shank (g) 6-14 5-11 0-0 3 17 1 1 0 1 Dawkins (g) 8-14 3-5 4-5 4 23 2 2 0 5 Woods 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 1 1 0 Allen (g) 2-7 1-3 0-1 2 5 1 3 0 2 Barrow (g) 3-7 0-3 1-2 0 7 1 0 0 2 Swarbrick 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 Smith (g) 2-5 0-2 5-6 0 9 3 6 0 1 McThay 3-5 2-3 1-2 0 9 2 1 0 0 Komenda 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dotson-Lara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hopkins 2-6 0-1 2-4 6 6 2 2 0 1 Brady 4-6 0-0 0-0 5 8 3 5 0 1 Otis 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 3 4 0 0 Todd 0-2 0-1 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 Rinehart 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ludwick 1-3 1-3 2-3 2 5 1 0 0 0 Brown 0-4 0-1 3-4 2 3 0 1 0 0 Team 2 Dade 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 1 Worrell 1-2 0-1 3-4 1 5 0 2 0 1 Totals 28-50 10-24 3-4 26 69 13 18 1 8 Team 2 1 Team 3 .560 .417 .750 Totals 17-42 7-23 15-20 30 56 10 19 0 7 Totals 26-56 5-15 18-30 27 75 9 16 2 12 .405 .304 .750 .464 .333 .600 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nabors (f) 5-11 0-1 1-1 6 11 2 4 1 4 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S SFA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 8-12 0-0 2-5 5 18 4 1 2 4 Nabors (f) 3-8 0-1 0-1 2 6 1 0 0 2 Alexander (f) 7-14 6-11 6-6 2 26 0 3 0 2 Nwevo (c) 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 Sanders (f) 7-7 0-0 1-2 8 15 0 4 0 2 Shaw (f) 1-3 0-0 4-7 7 6 0 1 0 0 Dawkins (g) 4-12 3-7 2-2 3 13 5 3 0 2 Nwevo (c) 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Kingsley (c) 5-7 0-0 7-8 6 17 0 3 0 1 Barrow (g) 5-10 3-8 1-2 2 14 3 0 0 1 Dawkins (g) 4-11 1-5 0-0 1 9 8 1 0 1 Bell (g) 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 4 9 7 0 1 McThay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barrow (g) 6-12 2-6 0-0 2 14 5 0 0 1 Fonzie (g) 4-7 2-4 0-2 4 10 5 3 0 4 Hall 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McThay 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Williams 2-5 0-0 3-4 5 7 0 2 0 0 Hopkins 4-7 2-4 0-4 3 10 1 1 0 1 Hopkins 6-9 3-3 0-0 5 15 2 1 0 1 Akpan 4-4 0-0 1-2 2 9 0 0 1 0 Todd 2-3 2-3 0-0 3 6 2 3 0 0 Todd 4-4 4-4 4-5 1 16 2 1 0 1 Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Worrell 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 3 0 0 1 Worrell 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 2 Pele 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Team 4 Custer 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Weaver 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 28-56 10-24 8-16 31 74 21 14 3 13 Team 1 Davis 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .417 .500 Totals 33-58 10-19 5-9 26 81 21 10 0 10 Team 3 .569 .526 .556 Totals 25-47 8-15 23-33 34 81 14 20 2 9 Utah Valley 42 27 - 69 .569 .526 .556 Lamar 35 39 - 74 UTSA 31 25 - 56 Lamar 35 46 - 81 Lamar 24 51 - 75 Officials: Kelly Self, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall Stephen F. Austin 38 43 - 81 Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 2,765. Officials: David Stevens, Patrick Dowd, Brian Allred Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 2,933. Officials: Rick Randall, Rusty Hicks, Dennis Howard Technical Fouls: LU-Sanders; Attendance: 4,309. 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 16 GAME 17 GAME 18 Lamar 93, Sam Houston State 90 - ot Lamar 89, Central Arkansas 86 - ot Lamar 91, Northwestern State 82 Jan. 19, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Jan. 24, 2008 - Conway, Ark Jan. 26, 2008 - Natchitoches, Texas

Lamar Sanders and Matthew Barrow each scored 18 It took an extra five minutes but for the second-straight Kenny Dawkins scored 18 points and dished out nine points as Lamar erased a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat game, the Lamar University basketball team came away assists, while Jay Brown added a season-high 15 points off the bench as Lamar defeated Northwestern State, 91-82, to Sam Houston State, 93-90, in overtime at the Montagne with a victory. This time it came in the form of a gutsy, 89- 86, road win over Central Arkansas at the Farris Center end a seven-game losing streak to the Demons on Saturday Center Saturday night. Thursday night. afternoon. After falling behind 34-20 with 3:34 to play in the open- Lamar (9-8, 3-1 SLC) led by as many as nine early in Lamar (10-8, 4-1 Southland) also got 15 points from ing period, Lamar fought back and took its first lead of the the second half but some missed opportunities down the Darren Hopkins and 13 from Matthew Barrow in addition to game, 56-53, on a Barrow 3-pointer with 12:23 to play. The stretch and at the end of regulation allowed UCA to tie the seven rebounds from each. The Cardinals got excellent pro- duction from their bench to the tune of 35 points on 12-of-21 Cardinals used a 21-6 spurt and led 61-55 with just over 10 game at 79 with 35 tics left in regulation. The Cardinals had shooting and 16 rebounds. a chance to ice the game with 2.7 seconds to play but Jay minutes left, but in the final quarter of regulation had four The Cardinals continued their strong offensive board lead changes and six ties. Brown missed two free throws and the teams went to the work with 20 rebounds that they turned into 14 points. Tied at 76 following regulation, Lamar made three 3- extra session. Lamar also scored 32 points off 22 NSU turnovers, with After trading seven scores to open the overtime, Lamar pointers to jump out to seven