Lamar Cardinals vs Nicholls Colonels
Marmolejos and Lamar defeat Nicholls State in Southland Conference Tournament 58-55
LAKE CHARLES, La. -- — Alexis Marmolejos scored 17 points and Adam Hamilton sealed it with a layup with 44 seconds remaining and Lamar rallied to beat Nicholls State 58-55 on Tuesday in a Southland Conference Tournament semifinal game.
Second-seeded Lamar (20-12) faces top-seed McNeese in the championship game on Wednesday.
Marmolejos also contributed five steals for the Cardinals. Danquez Dawsey scored 11 points while shooting 3 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Robert Brown III finished with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Colonels (20-13). Nicholls State also got 14 points and three steals from Jaylen Searles.
Marmolejos scored seven points in the first half and Lamar went into the break trailing 33-28. Marmolejos scored 10 points in the second half.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Rodrick Dixon
- Shaun Seales
- Lucas Santos
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-5 |
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