Commerce, Texas— The Lions upset alert was spoiled by Zantaya Davis's last second field goal, ending the Lions five-game home winning streak.

TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Points: Princess Davis, 14
Rebounds: Two players with six rebounds each
Assists: Two players with four assists each
Steals: Three players with two steals each
Blocks: Armani Jones, 1

West Texas A&M
Points: Sasha Watson, 16
Rebounds: Two players tied with seven rebounds each
Assists: Two players tied with three assists each
Steals: Two players tied with three steals each
Blocks: Zantaya Davis, 3
 
1st Half
The Lions drew first blood after a fast break layup by Armani Jones. However, WT came right back with a three pointer by Maddison Wild that started a 7-0 run by the Lady Buffs. Later in the quarter, WT progressed to a seven-point lead that vanished quickly after Brittany Adams hit a layup that sparked a Lion 7-0 run after a three by Princess Davis, and jumper by Artaejah Gay to tie the game at 13. The Lions ended the first quarter trailing the Lady Buffs 16-15.
 
A&M-Commerce started the second quarter on fire, going on a 13-1 run to lead the top ranked Lady Buffs 28-17 halfway thru the second quarter. The Lions held WT to only three field goals in the second quarter, outscoring the Lady Buffs 21-7, and went into the half with a 36-23 lead.
 
The Lions shot well in the first half, shooting 51.7 percent from the floor (15-of-29), 44.4 percent from three-point range (4-of-9), and 66.7 from the charity stripe (2-of-3). As far as the opposition, WT struggled, as they shot 34.5 percent from the field (10-of-29), and 33.3 percent from behind the arc (2-of-6). Princess Davis had a game high of nine points in one half of play shooting a perfect 3-of-3 clip from the floor and dishing out two dimes. Brittany Adams had a big half off of the bench for the Lions, as she tallied six points on 3-of-3 shooting as well, four rebounds, two steals, and one assist. Sasha Watson was the leading scorer for the Lady Buffs with six points, and had a game high of six rebounds at the half
 
2nd Half
Although the third quarter was close, the Lions had a hard time holding on to the lead with six turnovers in the third quarter alone despite having a 14-point lead. Shomari Harris and Khala Riley led the way for the Lions combining for nine points as they guided the Lions into the fourth quarter with a 52-43 lead.
 
In the fourth quarter, both teams went back and forth down the stretch resulting into five lead changes. With roughly two minutes remaining in the half, the Lions were ahead 67-61 in what was looking like a brewing upset. Unfortunately, the Lady Buffs went on an 8-0 run to end the game, highlighted by a clutch three pointer by Michaela Neuhaus to tie the game at 67. On the Lions next possession, Princess Davis drives in for a layup that was rejected by Zantaya Davis. The Lions recovered the loose ball, but failed to put up a shot before the shot clock expired, giving the ball back to WT. After advancing the ball, the Lady Buffs drew up a play to put the ball in Zantaya Davis's hands where she caught the ball and kissed it off of the glass winning the game and leaving no time left on the clock.
 
Sasha Watson was the game's highest scorer with 16 points, and tied with Maddison Wild for a game high of seven rebounds. Zantaya Davis and Michaela Neuhaus both added 13 points, while Davis had three blocks. Princess Davis led the Lions in scoring with 14 points, and tied with Shomar Harris for a game high of four assists. Khala Riley had 12 points, two rebounds, assists, and steals. Amari Jones was the last Lion to score in double figures, and added five rebounds to her stat line.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Lions five-game winning streak comes to an end
• A&M-Commerce is now on a 14-game losing streak against West Texas A&M.
• The Lions shot better from the field (46.4% on 25-of-54 attempts), and three-point line (41.7% on 5-of-12 attempts) than WT (44.8% from floor on 26-of-58 shooting, and 35.3% from the three-point line on 6-of-17 shooting).
• The Lions outscored the Lady Buffs in the paint (28-24), points off of turnovers (19-18), second chance points (12-9), fast break points (12-9), and bench points (23-20).
• The Lions outrebounded WT 35-27.
• The Lions had 11 turnovers in the second half.
• The Lions largest lead was by 14 points in the third quarter.
• Brittany Adams set a new career single-game high with six rebounds.
• Zantaya Davis score 12 of her 13 points in the second half. She also recorded three blocks, two steals, and two assists in the second half.
• WT led the game for a grand total of 10 minutes and 36 seconds. A&M-Commerce led for 26 minutes and 39 seconds. 

Burton's Corner
When asked about:
…the teams performance.…
"They played hard tonight and I am very proud of them. They did everything I asked of them and left it all on the floor tonight."

GAME INFORMATION
Score: A&M-Commerce 67, West Texas A&M 69
Records: A&M-Commerce (9-8, 3-3 LSC), West Texas A&M (17-1, 6-1 LSC)
Series: A&M-Commerce are 5-53 against West Texas A&M
Location: The Field House Commerce, Texas
Time of Game: 5:30 p.m.