point lead and never trailed in many of their 23 fast break points coming in transition. took an 89-86 lead thanks to a Lamar Sanders layup and free the overtime. The Cardinals made all eight free throws and Lamar held a 42-29 rebounding edge. throws from Kenny Dawkins and Currye Todd, with Todd's For NSU (7-13, 3-3 Southland), Trey Gilder led the outscored the Bearkats 17-14 in the final frame. coming with two seconds left that allowed UCA one final team with 24 points and seven rebounds as they dropped Lamar (8-8, 2-1 Southland) won its seventh-consecutive shot to extend the game. But Ryan Williams' running shot their third-consecutive game. The Demons shot 63 percent at home and made it two-straight over SHSU. Two days over Dawkins from 40 feet out caromed off the top right cor- in the first half before finishing the game at 51 percent. after shooting just 60 percent from the free throw line, the ner of the backboard, allowing the Cards their first road win Lamar made five of first seven baskets in jumping out to Cardinals made 25-of-27 for 92.6 percent. over the season and snapping their eight-game losing skid a 14-5 lead before NSU went on a 13-0 run to claim a 22-19 edge with 11:11 left. Later in the half Lamar got a pair of Brandon McThay and Justin Nabors each had 13 points, away from Beaumont. Hopkins finished with a season-high 20 points with 14 baskets from Hopkins on a three in the corner and a fast while Kenny Dawkins and Darren Hopkins added 10 apiece. coming after halftime. Sanders also turned it on after the break layup to take a 34-33 lead with 7:00. Dawkins fol- Lamar held a 42-35 rebounding edge. first 20 minutes. After scoring just two points on a pair of lowed with one of his three first-half steals and layup to SHSU (14-3, 2-2) had all five starters in double figures free throws, he netted 16 on 7-of-8 shooting and tallied his make it a 36-33 game. led by Ashton Mitchell and DeLuis Ramirez netting 19 each. third double-double with a season-best 14 rebounds, includ- NSU took a 43-42 lead on a Michael McConathy bucket It was Lamar's first overtime game of the season and the ing eight on the offensive end that he personally turned into after a turnover with 3:04, but consecutive McThay fast break layups gave the lead right back to the Cardinals 46-43. nine points - with four in overtime. third for SHSU who dropped to 1-2. Lamar is now 41-38 all- Lamar went into the locker room with a 50-47 lead. Todd tied his season-high with four 3-pointers in the time in overtime contests and 24-14 at home. The 93 points The Demons opened the half on an 8-2 run to take a 55- scored by Lamar were the most against SHSU since the last first half and he tied his season-best with 17 points. Dawkins 52 lead. The Cardinals then went on an 22-4 run to take their added 10 points and played the final 13 minutes with four meeting between the two teams - a 99-98 Cardinal win in the biggest lead of the game at 74-59. The run featured seven fouls. opening round of the 2007 Southland Tournament. points from Barrow and five apiece from Dawkins and The win marked the first time since the 1999-2000 sea- Nabors. son that a Lamar squad has won two overtime games in the Then NSU started its comeback. The Demons put SHSU FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S same season. The game also marked just the second time in together a pair of 7-0 runs and trimmed the Cardinal lead to Bright (f) 5-14 1-3 0-1 8 11 5 6 1 2 school history that a Cardinal group has played consecutive 83-80 on a Gilder three-point play with 2:55 remaining. Gardiner (c) 6-6 0-0 0-2 5 12 1 2 0 0 overtime games. In 1996-97 LU played extra basketball in Dawkins made a jumper in the lane before Colby Bargeman Mitchell (g) 7-14 0-4 5-6 2 19 6 3 2 3 three-straight games and four of five during that stretch. answered with a jumper of his own and that was the last time Ramirez (g) 9-16 0-1 1-3 2 19 1 2 0 2 UCA (11-8, 1-4) dropped its fourth-straight game NSU would score. Dawkins made a layup and a pair of free McDaniel (g) 4-11 3-7 2-2 6 13 3 1 1 0 despite outshooting Lamar 50 percent to 43 percent. throw, followed by a pair of freebies from Brown to close out the scoring. Rawlins 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 1 2 0 0 The Cardinals' pressure caused problems for the Bears Thomas 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 5 2 2 0 1 for much of the contest. UCA committed 20 miscues that Lamar converted into 25 points. Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Crow 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Sanders (f) 2-4 1-1 0-3 2 5 2 2 0 0 Falkner 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 1 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Worrell (c) 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 5 2 2 0 0 Kvedys 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 1 0 Sanders (f) 7-11 0-0 4-8 14 18 3 1 0 3 Dawkins (g) 7-18 2-8 2-2 5 18 9 2 0 3 Team 5 Worrell (c) 1-5 0-0 2-2 4 4 2 2 1 0 Hopkins (g) 6-10 1-1 2-2 7 15 3 3 0 3 Totals 37-71 5-18 11-18 35 90 19 19 5 9 Dawkins (g) 3-10 1-4 3-3 3 10 2 2 0 0 Barrow (g) 5-13 1-5 2-2 7 13 2 4 1 0 .521 .278 .611 Hopkins (g) 7-11 2-2 4-5 4 20 3 1 0 1 McThay 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 7 1 2 0 1 Barrow (g) 3-10 2-8 0-0 2 8 0 1 0 2 Nabors 3-5 1-1 0-1 5 7 0 3 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S McThay 0-6 0-2 0-0 2 0 4 1 0 0 Todd 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 6 0 1 0 2 Nabors (f) 4-7 1-1 4-4 