Texas A&M-CC visits East and Lamar

Texas A&M-CC Islanders (2-5) at Lamar Cardinals (5-2)

Beaumont, Texas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lamar hosts Texas A&M-CC after Braden East scored 24 points in Lamar’s 65-55 victory against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.

The Cardinals are 3-0 on their home court. Lamar is second in the Southland with 16.9 assists per game led by Cody Pennebaker averaging 2.7.

The Islanders are 0-5 in road games. Texas A&M-CC has a 2-4 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

Lamar is shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 43.8% Texas A&M-CC allows to opponents. Texas A&M-CC averages 11.2 more points per game (74.6) than Lamar gives up (63.4).

The Cardinals and Islanders match up Saturday for the first time in Southland play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Holifield is shooting 53.6% and averaging 15.0 points for the Cardinals. Rob Lee Jr. is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers.

Sheldon Williams is averaging 12.9 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Islanders. Mason Gibson is averaging 10.7 points.

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