COMMERCE - The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team outscored No. 12 Angelo State by 12 points in the final quarter and used a go-ahead basket in the final minute to pull off an 83-80 upset victory in the Field House on Thursday evening.

With the win, A&M-Commerce is now 17-6 overall and 11-4 in the Lone Star Conference after winning its third straight game and seven of its last eight. Angelo State falls to 18-3 overall and 12-3 in the league.

The Lions will stay home this weekend and host Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Senior Day game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lions trailed by 10 early in the fourth quarter but used a 12-2 run to tie the game and ultimately outdo the Rambelles in the final minute.
- Artaejah Gay led the Lions with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including both her shots from behind the arc.
- Krystal Pickron had 16 points and led the Lions with six assists. She scored the go ahead layup with 10 seconds to play in the game.
- Jenna Price neared a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
- Penina Faumui had nine points and five rebounds and was a key contributor for the Lions in the fourth quarter, scoring all nine of her points and grabbing four boards, including a rebound with one second to play to extinguish any hope of overtime.
- A&M-Commerce shot 44 percent from the field and 38 percent from three. They made 19 free throws and shot 70 percent from the line.
- The Lions scored 15 second-chance points off of 17 offensive rebounds.
- There were seven ties and 11 lead changes in the game.
- Taylor Dorsey led Angelo State with 20 points to go with five rebounds. Madi Greenwood added 17 points and Lexi Murphy had 11 points for the Rambelles.
- ASU shot 57 percent from the free throw line in the game. They had 28 fast break points and shot 44 percent from the field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Brianna Wise was active early for the Lions, scoring four of the first eight points for A&M-Commerce. She also added an assist as the Lions jumped out to an early 8-2 lead.
 
The Rambelles answered right back and went on a 13-1 run to take a six-point lead. This included three consecutive Lion turnovers, with Greenwood able to take two of them straight to the house for layups. With three minutes to play in the quarter, the Lions trailed 15-9.
 
ASU brought its lead to nine before a late Lion rally sent A&M-Commerce into the second quarter trailing 23-19.
 
The Lions retook the lead midway through the second quarter. Gay hit a three and a jumper and Pickron and Riley each had layups during the rally. Midway through the second quarter, the game was tied at 32.
 
The Lions then went on an 8-0 run, including a three-pointer from Natalie Hessong. The Lions led by eight with two minutes left in the quarter. Dorsey and Greenwood continued to score for the Rambelles but the Lions took a 42-37 lead into halftime.
 
Gay had 11 points in the first half, shooting 5-of-7 from the field. Courtney Fields had six points and Riley and Pickron each chipped in five. Greenwood had 13 points to lead all first-half scorers. Dorsey added 10 points and three assists.
 
Wise and Pickron each had baskets to bring the Lion lead back up to eight after the first minute of the third quarter. After that, the Rambelles made a run, scoring 16 unanswered points. Dorsey scored eight consecutive points for the Rambelles as part of the run. The scoreless streak for A&M-Commerce lasted for five minutes.
 
The Lions finally broke their scoreless streak and trimmed the lead down to five before ASU again went on the offensive. Christina Robinson had a three and a jumper that put the Rambelles up by double digits for the first time in the game, leading by 11. The Lions went into the fourth quarter down 67-58.
 
Gay was in foul trouble throughout the second half and especially in the fourth quarter. She was replaced by Faumui, who made a big impact for the Lions in the fourth. She had offensive rebounds on consecutive possessions and scored two early jumpers as the Lions cut the ASU lead down to five with eight and a half minutes to play.
 
The Rambelles brought the lead back up to eight before the Lions went on a furious rally beginning at the seven-minute mark. Over a two-minute span, A&M-Commerce went on a 10-0 run. Price hit a three, Gay had free throws and Faumui had a steal that she converted into a layup on the other end. Pickron finished off the rally with a three-point play that gave the Lions their first lead since early in the second half.
 
The game was back and forth for the remaining five minutes, with seven lead changes. ASU took the lead back with a three from Murphy on their next possession. That was followed by a make from Riley to get the lead back. Faumui hit another shot for the Lions, sandwiched between consecutive Jasmine Prophet jumpers. ASU held an 80-79 lead with two minutes to play.
 
The Lions defense clamped down on ASU, holding them scoreless for the final two minutes of the game. Price hit a free throw to tie the game and Pickron hit the go ahead layup with 10 seconds to play. Murphy had a late heave that missed and Faumui grabbed the rebound with a second left to seal it for the Lions.