7 13 0 4 0 1 Todd 6-8 4-6 1-2 2 17 1 1 1 1 Brown 4-5 0-0 7-8 5 15 1 2 1 3 Sanders (f) 8-10 0-2 2-3 8 18 4 3 3 0 Brown 2-8 0-1 3-6 4 7 2 2 2 1 Nwevo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nwevo (c) 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 0 Nwevo 2-4 0-0 1-1 1 5 1 1 0 0 Team 8 Dawkins (g) 2-9 2-6 4-4 6 10 6 2 0 2 Team 5 Totals 34-70 9-21 14-19 42 91 20 21 2 13 Barrow (g) 5-13 2-7 6-6 2 18 4 2 0 2 Totals 31-73 9-23 18-27 41 89 18 12 4 8 .486 .429 .737 McThay 3-5 1-2 6-6 0 13 2 4 0 1 .425 .391 .667 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NWLA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Hopkins 4-12 2-7 0-0 6 10 3 2 0 0 UCA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Gilder (f) 7-13 2-5 8-9 7 24 3 7 2 1 Todd 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Sims (f) 7-20 1-4 1-3 4 16 1 5 1 1 Moody (c) 0-3 0-0 2-2 3 2 1 2 5 3 Brown 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 1 0 0 Brewer (f) 3-5 0-0 2-3 7 8 0 1 3 0 Knight (g) 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 4 0 0 Worrell 2-8 0-0 1-2 5 5 5 2 0 0 Marks (c) 3-4 0-0 2-3 16 8 1 1 2 1 Hancock (g) 4-7 2-4 0-0 2 10 1 2 1 2 Team 4 1 Bowie (g) 8-14 1-4 6-6 6 23 6 4 0 2 Bargeman (g) 7-13 2-3 1-4 5 17 4 0 0 2 Totals 30-70 8-25 25-27 42 93 24 22 4 6 Pillow (g) 8-15 4-7 0-0 2 20 1 4 0 1 Clark, C.J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 1 1 .429 .320 .926 Silverman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McConathy 2-5 0-2 4-7 3 8 5 5 0 2 Williams 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 4 2 5 0 1 White 3-4 0-0 3-3 2 9 1 1 1 2 Sam Houston 39 37 14 90 Cannon 2-2 1-1 0-1 2 5 0 0 1 0 Jones 3-6 0-2 0-0 5 6 1 0 0 1 Lamar 33 43 17 93 Haymaker 0-1 0-1 2-2 2 2 2 0 0 0 Porterie 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Team 4 Team Officials: Mark Hughes, Rick Hall, Rick Jones Totals 32-64 7-18 15-20 43 86 13 20 7 6 Totals 29-57 6-16 18-25 29 82 18 22 10 14 Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 3,627 .500 .389 .750 .500 .375 .720

Lamar 42 37 10 89 Lamar 50 41 - 91 Central Arkansas 35 44 7 86 Northwestern State 47 35 - 82 . Officials: Hal Lusk, Sean Casey, Jeff Campbell Officials: Bobby Vetkoetter, Troy Raymond, Patrick Dowd Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 1,127 Technical Fouls: None; Attendance: 2,393 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 19 GAME 20 GAME 21 Lamar 89, McNeese State 67 Lamar at Nicholls State Lamar vs. Southeastern Louisiana Feb. 2, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Feb. 7, 2008 - Thibodaux, La. Feb. 9, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas

Justin Nabors posted his fourth double-double of the Kenny Dawkins scored a team-high 20 points and Lamar Sanders scored a season-high 24 points on 9-of- season with 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Lamar Lamar scored all of its points in overtime from the free 11 shooting as Lamar University opened the second half on University to a 89-67 win over arch-rival McNeese State at throw line to escape Nicholls State with a 72-68 overtime a 11-2 run to pull away for an 88-74 win over Southeastern the Montagne Center on Saturday. win at Stopher Gym on Thursday night. Louisiana at the Montagne Center Saturday night. Nabors had 19 in the second half with 16 coming in a Lamar (12-8, 6-1 Southland) made 11-of-14 in the extra Sanders also hit 6-of-8 free throws and had three assists session and 21-of-35 for the game in winning its school- 35-16 Lamar run that turned a five-point game into a 24- and a pair of steals. Justin Nabors scored 19 points on 7-of- record third overtime game of the season. The Cardinals also point margin. He shot 9-of-13 in 28 minutes. 10 shooting, and Kenny Dawkins added 17 points for Lamar overcame a tough night shooting - finishing with 39 percent With McNeese leading by three with 6:48 to play in the (13-8, 7-1 Southland). Darren Hopkins chipped in 14 points. - and 20 turnovers. They did control the glass to the tune of first half, Lamar went on a 12-2 run and finished with the 46-37. The Cardinals shot a season best from the floor and from final seven points to claim a 32-25 lead at the half. Dawkins made five of Lamar's nine 3-pointers. Lamar outside, converting 62 percent overall and 61.5 percent on 8- Lamar (11-8, 5-1 Southland) shot 49 percent from the Sanders added 14 on 5-of-8 shooting, seven rebounds and of-13 from outside. floor and turned 19 offensive rebounds into a 22-13 edge in three blocks. Darren Hopkins and Justin Nabors each fin- Warrell Span and Kevyn Green scored 18 points apiece second-chance points. Darren Hopkins finished with 16 ished with 10 rebounds and eight points. to lead Southeastern Louisiana (13-9, 5-4). SLU shot 42 per- points and eight boards, Matthew Barrow and Currye Todd Nicholls (6-17, 1-7) was led by Ryan Bathie's 22 points cent for the game and held a slim 30-27 rebounding margin. each made three 3-pointers to tally 15 and 11 respectively. on 8-of-21, including five 3-pointers. The Lions were perfect from the free throw line, making all McNeese State (8-9, 2-4 Southland) was led by Jarvis Lamar shot 39 percent and Nicholls was just a hair bet- 19 attempts. Lamar shot 78 percent on 18-of-23. Bradley's 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting. John Pichon fin- ter at 40 percent. The biggest blow for the Cardinals came With Lamar leading 44-42 at the half, the Cardinals ished with 13 points, while Kleon Penn led the Cowboys with 4:16 on the