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Posted by Dave McCulley - Sat, Jan 23, 2010 - [ Men's Basketball ]
Floyd Scores 21 in Loss
Floyd Scores 21 in Loss
 
It was a shoot-out in Pensacola Saturday  afternnoon, but when the smoke cleared the Lambuth Eagles came up short in route to an 89-85 loss to West Florida. 
 
A high scoring first half saw Lambuth trail 44-40 at the break. Lambuth stayed close in the second half and actually took an 81-79 lead on a Chris Stokes three-pointer with 2:17 left in the game. The Argos fought back and outscored the Eagles 10-4 to send Lambuth to their fourth straight loss.
 
Lambuth outrebounded UWF 39-31 but saw the Argos shoot 52% from the field.
 
Nakeem Floyd scored 21 points while Xavier Price had 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
 
The Eagles fell to 10-7 on the year.
 
Lambuth returns home Thursday night to meet North Alabama with the tip-off slated for 8 p.m. Catch the action on WIGH, 88.7 and at www.wigh.afr.net.