Commerce, Texas – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team will continue its current four-game home stand when the Lions welcome former Lone Star Conference foe East Central into The Field House Monday night.
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 6-2 overall following a 75-63 win over Ouachita Baptist marking the Lions third straight win after sweep Harding 89-87 on a game-winning three by
De'Andre Carson and an 85-79 win to open the current four-game home stand.
- The Lions are split at the Holiday Inn-Airport Thanksgiving Classic with a win over Western State and a loss to Colorado Mesa.
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Ronnie White currently ranks fourth in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game at 4.8 per game.
- The Lions are sixth in the NCAA in defensive rebounds per game averaging 32.1 defensive rebounds per game ... They are ninth in the NCAA in rebounding margin at plus 9.1 per game.
- The Lions had a record breaking 132-83 win over Huston-Tilloston ... The Lions set the school record for points in single-game in the win.
- Two Lions recorded double-doubles with
Bryant Crowder scoring a game-high 28 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, while
Ronnie White hauled down a game-high 14 rebounds and added 15 points.
- White has recorded a team-high three double-doubles, while Crowder has accumulated two double-doubles.
- The Lions opened the 2015-16 campaign with an 81-66 win over Oklahoma Christian before falling to Newman 89-79 in the second game of the season at the Heartland-Lone Star Challenge.
- A&M-Commerce returned seven players from 2014-15 ...
Anthony Adams is the team's leading returning scorer after averaging 11.3 ppg and 3.8 assists per game a season ago.
- At 24-5 overall the Lions won 20 games for the first time since 2004-05 ... It's the second time under head coach
Sam Walker and the 15th time in program history ... The Lions are currently receiving votes in the final regular season poll.
- A&M-Commerce is coached by
Sam Walker in his 16th season at the helm of the Lions program. Walker the is the program's all-time leader in wins with 256.
A&M-Commerce and East Central by the NumbersLions Category Tigers
86.8 Points per game 79.4
+10.0 Scoring margin +0.9
48.2 percent Field goal percentage 46.1 percent
38.6 percent 3-pt FG percentage 34.0 percent
66.8 percent Free throw percentage 71.4 percent
45.5 Rebounds per game 34.6
+9.1 Rebounding margin -2.6
16.3 Assists per game 13.6
14.0 Turnovers per game 15.0
-2.1 Turnover margin +0.4
6.5 Steals per game 6.3
4.3 Blocks per game 2.3
A&M-Commerce vs. East Central: The Series- The Lions 35-27 in 62 games all-time and the once former members of the Lone Star Conference Tigers.
- ECU has the last win in the series, a 71-65 win in 2012, but prior to that game the Lions had reeled off nine straight wins and 15 of the last 16 dating back to the 2001-02 season.
- The 108 points the Lions scored in the 2008-09 season is the most in the series.
- Against current members of the Great American Conference, the Lions are 140-69 all-time including three straight wins in 2015-16.
About the Tigers- East Central enters Monday's gmae at 5-2 on the season and 3-0 in road games ... The Tigers are riding a four-game winning streak after knocking off Ouachita Baptist, 79-74, in their last game on December 5.
- The Tigers have played their last three games on the road, all of which have been wins while knocking off DBU, Henderson State and previously mention Ouachita Baptist game.
- Stirling Thomas leads the Tigers averaging 22.4 points per game while Braxton Reeves follows with 12.3 ppg ... Aly Hudgins averages a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game.
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