Arkadelphia, Ark. – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team travel to Henderson State for the final game of the 2015 calendar year with tipoff set for Saturday at 1 p.m.
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 8-2 and ridding a five-game winning streak after going 4-0 during a four-game home stand.
- The Lions defeated Southwestern College 111-60 in their last game marking the program's 10th 50-point margin of victory ... It was the 11th highest margin of victory in the NCAA DII on the season ... The last time A&M-Commerce won by 50 or more points was in 2005-06 when the Lions defeated Paul Quinn by 51 points, 104-53. The largest margin of victory for the Lions came in 1986-87 when then East Texas topped Southwestern Assemblies of God by 70 points, 128-58.
- A&M-Commerce has won all five of its home games on the season.
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Ronnie White currently ranks 10th in the NCAA in offensive rebounds per game at 4.2 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.
- White has a team-high three double-doubles, Crowder has two double-doubles, and Pleasant has one double-double.
- 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 is the program's all-time leader in wins with 258.
A&M-Commerce and Henderson by the NumbersLions Category Reddies
89..4 Points per game 67.3
+13.2 Scoring margin -1.3
50.2 percent Field goal percentage 44.7 percent
40.4 percent 3-pt FG percentage 41.9 percent
65.5 percent Free throw percentage 65.8 percent
44.9 Rebounds per game 31.1
+9.9 Rebounding margin -3.8
16.9 Assists per game 12.9
13.0 Turnovers per game 14.8
-0.8 Turnover margin +1.3
6.3 Steals per game 7.0
5.0 Blocks per game 2.4
A&M-Commerce vs. Henderson State: The Series- The Lions are 15-8 all-time against the Reddies in 23 games ... A&M-Commerce has won the last 10 meetings between the two teams including a 91-61 win on December 19, 2014 in the last meeting ... The winning streak dates back to 1995-96.
- The two teams first met in the 1939-40 season, a 52-31 win for the Lions.
- The Lions 109 points in a 109-70 win was the most points scored by the Lions in the series and the largest margin of victory, 39 points, in the series.
About the Reddies- Henderson State enters the game at 2-6 on the season following a 73-66 win over Texas College in their last game on December 12 ... The Reddies opened the season on a 7-game losing streak.
- Kevin Kozan leads the Reddies in scoring averaging 16.6 points per game while shooting 41.5 percent from the floor and 40 percent from behind the three-point arc.
- Tavian Pomlee follows averaging 10 points a game while Matt Panaggio leads the team averaging 6.1 rebounds per game.
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