With five players in double figures and a stifling defense, the Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team raised its record to 4-0 with an 84-62 win over host St. Mary's in the final game of the 2010 River City Classic in San Antonio.

A&M-Commerce (4-0) took a 15-point halftime lead and turned up its defensive intensity in the second half to hold the Rattlers to just 28.6% shooting from the field. 

St. Mary's (3-4) was led by the double double from Kevin Kotzur, who scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Outside of the production from Kotzur, the Rattlers were held to 43 points and 21.2% shooting. 

Lions' senior Brian Singleton and sophomore Preston Whitley (pictured) scored a team-best 17 points. Senior Tyris Dowell had a perfect statistical line in the contest going 3-for-3 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line for 12 points.

The bench for the Lions outscored their St. Mary's counterparts by a 31-16 margin. A key part of that was 13 points from junior Austin Brown and 12 more from junior Stefon Carson, who also added six rebounds and five assists to the cause.

St. Mary's Josh Orta hit a 3 pointer to put the Rattlers' in front by a 15-14 margin with 13:01 left in the first half. Despite missing three-straight 3 pointers, the Lions rallied with a 9-0 spurt to take the lead for the remainder of the contest. Igniting the spurt was a three-point play by Whitley. The Rattlers would cut the deficit to as little as nine before A&M-Commerce would close out the opening with an 8-2 run to take a 42-27 halftime lead.

The Lions turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and made 48% of their shots. A&M-Commerce spread the wealth of the scoring among eight players. Plus, Singleton and Whitley combined to knock down five 3 pointers and they hit 12 of 16 free throws for the win.

Next up for A&M-Commerce is a Lone Star Conference crossover contest at Angelo State on Thursday at 7 p.m.