COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team had big nights from four seniors in the annual Senior Day Game on the way to a 77-59 win over Texas A&M University-Kingsville on Saturday.
 
The Lions are now 17-7 overall and 9-6 in the Lone Star Conference with the win, while the Javelinas fall to 14-9 overall and 7-7 in the LSC.
 
A&M-Commerce plays its final home game of the season on Thursday, February 16, at 7 p.m. against Tarleton State.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- De'Andre Carson tied a career high with 20 points for the Lions, also picking up six rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
- Malik Albert scored 19 points with six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
- Trey Seymore netted 13 points with five assists and four rebounds, and Jovan Austin scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists.
- The Lions shot 46.6 percent (27-of-58) from the field in the contest, and limited the Javelinas to a 37.7 percent (20-of-53) shooting percentage.
- Marquieth Russell had 11 rebounds in the contest, as the Lions held a 39-31 advantage on the boards.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Neither team was able to pull away in the early going, as the pace did not favor breakaway scoring. The Javelinas scored five straight points to go up 23-21 with 10:13 left in the first half.
 
The Lion defense clamped down and allowed only two more field goals in the half. While the teams combined to go without a field goal for nearly five minutes, the Lions pulled away from the charity stripe and would lead by as many as 11 points in the half before taking a 37-28 lead into the locker room.
 
Carson made four three-pointers in the opening stages of the second half. His triple at the 16:58 mark made it a 46-34 game, and the Lion lead would stay in double figures for the rest of the contest.
 
Russell had a contested putback to start a 6-0 run in the middle of the frame. The run was capped by a Daquane Willford layup at the 10:55 mark to make it 60-40 and give the Lions their first 20-point advantage.
 
The Javelinas were never able to get a comeback rally going, and the Lions cruised to victory.