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Lamar Falls 83-59 to Louisiana-Monroe - Recap

The battle between Louisiana-Monroe and Lamar didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Lamar was handed a 83-59 defeat on Saturday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Louisiana-Monroe got 17 points from Tyreke Locure and another 16 points from Jamari Blackmon. Tyreke Locure contributed 7 assists, while Victor Bafutto cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.

Lamar got 14 points from Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams in a losing cause and another 12 points from Nate Calmese. Nate Calmese contributed 4 assists for them, while Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams had 12 rebounds.

Louisiana-Monroe was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Lamar as they grabbed 33 boards, while Louisiana-Monroe only had 32

Next game, Louisiana-Monroe takes its act home to face Jacksonville looking for another win. For Lamar, they head home to face Pacific.