Lamar Tops Tulane 70-67 To Win Third Straight

      BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Anthony Miles scored 18 points and Justin

Nabors had a double-double as Lamar edged past Tulane 70-67

Saturday night.

      Nabors had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Donley Minor came off the

bench to add 11 points for the Cardinals (7-7), who won their third

straight. Kendrick Harris and Charlie Harper added 10 points each.

      Kevin Sims scored 19 points to lead Tulane (5-8). Kris Richard

had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

      Lamar led 33-32 at halftime, and the game was tied at 58 with

3:22 to play. Lamar took the lead on a layup and free throw by

Harris.

      Richard made a layup to make it 68-66 with 28 seconds left. Sims

was fouled with two seconds left and split his free throws to bring

the Green Wave within 68-67. Tulane quickly fouled Miles, who made

both free throws to end the game.

      Lamar shot 47.9 percent while holding Tulane to 34.5 percent.

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