clock when Matthew Barrow left the game came out and hit their first five shots to take a 58-46 lead with nine rebounds, three blocks and 12 points. The with a right knee injury after being fouled by NSU's with just under 15 minutes to play. SLU got the margin to Dominic Friend on a fast-break opportunity. Barrow, a Cowboys shot 46 percent but were 1-of-11 from outside for nine with 9:16 to play before Lamar answered with a 6-0 run senior from nearby Baton Rouge, La., landed hard on his 9.1 percent/ to extend its lead to 72-57 with 7:30 left. The Card got their right side and had to be helped off the floor. The Cardinals extended their winning streak to four and lead to as much as 18 with under a minute to play before the Nicholls again came back to tie the game at 50 with 5:26 eight at home while playing before 5,418 fans - which is the remaining. With the score again tied at 55, Lamar got a pair final tally. most-attended game in a Southland area this season. of layups and free throws from Sanders to extend their lead The win is Lamar's sixth-consecutive, marking the to 61-55. The Colonels cut it to three on three free throws by longest since the 1987-88 squad rattled off nine straight. The McNeese St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Anatoly Bose and then tied it at 61 with 41.6 seconds left on 88 points scored by the Cardinals are the most allowed by Lawrence (f) 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 1 1 1 a three from Bose in the corner. That was the way it stood SLU all season - marking the fifth Southland team in eight Bradley (f) 9-15 0-0 1-3 6 19 1 2 0 1 going into overtime. games that Lamar has accomplished that against. Pichon (f) 5-8 0-0 3-4 6 13 2 5 1 2 Nicholls held its last lead at 66-65 with 3:04 left on an Penn (c) 5-9 0-0 2-2 9 12 1 4 3 1 Anatoly Bose jumper. Lamar scored the next three points on SE La. FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Ford (g) 2-5 0-1 3-3 2 7 1 6 0 0 free throws by Brandon McThay and Hopkins. With the Span (f) 7-12 0-0 4-4 8 18 1 0 0 0 Kapelan 3-11 1-6 0-0 4 7 0 0 0 1 Cardinals holding a 68-67 lead with 23 seconds left, Sullivan (f) 4-10 0-0 4-4 7 12 2 3 3 0 Garr 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dawkins made a huge steal of an inbounds play and was Nance (f) 1-5 0-0 4-4 2 6 2 1 0 1 Martin 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 1 3 0 0 0 sent to the free throw line where he made both to extend the Green (g) 7-20 2-9 2-2 2 18 1 3 0 0 Collins 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 2 1 1 0 0 lead to 70-67. Bathie made one free throw before McThay Nicks (g) 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 1 4 0 3 Wardell 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 2 1 0 iced the game with two of his own. He finished with nine Cyprian 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 2 Robinson 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 points, including 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Arnold 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Alawoya 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ndoumba 5-8 0-0 5-5 5 15 0 0 0 0 David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 Team 3 Sanders (f) 5-8 0-1 4-10 7 14 0 3 3 2 Team 4 Totals 28-61 1-11 10-15 35 67 13 22 6 6 Worrell (c) 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 0 0 0 Totals 26-62 3-12 19-19 30 74 11 15 3 6 .459 .091 .667 Dawkins (g) 6-14 5-9 3-4 1 20 3 3 0 3 .419 .250 1.000 Hopkins (g) 3-10 0-4 2-4 10 8 3 3 0 2 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Barrow (g) 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 1 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 4-8 0-1 1-3 5 9 5 1 2 1 McThay 1-4 1-3 6-6 3 9 0 1 0 0 Sanders (f) 9-11 0-0 6-8 7 24 3 2 1 2 Worrell (c) 3-4 0-0 0-0 1 6 1 0 0 0 Nabors 2-4 0-0 4-6 10 8 2 6 0 3 Worrell (c) 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 5 1 0 0 0 Dawkins (g) 1-7 0-4 0-0 2 2 4 4 0 1 Todd 2-7 2-6 2-3 2 8 1 3 0 0 Dawkins (g) 5-9 3-5 4-4 3 17 2 2 0 0 Hopkins (g) 6-17 0-5 4-7 8 16 3 1 0 0 Brown 0-1 0-1 0-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Hopkins (g) 5-9 3-4 1-3 5 14 2 4 0 0 Barrow (g) 6-9 3-5 0-2 4 15 2 1 0 1 Team 8 Todd (g) 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 4 1 1 0 1 Nabors 9-13 1-4 4-6 12 23 2 1 0 1 Totals 21-54 9-27 21-35 46 72 13 20 4 11 McThay 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 5 3 0 2 Todd 4-8 3-7 0-0 1 11 2 2 1 0 .389 .333 .600 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown 1-4 1-1 2-2 4 5 0 0 0 0 Nabors 7-10 1-2 4-4 5 19 1 2 1 2 Custer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nicholls St. FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Brown 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 2 1 0 0 Nwevo 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Friend (f) 3-7 1-2 0-0 0 7 3 1 1 0 Custer 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 Bathie (f) 8-21 5-16 1-2 4 22 2 8 1 1 Team 2 Totals 35-71 8-27 11-20 41 89 19 10 3 4 Payne (g) 0-3 0-1 2-2 2 2 3 1 0 0 Totals 31-50 8-13 18-23 27 88 17 15 2 7 .493 .296 .550 Gray (g) 2-5 0-0 3-3 2 7 1 2 1 1 .620 .615 .783 Bose (g) 6-11 1-4 5-6 9 18 1 2 0 1 McNeese State 25 42 - 67 Boyce 1-4 0-0 0-2 5 2 1 1 0 0 SE Louisiana 42 32 - 74 Lamar 32 57 - 89 Shanks 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Lamar 44 44 - 88 Verner 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Officials: Bobby Vetkoetter, Mark Hughes, David Stevens Carter 3-4 0-0 1-3 5 7 2 1 0 0 Officials: Tim Marion, Patrick Dowd, Dennis Howard Technical Fouls: McNeese State-Bradley; Lamar-Worrell; Paige 1-2 0-0 1-4 6 3 0 1 0 1 Technical Fouls: SE La.-None; Lamar-None; Attendance: 5,418 Team 2 Attendance: 4,550 Totals 24-61 7-27 13-22 37 68 14 19 3 4 .393 .259 .591

