Arkadelphia, Ark. – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team ended the 2015 calendar year with a 94-80 win on the road over Henderson State in nonconference action extending its winning streak to six games entering the holiday break.
 
Turning Point
- Leading 22-20 with 9:17 left in the first half, the Lions strung together a 17-4 run to take a 39-24 lead six minutes later to control of the contest.
 
Highlights
- Jeremy Jones paced the Lions with 22 points after going 7-of-10 from the field and a scorching 4-of-5 from behind the three-point arc. Jone also handed out five assists.
 
- Anthony Adams followed with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor. 
 
- JR Owens chipped in 15 points after connecting on four of his six three point attempts.
 
- Everrett Pleasant and Bryant Crowder each added 11 points, while Pleasant earned a double-double with 10 rebounds.
 
Summary
1st Half
- The Lions turned a 9-6 deficit into a 14-9 lead following an 8-0 run capped off by a pair of Jones free throws with 13:38 left in the half. 
 
- Henderson State fought back and took an 18-17 lead three minutes later, but the Lions' offense erupted and the Lions defense buckled down on the Reddies on the final 10 minutes as the Lions took an 11-point lead, 46-35, into the locker rooms.
 
- The Lions rode the hot shooting of Jones, who scored 11 points down the stretch for the Lions who led by as many as 18 points, 46-28, during the halftime closing run.
 
2nd Half
- Henderson came out of the break and cut the Lions lead down to five points, 48-43, three minutes into the action, but A&M-Commerce answered by take the lead out 20 points midway through the half. The 73-53 lead was the largest of the half for the Lions.
 
- Henderson closed the gap and brought the lead down to nine points twice over the final 10 minutes, but A&M-Commerce closed out the game with the 14-point win, 94-80.
 
Inside the box score
- Pleasant earned his second straight double-double with his 11 points and 10 rebounds Saturday.  Pleasant had 15 points and 11 rebounds against Southwestern on Wednesday.
 
- Jones' recorded his first 20-point game after scoring 22 points Saturday.
 
- Adam's tallied his second 20-point game of the season.  He scored 27 points against Harding on December 10.
 
- With the win, the Lions close enter the holiday break riding a six-game winning streak at 9-2 on the season.
 
What's Next?
- The Lions will take the next 12 days off for the holidays before resuming play on January 2, 2016 at 6 p.m. against Central Christian College of the Bible.
 
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