ODESSA – After multiple weather delays, the No. 8 Texas A&M University-Commerce football team left Ratliff Stadium with a 58-21 win over the UT Permian Basin Falcons on Saturday night into Sunday morning.
 
The Lions move to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the Lone Star Conference with the victory and will host Tarleton State at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, in the regular season finale.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Luis Perez completed 18-of-25 passes for 273 yards with five touchdowns.
- Three Lions had over 90 yards receiving. Vincent Hobbs had four catches for 91 yards and two scores. Chris Chumley had five receptions for 92 yards and D'Arthur Cowan had seven receptions for 91 yards and a score.
- Ovie Urevbu had nine carries for 91 yards and a touchdown. He also had two catches for 54 yards and a score.
- Gabriel Rodriguez also had a touchdown pass, completing 4-of-7 passes.
- Hayden Marsh and Buck Wilson also notched touchdown receptions.
- Reggie Kincade scored a touchdown off of a blocked punt.
- Brucks Saathoff led the Lions with six tackles.
- Yusef Sterling-Lowe had the Lions' 17th interception of the season.
- The Lions had 24 first downs and 591 yards of offense and did not punt on the night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game was originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m. but was delayed for nearly three hours thanks to storm systems in West Texas.
 
After forcing a UTPB punt, the Lions scored on their first offensive play when Perez found Hobbs for a 23-yard touchdown pass with 12:28 left in the first quarter. With 8:55 left in the opening period, Perez found Hobbs again for a 42-yard scoring play
 
Kincade pushed the lead to 21-0 at the 6:25 mark with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown and Perez' 20-yard touchdown pass to Wilson made it a 27-0 lead after the first quarter.
 
Kristov Martinez made a 24-yard field goal and Ovie Urevbu hauled in a short 2-yard touchdown pass, pushing the Lion lead to 37-0 with 8:13 left in the first half.
 
An 8-yard Perez touchdown pass to Cowan after a UTPB score made it a 37-7 lead for A&M-Commerce at halftime.
 
Urevbu punched in a 1-yard touchdown carry and the Lion scoring effort was capped on a 48-yard touchdown pass from Rodriguez to Marsh. The Falcons scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, but another incoming storm pattern ended the game before any further scoring for either side.