Pacific knocks off Lamar 74-65

Published Dec. 20, 2022 10:32 p.m. ET

Associated Press

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Luke Avdalovic scored 15 points as Pacific beat Lamar 74-65 on Tuesday night.

Avdalovic shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Tigers (7-8). Keylan Boone scored 14 points, going 6 of 8 (2 for 3 from distance). Nicquel Blake was 5 of 12 shooting (2 for 7 from distance) to finish with 13 points.

Adam Hamilton finished with 23 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals (4-9). Nate Calmese added 11 points and three steals for Lamar. In addition, Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Pacific led Lamar at the half, 37-21, with Boone (seven points) the high scorer before the break. Pacific was outscored by Lamar in the second half by a seven-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Blake led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.

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