Lamar’s 80-Game Home Win Streak, 1978-84

B.B. Davis

What began as a hard-working 59-54 Southland Conference win against Arkansas State on Feb. 18, 1978, the Lamar Cardinals embarked on a remarkable 80-game home win streak during the next six seasons.

Coinciding with Lamar’s remarkable NCAA tournament success, the Cardinals were simply unstoppable at home during the streak, whether playing in the on-campus McDonald Gym, where the streak began, or in the Beaumont Civic Center, where the Cardinals hosted games from 1980-84. The streak continued through the 1981 and 1983 Southland tournaments that were held at the Civic Center, but came to an end at the 1984 Southland tournament, when Louisiana Tech ended the run with a 68-65 win over the Cardinals in the championship game on March 10, 1984.

The home streak currently ranks as the seventh longest in Division I history.

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