Commerce, Texas – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team returns home to The Field House and step out of Lone Star Conference play with Arlington Baptist Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 12-6 overall and 2-4 in the LSC while in the midst of a four-game losing streak after losses to Cameron, Midwestern, West Texas A&M and at Eastern New Mexico, 70-62, 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 7-3 in The Field House.
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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 fourth in the NCAA in defensive rebounds per game at 31.83, fifth in blocked shots per game with 5.6, sixth in rebounding margin at +9.2, seventh in total assists with 269and eight in total blocked shots with 100
- 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 vs. Arlington Baptist: The Series- The Lions and Patriots have played only once in men's basketball, a 91-68 win for the Lions on January 5, 2015.
About Arlington Baptist- The Patriots are 6-9 from available records. Arlington Baptist played Dallas Christian, but no score has been reported by either team.
- Arlington Baptist comes into the game after an 82-67 loss to NCAA Division III UT-Tyler.
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