It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Lamar Warriors had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Mustangs 75-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Lamar to victory were Lane Miller and Ben Noonan. Miller scored 28 points, while Noonan dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Noonan has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Green, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
The victory (which was Lamar's third in a row) raised their record to 23-8. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Central Arkansas Christian, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4.
Lamar didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-42 win vs. Central on the 21st. Central Arkansas Christian will play host again and welcome Bald Knob, where tip off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Central Arkansas Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
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