Lamar 29 32 11 72 . Nicholls State 28 33 7 68

Officials: Hal Lusk, Brent Dugas, Earnie Pheal Technical Fouls: Lamar-Worrell, Tristan; Nicholls State-None Attendance: 488 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 22 GAME 23 GAME 24 Lamar 80, Texas-Arlington 66 Lamar 101, Texas State 90 Lamar 73, Central Arkansas 58 Feb. 14, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Feb. 16, 2008 - San Marcos, Texas Feb. 21, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas

Kenny Dawkins scored 14 second-half points and made Darren Hopkins tied his career-high with 26 points to Currye Todd scored a season-high 22 and Justin Nabors four 3-pointers to lead five players in double-figures as lead six players in double figures as Lamar defeated Texas posted his fifth double-double of the season as Lamar ran its State, 101-90, at Strahan Coliseum on Saturday. Lamar extended its winning streak to seven with an 80-66 win streak to nine games with a 73-58 win over Central victory over Texas-Arlington at the Montagne Center Lamar (15-8, 9-1 Southland) shot 56 percent and made Arkansas at the Montagne Center Thursday night. Thursday night. 11 3-pointers for the second-consecutive game. The Dawkins finished with 19 points, handed out eight Cardinals extended their win streak to eight games and won Todd's total surpassed his previous high of 17 which he assists and had four of Lamar's 13 steals as he played the four-consecutive road contests for the first time since the had two previous times, most recently at UCA on Jan. 24. entire game before leaving to a standing ovation in the final 1983-84 season. The leading 3-point shooter in the Southland Conference minute. Justin Nabors had 14 points and five offensive The Cardinals made 24-of-37 free throws with 11-of-13 coming in, he was 3-for-8 from outside with at least three in the final two minutes to keep the Bobcats at bay. Kenny rebounds off the bench, while Darren Hopkins had 13, that were half-way down before coming out. Lamar Sanders 11 and Brandon McThay 10. Sanders fin- Dawkins finished with a season-high 23 points to go along with eight assists - for the second-straight game - and three Nabors did much of his damage in the first half as he ished with seven boards, five assists, two blocks and two steals. Jay Brown was 6-of-8 for 14 points in a season-best scored 15 of his 17 in just 13 minutes in the opening period. steals. 21 minutes, while Currye Todd had 13, Justin Nabors 11 and He finished with a game-high 12 rebounds after missing the Lamar (14-8, 8-1 Southland) continued its strong play in Lamar Sanders 10 on 4-of-4 shooting. winning its seventh-consecutive conference game. The last first meeting with the Bears with a shoulder injury. With Lamar holding a 20-19 lead with 11:40 left in the Lamar (16-8, 10-1 Southland) led by as many as 12 in time a Cardinal team won as many league games in a row half, the Cardinals went on a 26-7 run in which the Bobcats the first half before taking a 31-28 lead into the locker room. came in 1983-84 when Pat Foster's group won their final failed to make a basket, scoring all seven points from the nine games for a 11-1 mark and the last regular-season title free throw line. Texas State went 8:55 between field goals The Cardinals scored the first 11 points of the second half in school history. before a Jonathan Sloan old-fashioned three-point play made and used a 24-6 run over the first 10 minutes to gain a com- Lamar scored the game's first nine points before UTA it 46-29 Lamar with 2:45 remaining. fortable 55-34 lead. trimmed the Cardinal lead to 11-8 with 14:42 left in the first. Lamar went in to the locker room with a 51-33 advan- UCA (13-13, 3-9) shot just 35 percent and was never Lamar then went on a 15-0 run over the next 4:15 to pull out tage. The Cardinals were led by Hopkins' 12 points at the able to get any closer than 12 points the rest of the way. Nate to a 26-8 margin with the final nine points coming from out- break. Dawkins didn't score his first points until 12 minutes Bowie led all players with 26 points and four assists. side treys by Currye Todd, McThay and Jay Brown. into the half but finished with 10 points. Todd also had 10 The Cardinals made 11 3-pointers but shot just 44 per- for the Cardinals who shot a blistering 59 percent and were Lamar shot 42 percent and was 19-of-24 from the free cent overall. 8-of-16 from behind the 3-point arc. throw line, while also parlaying a 20-13 second-half Lamar led by 12 at the half thanks in large part to 19 The Cards extended their lead to 21 on a Hopkins 3- rebounding edge into a 37-36 overall margin on the glass. points off 15 UTA turnovers. The Cardinals also had nine pointer to open the second half before settling into a steady Lamar Sanders had 11 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals and got one 3-pointer from six of their eight players. back-and-forth rhythm with the Bobcats. Lamar led by 79- blocks. In addition to Nabors points off the bench, Brandon 60 with 7:34 left on a pair of Dawkins free throws before UTA got the deficit to seven with 9:06 left but Lamar McThay added 10 and Ashton Hall had one - for his first 15-6 run over the next 3:25 to put the game out