The Lions break 100 points in their first home win of the season.

TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Points: Princess Davis, 20
Rebounds: Amari Jones, 9
Assists: Princess Davis, 4
Steals: Two players with four steals each
Blocks: Amari Jones, 2

Letourneau
Points: LaTanya Drakes, 19
Rebounds: LaTanya Drakes, 11
Assists: Ashley Reed, 3
Steals: Crystal Jones, 2
Blocks: Two players with one block each
 
1st Half
The Yellow Jackets fell behind early against the Lions falling behind by 11 with 5:41 left in the opening quarter. 11 first quarter points by Crystal Jones helped the Yellow Jackets contended however the Lions came out stroking in what was easily their best shooting performance of the season so far. Princess Davis led the Lions with nine first quarter points. Krystal Pickron followed with seven points and the Lions as a unit went 9-of-9 from the free throw line as they ended the quarter ahead 26-20.
 
The Lions started to pull away in the second quarter As Amari Jones went into the half as the team leader in points with 16 including 12 in the second half. LaTanya Drakestried to keep the Yellow Jackets in the game by dropping 10 points in the second quarter but the Lions were too aggressive for the Yellow Jackets, especially defensively. A&M-Commerce ended the first half with eight steals, forced 13 Yellow Jacket turnovers, and outrebounded Letourneau on the defensive end 12-10 as well as overall 21-17. Both clubs shot 50 percent from the three point line after one half of play. Yet, the Lions finished the half shooting better from the field at 48.6 percent to Letourneaus' 45.5, and 83.3 percent from the stripe compared to 50 percent free throw shooting by the Yellow Jackets. The Lions went into the locker room with a 50-35 lead and lead by as much as 19 in the half.  
 
2nd Half
The Lions came out of the half picking up where they left off as Princess Davis and Audrisa Harrison joined Amari Jones in double figures. Davis had eight points in the quarter while Harrison chipped in seven points. The Lions continued to dominate extending their lead to 23 points as they headed to the fourth quarter up 76-53.
 
The Lions closed out the game in the fourth quarter outscoring the Yellow Jackets 25-17 marking their second fourth quarter win of the season but the first that translated into a win. A&M-Commerce had their largest lead in the game being ahead by 32 points and cruised to a 101-70 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• A&M-Commerce finished the game with six Lions scoring in double figures including all five of the Lions starters. (Princess Davis-20, Amari Jones-16, Krystal Pickron-11, Audrisa Harrison-11, Shomari Harris-10, Gabby Scott-10).
• Letourneau had 26 personal fouls that provided 33 free throw attempts to for the Lions where they converted 28 of them into points.

• The Lions won the battle inside the paint outscoring Letourneau 40-16 and scored in transition 12-0. The Lions also converted the 22 turnovers by the Yellow Jackets into 29 points.
• The Lions had their best shooting percentage of the season in all three facets. 49.3% from the field, 33.3% from the three point line, and 84.8% from the stripe.
• Letourneau finished with three players scoring in double digits including LaTanya Drakes who had 19 points and 11 rebounds. Crystal Jones had 17 points and Ashley Reed added 13 points that all came in the second half.
• Letourneau only lead came in the first quarter where they led by three with 9:29 left in the opening quarter.

Burton's Corner

When asked about:
…the Lions performance as a unit…
"I thought we bounced back in a great way. We responded well after losing a tough game to Southern Arkansas. We shot a lot better which has been a struggle for us all year. The fact that we were able to come back and shoot 85% from the free throw line and score some points in transition was a positive for us since we have not done that at a high level yet this year. We really had a focus effort to get the ball to the paint and that translated to us shooting 33 free throws that we converted into points. It is a great team win tonight and a fun group to coach. When six people can score in double figures you definitely have to be happy with that. I am proud of the girls and the team effort they displayed tonight. Everybody came in and played well tonight."
…the effort of the Lions defensively…
"I thought we were really good in our press and it bothered them. We rotated well; the best we have this season so I am proud of that effort. We still have to do better in our half court with pressing up. Letourneau runs some good stuff in the half court so we wanted to press to get out of their half court game. I thought 70 points was too much. We did score 101 points but 70 was more than what we wanted to give up. We have to clean up things there but we are getting better."
…things to take away from this game for future games…
"It was a good game for us to play against Letourneau who does a lot of the same things as Ouachita Baptist who we turn around and play on Tuesday. I am proud of the way we played tonight but we definitely have to learn how to guard better in the half court because that is what were going to have to face on Tuesday."

What's Next
 The Lions will take on Ouachita Baptist Tuesday, November 24 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Lions are 2-9 against Ouachita Baptist in program history. 
  
GAME INFORMATION
Sets: A&M-Commerce 101, Letourneau 70
Records: A&M-Commerce (2-2, 0-0 LSC), Letourneau (1-2, 0-0 ASC)
Series: A&M-Commerce are 2-0 against Letourneau
Location: The Field House Commerce, Texas
Time of Game: 4 p.m.