Box Score Commerce, Texas – A&M-Commerce used a shutdown, suffocating defense to limit Ouachita Baptist to a 33 percent field goal percentage as the Lions remained unbeaten at home with a 75-63 win the Tigers Saturday night in The Field House in nonconference action.
 
Turning Point
- With the Lions leading 26-24 with just over five minutes left in the first half, freshman guard Isaac Asrat drilled back-to-back three-pointers to give the Lions 32-24 lead with 3:41 left to play in the half. Asrat's triples gave the Lions an eight-point cushion – a mark the Tigers would not overcome the rest of the game.
 
Highlights
- Bryant Crowder paced the Lions with 16 points after going 7-of-10 from the floor. Five of his seven field goal makes were dunks. Crowder also tallied six rebounds.
 
- Anthony Adams followed suit with 15 points and four points.
 
-  Jeremy Jones scored 12 points after going 5-of-10 from the floor.  He was 1-of-2 from behind the three-point arc.  Jones matched a team-high with seven rebounds.
 
- Everrett Pleasant also grabbed seven rebounds.
 
- The Lions shot 46 percent from the floor after going 50 percent in the second half, while the Tigers shot 33 percent from the field after going 31 percent in the first half and 35 percent in the second.
 
- A&M-Commerce took advantage of 15 Ouachita Baptist turnovers to score 23 points, while the Tigers scored only 15 points on 14 Lion turnovers.
 
Quotable
"It was another win at home and good to keep the home streak going in The Field House.  We had some really great guard play and controlled play and the tempo tonight." -- A&M-Commerce head coach Sam Walker.
 
Summary
1st Half
- The Tigers scampered out to an eight-point lead, 18-10, lead eight and a half minutes into action after a three-pointer.
 
- The Lions fought back into the game with an 11-2 run to take a 20-21 lead with 6:32 left in the half after a Jones layup.   The Lions took the lead out to eight points, 32-24, with 3:41 following Asrat's triples. A minute later, the lead hit double-digits, 34-24, following a Craig Fofang jump hook shot in the lane.  Ouachita Baptist brought the lead down to 34-25 with a free throw for the final point of the half.
 
2nd Half
- The Lions came out of the half with an 11-2 run and took a 17-point lead, 45-28, four and a half minutes back into the action.
 
- A&M-Commerce took the lead to highest margin, 59-40, following a Ronnie White jumper at the nine-minute mark.  The Tigers fought back into the game and chipped the lead down to 10 points, 69=59, with 2:41 left, but the Lions kept control en route to the 12-point, 75-63, win.
 
Inside the box score
- The Lions are unbeaten in three homes this season and have won seven straight at home dating back to February 12, 2014 when the Lions topped Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
What's Next?
- The Lions continue their four-game home stand with East Central Monday night at 8 p.m. in The Field House following the Commerce High School men's basketball game at 6 p.m.
 
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