KINGWOOD -- Precious little recovery time caused Lamar State to lose a bit of sharpness but the Seahawks still rolled past Lone Star College at Kingwood, 96-50, on Wednesday afternoon.
Coach Matt Cross' all-new squad forced 30 turnovers and owned a rebound edge of approximately 20 as the Port Arthurans improved to 2-0 this season.
"We didn't play as well today," Cross said after his team's victory. "Some of that was to be expected with quick a turnaround.
"We were able to apply a little pressure and we picked up the pressure in the second half."
LSCPA led only 42-30 at halftime but pulled away to its huge gap in the last 10 minutes following Lone Star College's difficulties with ballhandling.
The Seahawks placed five players, including four starters, in double figures. Sophomore shooting guard Kavon Rose from Detroit paced all scorers with 22 points along with seven steals and seven assists.
Flint, Mich. freshman Keenen Doyle (6-4) followed Rose with 21 points, seven rebounds and six steals. New Orleans sophomore Ahyaro Phillips (6-8) scored 14 points, with a team-high 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Reserve freshman guard Demetrius Ford from Detroit also scored 14. Saginaw, Mich. point guard Von Jones completed the list of double-figure scorers with 11.
Beaumont Kelly freshman Roman Vaughn, a 6-4 walk-on Port Arthur resident, started at small forward and collected six points and six rebounds.
Lamar State College-Port Arthur (2-0) returns to action this weekend, hosting its first-ever Seahawk Classic men's basketball tournament. The Seahawks host Coastal Bend College on Friday night at 7 p.m. A return matchup with the same Lone Star College squad will complete the two-day event on Saturday at 4 p.m.