of reach. Texas State used a 10-1 run to cut the Lamar lead to 80-70 points since Dec. 29 - as Lamar's reserves outscored UCA's For UTA (16-7, 5-5), Jermaine Griffin was a perfect 10- with 6:00 on the clock. The lead stayed around 10 points and of-10 from the floor for 21 points, while Larry Posey had 17 never got under eight the rest of the game thanks to a steady 28-5. points and 11 rebounds. Rog'er Guignard, the Mavs' second- free throw effort by Lamar down the stretch. Lamar's nine-game winning streak is now the fifth- leading scorer at 12.6 points per game, scored just three Texas State (11-13, 4-7) also had six players in double- longest streak in school history. The Cards are also 12-2 at points in 10 minutes after leaving the game with an apparent figures, led by Matt Fullenwider with 18 on five 3-pointers. home this season and have rattled-off 11-consecutive victo- injury to his right shoulder. Brandon Bush had 17 and seven rebounds. The Bobcats out- rebounded the Cardinals 46-29 but Lamar turned 23 Texas ries in the Montagne Center. Lamar is now 23-5 at home and The Mavericks used their size advantage inside to hold a State turnovers into a 31-15 edge in points off turnovers. 12-2 in SLC home contests under second-year coach Steve 39-28 edge in rebounding but committed 24 turnovers that Roccaforte. the Cardinals turned into 29 points. UTA had 13 points off 11 Lamar miscues. Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Sanders (f) 4-4 1-1 1-2 3 10 4 4 0 1 UCA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Nevels (f) 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 3 1 0 UTA FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Worrell (c) 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 1 1 2 Marks (c) 2-3 0-0 0-2 10 4 2 0 1 0 Vereen (f) 2-8 0-1 0-0 5 4 0 6 0 0 Dawkins (g) 5-9 4-4 9-12 4 23 8 4 0 3 Sims (g) 5-11 1-5 7-8 5 18 0 5 0 2 Posey (f) 6-8 0-0 5-6 11 17 1 4 0 0 Hopkins (g) 9-13 3-6 5-8 3 26 2 2 0 0 Bowie (g) 9-16 4-8 4-5 0 26 4 5 0 1 Guignard (g) 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 Todd (g) 4-12 2-6 3-4 1 13 2 2 0 3 Pillow (g) 1-12 1-3 0-0 1 3 2 2 0 0 Hunter (g) 2-6 0-0 2-2 1 6 5 1 0 0 McThay 0-2 0-1 4-4 2 4 1 3 0 1 Silverman 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Epps (g) 1-5 1-5 2-2 4 5 3 3 0 1 Hall 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Qahwash 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Griffin 10-10 0-0 1-2 5 21 1 7 1 1 Nabors 5-8 0-2 1-2 5 11 1 0 3 3 Brewer 1-6 0-0 1-2 6 3 1 2 0 0 Moffitt 2-7 1-3 0-0 8 5 3 0 0 1 Brown 6-8 1-1 1-3 4 14 3 1 2 0 Cannon 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Smith 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 3 3 2 0 0 Team 6 Haymaker 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Dewalt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33-59 11-22 24-37 29 101 21 18 6 13 Harding 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 1 .559 .500 .649 Team 4 Team 2 Totals 19-55 6-17 14-19 36 58 9 19 2 3 Totals 26-53 4-14 10-13 39 66 16 24 2 5 Texas State FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S .343 .353 .737 .491 .286 .769 Fullenwider (f) 6-8 5-6 1-2 3 18 1 2 0 1 Gough (c) 0-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Bush (g) 6-13 0-3 5-6 7 17 3 5 0 1 Sanders (f) 5-9 0-0 1-1 4 11 2 4 2 0 Sanders (f) 4-5 0-0 3-11 7 11 5 2 2 2 Thomas (g) 4-7 0-0 2-4 7 10 1 3 1 0 Worrell (c) 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 4 1 1 0 1 Worrell (f) 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Jefferson (g) 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 5 3 0 3 Dawkins (g) 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 3 0 2 Dawkins (g) 4-15 4-13 7-8 3 19 8 3 0 4 Taylor 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Hopkins (g) 2-6 0-2 2-2 2 6 3 0 0 1 Hopkins (g) 4-9 1-5 4-5 5 13 1 0 1 2 Benson 1-6 1-4 8-8 0 11 1 1 0 1 Todd (g) 6-13 3-8 7-9 2 22 1 3 0 0 Todd (g) 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 8 0 1 0 2 Holder 6-11 2-6 2-2 3 16 0 3 0 0 McThay 3-8 2-5 2-2 1 10 1 1 0 0 McThay 3-6 2-4 2-4 3 10 0 3 0 2 Sloan 1-3 0-0 1-1 6 3 1 2 0 0 Hall 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nabors 6-11 1-2 1-1 5 14 1 1 1 1 White 5-9 0-2 1-2 2 11 2 2 0 1 Nabors 6-11 1-2 4-6 12 17 2 2 0 0 Brown 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 5 1 1 0 0 Johnson 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 1 Brown 0-4 0-1 0-0 5 0 2 0 1 0 Custer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moseley 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Team 4 Team 2 Team 6 Totals 24-57 6-18 19-24 37 73 15 14 3 4 Totals 26-59 11-30 17-29 28 80 16 11 5 13 Totals 30-70 8-24 22-27 46 90 15 23 1 8 .421 .333 .792 .441 .367 .586 .429 .333 .815 Central Arkansas 28 30 - 58 Texas-Arlington 28 38 - 66 Lamar 51 50 - 101 Lamar 31 42 - 73 Lamar 40 40 - 80 Texas State 33 57 - 90 Officials: Bobby Jacobs, Trent Lovewell, Brent Dugas Officials: Bobby Jacobs, Brent Meaux, Kelly Groom Officials: Rick Jones, Jon Stigliano, Brad Fowler Technical Fouls: UCA-None; Lamar-Lamar Sanders Technical Fouls: UTA-None; Lamar-None Technical Fouls: Lamar-None; Texas State-Brandon Bush Attendance: 4,712 Attendance: 3,286 Attendance: 2,769 2007-08 Lamar Cardinals Season Box Scores

GAME 25 GAME 26 GAME 27 Lamar 103, Northwestern State 98 Lamar 79, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 72 McNeese State 74, Lamar 71 Feb. 23, 2008 - Beaumont, Texas Feb. 27, 2008 - Corpus Christi, Texas March 1, 2008 - Lake Charles, La.

