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Lamar Cardinals (15-9, 7-4 SLC) at HBU Huskies (10-12, 6-6 SLC)
Saturday, Feb. 11 – 7:00 p.m.
Sharp Gym – Houston, Texas
Video | Audio (Lonnie King)
Live Stats
HOUSTON – The HBU men's basketball team looks to continue its recent run of success on the floor this Saturday when the Huskies face the Lamar Cardinals on "Retro Night" in Sharp Gym at 7:00 p.m. Fans can listen to the action live via the Legacy Sports Network live broadcast with Lonnie King, available at HBUHuskies.com.
The Huskies (10-12, 6-6 SLC) will don throwback uniforms from the mid-1970's era featuring striped shorts and the Hustlin' Husky logo. Fans are encouraged to don their own throwback garb for the game and come out early for a free tailgate beginning outside the Glasscock Center next to Sharp Gym for free food and live music.
On Thursday, HBU raced out to a 47-27 halftime lead at Northwestern State thanks to a 32-8 run to close out the period and cruised to an 86-69 win. Junior center
Josh Ibarra posted a career-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting and pulled down 14 rebounds while senior
Reveal Chukwujekwu also had a double-double of 15 points and 10 boards. It was Chukwujekwu's seventh double-dip of the year.
Asa Cantwell also finished with a career-best in scoring, putting up 17 points and shooting 5-of-6 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
All five Husky starters scored in double-digits in the win and HBU held a 43-27 advantage on the boards. With 16 offensive boards on the night, the Huskies are now 12
th in the nation in offensive rebounding with an average of 13.68 per game.
HBU is currently in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Southland Conference with Central Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana at 6-6. Lamar (15-9, 7-4 SLC) sits in fourth place, just a half-game out of second.
The Cardinals are led by junior Colton Weisbrod who enters Saturday's contest averaging 15.7 points and nine rebounds per game. Nick Garth is the only other Lamar player averaging double-digits with 11.3 points per outing, primarily off the bench thus far this season.
Lamar comes into the game having won three in a row, all at home, but have dropped two of their last three on the road.
Saturday night's game is presented by Houston Federal Credit Union.
After Saturday, the Huskies remain in the friendly confines of Sharp Gym for their next two games, the first of which comes Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. and will be a rematch between HBU and Sam Houston State.
