The 18th-ranked Cougar men also picked up a big win over Lamar, recording an 108-83 win against the home-standing Lopes. Saturday's win stopped a 2-game losing skid that saw Trent Harris lead the scoring with 26 points and six 3-pointers.
At one time in the first half, the Cougars and Lopes were tied at 37-37. After that, WNCC went on a 19-2 run to lead 56-39 at intermission and then coasted in the second half for the 108-83.
The WNCC men shot 56 percent from the field and connected on 16 3-pointers.
Five Cougars finished in double figures. Harris led all scorers with 26 points, 19 of which came in the second half. Harris buried five of his six treys in the second half.
Also collecting double digits was Jervay Green with 23 points, Martin Roub with 19 points, Marlon Sierra with 16, and Vinnie Shahid with 10.
The Cougar men move to 15-4 on the season and are tied with Otero for the South sub-region lead at 5-1. The Cougar men will next be in action next weekend when they host North Platte Community College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and then McCook Community College on Saturday at 4 p.m.
WNCC (15-4) 56 52 – 108
Lamar (12-7) 39 44 – 83
WNCC
Trent Harris 26, Jervay Green 23, Djodje Dimitrijevic 8, Martin Rouib 19, Vinnie Shahid 10, Austin Hoffman 6, Marlon Sierra 16, Zane Bender 2.