Darren Hopkins was one of three Lamar players to reach Darren Hopkins made four 3-pointers and scored 17 Lamar trailed by as many as 17 but found itself down by 20 points as the Cardinals defeated Northwestern State, 103- points to lead five players in double figures as Lamar defeat- three with the ball and 6.3 seconds left however Currye 95, for their tenth-consecutive victory before a Southland ed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 79-72, at the American Todd's three-point attempt bounced off the rim as Lamar fell Conference-high 8,338 fans at the Montagne Center Bank Center Wednesday night. to McNeese State, 74-71, at Burton Coliseum Saturday. Saturday. Lamar (18-8, 12-1 Southland) led by as many as 17 With McNeese leading 66-50 and 7:10 remaining Lamar Lamar (17-8, 11-1 Southland) shot 55 percent and made before fending off a late Islander rally to win its school- outscored the Cowboys 21-8 and sliced the deficit to three a season-high 32 free throws in snapping a two-game losing record 11th-consecutive conference game. The Cardinals with 17.9 seconds left on a Lamar Sanders dunk. The also won their fifth-straight road contest which is one shy of Cardinals forced a timeout after the Cowboys got the ball in- streak to the Demons in Beaumont. The Cardinals swept the the school record. bounds and then Kenny Dawkins came up with a steal and season series as well. Hopkins also had five assists as he shot 6-of-9 from the called timeout to set up the final play. Darren Hopkins led the Cards with 22 points on 7-of-11 floor. Lamar Sanders, Kenny Dawkins and Justin Nabors In that play, Todd came off a screen and took the ball shooting and four 3-pointers, while dishing out five assists. had 12 apiece and Currye Todd finished with 10. Dawkins from Sanders where he dribbled once and shot it from near Kenny Dawkins posted his seventh game of 20-plus points handed out eight assists while Nabors led the team with five the top of the key before John Pichon grabbed the rebounds as he had six assists. Currye Todd finished with 20 points rebounds. and dribbled out the final second. and made three 3-pointers in 20 minutes. It marked the 21st Lamar shot 47 percent and made 10 3-pointers. The Lamar (18-8, 12-2 Southland) shot 42 percent and made time in school history that three players reached 20 points in Cardinals led 44-36 at the half. eight 3-pointers, but struggled from the free throw line - the same game and the first time since Feb. 7, 2004 - the last TAMU-CC used a 14-0 run over four minutes to cut the converting 11-of-22. win over Northwestern State in Beaumont. Lamar lead to 72-69 with 1:38 left. But on the ensuing pos- Todd led the Cardinals with 16 points and tied his With the win, Lamar clinched at least a share of the SLC session, Todd made a three from the left wing with a hand in career-high with five treys. Darren Hopkins added 11 in the East Division. his face to push the margin to six with 1:12 remaining. second half to finish with 13 and five rebounds. Justin Lamar led by 21 with 8:20 to play and by 17 with 4:04 Demond Watt made one of two free throws before Dawkins Nabors came off the bench to score 12 points and pull down left before the Demons mounted one final push. drew three defenders just inside the charity stripe and fed six boards. Sanders was the only other Lamar player in dou- Northwestern State got the margin to 101-95 with 25 sec- Nabors for an easy layup with 19.3 tics left - essentially ble-figures, finishing with 10 points, five rebounds, two onds on the clock before a pair of Currye Todd free throws shutting the door on the Islander comeback. blocks and two steals. sealed the game for Lamar. Kevin Perkins made a layup before Dawkins made the McNeese State (13-13, 7-7) won its third-consecutive final two freebies of his 8-for-9 night to close it out. game and shot 55 percent, while holding a 41-28 advantage Northwestern State (12-15, 8-5) was led by Colby TAMU-CC (8-18, 5-8 Southland) received double-dou- on the glass. Bargeman's 30 points and six 3-pointers. bles from Horace Bond - 22 points, 10 rebounds - and Chris Jarvis Bradley led all players with 22 points, Pichon The Cardinals held a 35-34 edge on the glass. The game Daniels - 10 and 10. The Islanders shot 46 percent but turned scored 14 and Kleon Penn had 12 points, 15 rebounds and had 58 fouls called and 79 free throws were attempted. the ball over 18 times which Lamar converted into 15 points. nine blocks. The crowd was the seventh-largest in school history and Lamar's 11-game winning streak ties Robert Morris for While Lamar saw its 11-game winning streak end, it did the most since Dec. 27, 1995, when 8,454 saw Lamar face the third-longest active stretch in the nation and is the maintain a one-game lead in the Southland Conference over Texas. Additionally, Lamar's win streak is now tied for the longest in the Southland this year. The Cardinals clinched Stephen F. Austin, as the Lumberjacks fell to Texas- fifth-longest active stretch in the country. the SLC East Division outright and maintained their one- Arlington in Nacogdoches. game lead - with three to play - over Stephen F. Austin in NW State FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S the race for the regular-season title. Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Vereen (f) 2-8 0-1 0-0 5 4 0 6 0 0 Sanders (f) 4-11 0-2 2-9 5 10 1 2 2 2 Gilder (f) 6-9 1-3 10-16 8 23 2 5 1 3 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Worrell (c) 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 6 1 2 0 0 Bargeman (f) 9-15 6-8 6-8 6 30 3 0 0 3 Sanders (f) 5-9 0-0 2-7 3 12 3 2 2 1 Dawkins (g) 1-3 0-2 2-2 1 4 3 0 0 4 Moody (c) 1-4 1-1 2-2 6 5 0 1 1 0 Worrell (c) 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 Hopkins (g) 4-12 2-3 3-5 5 13 2 0 0 1 Knight (g) 1-3 1-1 1-2 2 4 6 3 0 1 Dawkins (g) 2-7 0-3 8-9 3 12 8 2 0 3 Todd (g) 5-11 5-9 1-2 2 16 2 0 0 0 Hancock (g) 3-9 0-5 0-0 2 6 1 1 0 1 Hopkins (g) 6-9 4-5 1-3 4 17 5 3 0 1 McThay 3-6 0-1 1-2 1 7 3 1 0 0 L. McConathy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Todd (g) 3-6 2-4 2-2 3 10 0 1 0 1 Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 2-7 1-3 3-5 2 8 1 3 0 0 McThay 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 0 Nabors 5-10 0-1 2-2 6 12 0 3 2 1 Thomas 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 3 1 1 1 0 Hall 2-5 2-3 0-0 2 6 1 0 0 1 Brown 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 0 M. McConathy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Nabors 6-13 0-1 0-2 5 12 2 1 1 2 Team 6 White 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 1 0 0 Brown 2-4 2-3 0-0 2 6 1 0 1 0 Totals 26-62 8-21 11-22 28 71 13 9 4 8 Petravicius 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Team 6 .419 .381 .500 Jones 4-7 4-7 0-0 1 12 0 0 1 1 Totals 28-60 10-21 13-23 31 79 23 10 4 9 Porterie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .467 .476 .565 McNeese FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Team 2 Lawrence (f) 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 5 2 2 0 0 Totals 29-59 14-28 23-35 34 95 18 23 4 10 A&M-CC FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Bradley (f) 9-17 0-0 4-7 7 22 2 5 1 1 .492 .500 .657 Bond (f) 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 5 0 3 0 0 Pichon (f) 7-10 0-0 0-0 6 14 6 4 0 1 Reynolds (f) 9-17 1-2 3-6 10 22 1 2 0 3 Penn (c) 6-6 0-0 0-0 15 12 2 1 9 0 Lamar FG-A 3P-A FT-A RB TP A TO B S Daniels (c) 4-9 1-3 1-2 10 10 2 0 2 0 Ford (g) 2-7 2-3 6-6 1 12 7 4 0 2 Nabors (f) 3-7 1-2 5-6 6 12 0 0 0 2 Perkins (g) 4-7 1-2 3-5 2 12 1 4 0 1 Kapelan 1-6 1-4 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 0 Sanders (f) 3-4 0-0 2-6 7 8 0 2 1 2 Bullard (g) 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 2 2 1 0 0 Garr 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Worrell (c) 1-4 0-0 2-3 4 4 2 3 0 0 Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dawkins (g) 6-12 2-5 6-8 2 20 6 9 0 4 Slatnick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collins 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hopkins (g) 7-11 4-7 4-5 2 22 5 1 0 1 Shorter 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 6 1 0 0 1 Wardell 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McThay 3-4 1-2 1-2 2 8 3 5 0 1 Green 1-5 0-1 3-3 2 5 3 1 0 2 Alawoya 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 6 0 2 0 0 Hall 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Toncinic 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 1 1 2 Team 3 Todd 5-9 3-7 7-7 5 20 3 3 0 2 Watt 1-2 0-0 4-6 5 6 1 3 0 0 Totals 30-55 4-8 10-15 41 74 19 20 11 4 Brown 2-3 0-0 5-6 4 9 1 1 0 0 Topps 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .545 .500 .667 Team 2 Team 7 2 Totals 30-55 11-23 32-43 35 103 20 24 1 12 Totals 25-55 3-9 19-28 44 72 13 18 3 9 Lamar 28 43 - 71 .545 .478 .743 .455 .333 .679 A&M-CC 34 40 - 74

NW State 48 47 - 95 Lamar 44 35 - 79 Officials: David Stevens, Brad Fowler, Clay Wren Lamar 55 48 - 103 A&M-CC 36 36 - 72 Technical Fouls: Lamar-Bench; A&M-CC-None, Attendance: 1,852 Officials: Greg Vaughn, Rick Jones, Dennis Howard Officials: Rick Hall, Kerry Campbell, Mario Avila Technical Fouls: NWLA-Michael McConathy; Lamar-None Technical Fouls: Lamar-None; A&M-CC-None, Attendance: 8,338 Attendance: 2,022