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Men's Basketball

Lions Travel to Greyhounds for LSC Action

Portales, N.M. – The Lions have reeled off wins in three of their last four games and put that to the test with a road trip to the farthest reaches of the Lone Star Conference to play at Eastern New Mexico Wednesday night with tipoff in Greyhound Arena at 8:30 p.m. central time.
 
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce
- The Lions have won three of their last four games including an 84-66 win over South Dakota Mines in their last game.
- Four of the six Lions losses have come when A&M-Commerce is outrebounded including the last three -- ASU, TSU and MSU.
- The  Lions were ranked in the NABC Top 25 poll for the 26th time in program history ... Last ranking since No. 25 on Dec. 3, 2013.
-  Darrell Williams leads the LSC with 13 double-doubles, in scoring 17.1 points per game, rebounds 11.3 rebounds per game -- only player averaging a double-double.
- Williams has grabbed 15 plus rebounds in six games this season and 20 plus rebounds twice during the year ... He is one of only two NCAA DII players with two 20-rebound games.
- A&M-Commerce fell 104-101 at DBU in OT on November 24 ... The Lions were 50-of-65 from the free throw line ... Both were school records while the 50 makes tied the highest mark in the LSC ... LaDon Carnegie was 18-of-23 for school records in both.
- The Lions are third in the NCAA in defensive rebounds, seventh in free throw attempts, eighth in free throws made and field goal percentage defense and 12th in total rebounds.
-  Williams is ranked fourth in the NCAA in double-doubles with 15 ... Williams is also fifth in the NCAA in total rebounds, eighth in rebounds per game and10th in defensive rebounds per game ... Anthony Adams is second in the LSC In assists at 4.1  
- A&M-Commerce had a LSC Player of the Week in each of the first four weeks of the season ... Darrell Williams has won one offensive POTW and two straight defensive POTW awards ... LaDon Carnegie was named offensive of POTW once ... Williams followed with his second offensive player of the week on January 12.
- The Lions are coached by Sam Walker ... Walker is in his 15th season with A&M-Commerce and is the school's all-time winningest coach with an overall of 243-178 ... He has complied a 100-92 record in LSC games.
 
A&M-Commerce vs. Eastern New Mexico:  The Series
- The Lions and Greyhounds have met 60 times prior to Wednesday's game ... A&M-Commerce holds a 41-19 in the all-time series and a 38-17 advantage in LSC meetings.
- A&M-Commerce has won 14 of the last 16 meetings including the last three games ... The Lions won two of the three meetings in the 2013-14 season including a 74-73 win in the first round of the LSC Tournament and took the first game of the 2014-15 season 91-67 back on January 21.
- Under head coach Sam Walker, the Lions are 18-6.
 
About the Greyhounds
- The Greyhounds come into the game at 7-17 overall and 0-11 in the LSC ... ENMU have dropped their last 11 games and sit in the cellar of the LSC .. Their last win came against S.D. Mines back on January 2.
- Three players average double figures with John Gilliam leading the way with 16.3 points per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor ... Chris Wyms and Lawrence follow averaging 12.2 and 12.0 points per game.
- ENMU is last in the league in scoring offense (71.3 points per game) and scoring defense (86.0 points per game).
 
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Players Mentioned

LaDon Carnegie

#3 LaDon Carnegie

G/F
6' 6"
Senior
Anthony Adams

#2 Anthony Adams

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5' 9"
Junior
Darrell Williams

#25 Darrell Williams

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6' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

LaDon Carnegie

#3 LaDon Carnegie

6' 6"
Senior
G/F
Anthony Adams

#2 Anthony Adams

5' 9"
Junior
G
Darrell Williams

#25 Darrell Williams

6' 8"
Senior
F