# 2017–18 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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The 2017–18 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UTSA.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 74–67 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (7,431) Tulsa, OK |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 66–60 | 2–0 | Montagne Center (700) Beaumont, TX |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jarvis Christian | W 103–66 | 3–0 | Montagne Center (1,350) Beaumont, TX |
| Nov 19, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 73–85 | 3–1 | Montagne Center (1,500) Beaumont, TX |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern-New Orleans | W 105–67 | 4–1 | Montagne Center (1,350) Beaumont, TX |
| Nov 27, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 66–52 | 5–1 | Don Haskins Center (5,855) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 2, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | HTC Center (1,180) Conway, SC |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Thomas | W 60–46 | 7–1 | Montagne Center (1,467) Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Howard Payne | W 112–56 | 8–1 | Montagne Center (1,638) Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 17, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois Las Vegas Classic | L 61–71 | 8–2 | SIU Arena (2,136) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 19, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Duquesne Las Vegas Classic | L 64–65 | 8–3 | Palumbo Center (1,156) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 4:20 pm | | vs. UC Davis Las Vegas Classic semifinals | L 68–77 | 8–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Dec 23, 2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina A&T Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game | L 70–74 | 8–5 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Houston Baptist | W 86–68 | 9–5 (1–0) | Montagne Center (1,800) Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 77–72 | 10–5 (2–0) | American Bank Center (2,472) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 62–72 | 10–6 (2–1) | Lakefront Arena (513) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Arkansas | L 91–100 $^{2OT}$ | 10–7 (2–2) | Montagne Center (1,478) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–63 | 10–8 (2–3) | Montagne Center (1,297) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 90–69 | 11–8 (3–3) | McDermott Convocation Center (735) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Sam Houston State | W 84–77 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (4–3) | Montagne Center (1,500) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nicholls State | L 74–79 | 12–9 (4–4) | Montagne Center (1,834) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | McNeese State | W 86–80 | 13–8 (5–4) | Montagne Center (2,196) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 74–69 | 13–9 (5–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,131) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stephen F. Austin | W 76–54 | 14–10 (6–5) | Montagne Center (1,743) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 7, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 79–75 | 15–10 (7–5) | Prather Coliseum (820) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Sam Houston State | L 69–71 | 15–11 (7–6) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,166) Huntsville, TX |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 85–62 | 16–11 (8–6) | Montagne Center (1,594) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–76 | 17–11 (9–6) | Montagne Center (1,953) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | W 87–73 | 18–11 (10–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (612) Houston, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 71–66 | 19–11 (11–6) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,023) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm | | at McNeese State | L 60–69 | 19–12 (11–7) | Burton Coliseum (940) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (7) Central Arkansas First round | L 57–67 | 19–13 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (970) Katy, TX |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at UTSA First round | L 69–76 | 19–14 | Convocation Center (1,012) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||