Portales, N.M. – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team looks to end a three-game losing streak on the road at Eastern New Mexico Saturday at 5 p.m. central time in a Lone Star Conference game.
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 12-5 overall and 203 in the LSC while in the midst of a three-game losing streak after losses to Cameron, Midwestern and West Texas A&M, 85-81, in their last game..
- The Lions had a nine-game winning streak that was the longest since a nine-game streak in 2004-05 ... The Lions are 7-0 at home.
- A&M-Commerce has six wins over top 25 teams in the last three years after knocking off No. 4 Angelo State.
- The Lions defeated Southwestern College 111-60 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 is 7-1 in The Field House.
-
Anthony Adams was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week on January 16 highlighted by a 27-point game in the Lions 85-79 win over Harding on December 10..
- The Lions are second in the NCAA in rebound margin at +10.8 and defensive rebounds per game at 32.31 ... The Lions are fourth in blocked shots per game, eighth in total blocks, 18th in FG percentage and 11th in field goal percentage defense.
- 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 and Pleasant lead the team-high with three double-doubles,
Bryant Crowder has two double-doubles and
Craig Fofang has one double-double ... Pleasant picked up a double-double in the Lions loss to MIdwestern State.
- 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 262.
A&M-Commerce and Eastern New Mexico by the NumbersLions Category Greyhounds
86.8 Points per game 74.1
+11.2 Scoring margin -7.7
49.4 percent Field goal percentage 41.1 percent
39.3 percent 3-pt FG percentage 32.0 percent
63.5 percent Free throw percentage 63.1 percent
45.6 Rebounds per game 41.8
+10.0 Rebounding margin 3.6
15.4 Assists per game 9.4
13.3 Turnovers per game 16.7
-2.3 Turnover margin -3.9
6.2 Steals per game 5.0
5.5 Blocks per game 3.1
A&M-Commerce vs. Eastern New Mexico: The Series- The Lions and Greyhounds have met 61 times prior to Saturday's game ... A&M-Commerce holds a 42-19 advantage in the all-time series and a 39-17 advantage in LSC meetings.
- A&M-Commerce has won 15 of the last 17 meetings including the last four games after enjoying a season sweep in 2014-15 with a 91-67 win at home and an 86-80 road win over the Greyhounds.
- Under head coach
Sam Walker, the Lions are 19-6.
About the Greyhounds- The Greyhounds come into the game at 4-13 overall and 0-5 in the LSC ... ENMU have dropped their last five games and sit in the cellar of the LSC
- Three players average double figures with John Gilliam leading the way with 16.0 points per game while shooting 41.8 percent from the floor ... Domingo Lawrence follows averaging 12.0 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game.
- ENMU is next to last in the league in scoring offense (74.1 points per game) and last in scoring defense allowing 81.8 points per game
Fans can follow all the action from the 2015-16 season on www.LionAthletics.com, through twitter @Lion_Athletics and also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LionsAthletics.