Commerce, Texas – The A&M-Commerce men's basketball returns to The Field House Saturday with Lone Star Conference rival Angelo State at 6 p.m.
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 16-7 overall and 5-5 in the LSC following an 84-71 loss at Kingsville ... The loss snapped the Lions four-game winning streak that including two wins on the road over ranked teams -- Tarleton State and Midwestern State.
- The MSU win was the first time since 2003-04 the Lions won a road game in the series.
- The win over then ranked No. 22 Tarleton State marked the first time in program history the Lions have knocked off two ranked teams on their home courts ... A&M-Commerce defeated then ranked No. 4 Angelo State 93-88 on January 9.
- The Lions had a nine-game winning streak that was the longest since a nine-game streak in 2004-05.
- A&M-Commerce has sevens wins over top 25 teams in the last three years after knocking off No. 4 Angelo State and No. 22 Tarleton 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.
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Anthony Adams was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week then followed up with back-to-back LSC Defensive Player of the Weeks ... Byrant Crowder earned Offensive Player of the Week.
- 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 266.
A&M-Commerce and Angelo State by the NumbersLions Category Rams
84.1 Points per game 89.1
+9.3 Scoring margin +12.6
49.0 percent Field goal percentage 47.3 percent
37.4 percent 3-pt FG percentage 37.2 percent
66.3 percent Free throw percentage 73.0 percent
43.5 Rebounds per game 42.2
+7.7 Rebounding margin +3.3
14.9 Assists per game 15.8
14.0 Turnovers per game 16.1
-2.2 Turnover margin +1.9
6.3 Steals per game 9.0
5.5 Blocks per game 4.5
A&M-Commerce vs. Angelo State: The Series- The Lions and Rams have met 90 times prior to Saturday's game with A&M-Commerce holding a 47-43 advantage in the series and a 41-39 advantage in LSC game ... ASU is the fifth most played opponent in program history ... Under Coach Walker the Lions are 16-10.
- The Lions have won seven of the last 10 and nine of the last 13 meetings in the series ... The two teams split four games last season with the claiming the LSC Tournament Championship against the Rams ... The Lions won the first meeting over then No. 4 ASU in San Angelo, 93-88 on January 9.
About the Rams- ASU enters the game at 18-4 overall and 6-4 in the LSC after a 87-86 double overtime win over Tarleton State in their last game ... The Rams have back-to-back games.
- The Rams are 2-3 on the road this season.
- Tre Bennett leads the game 16.7 points per game, while Stedman Allen follows with 16.5 points per game ... Omari Gudul leads the team averaging 7.8 rebounds per game.
- Angelo State leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring averaging 89.1 points per game, but give up the second most points allowing teams to score 76.5 points per game.
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