SILVER CITY, N.M. – The No. 22-ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team used a dramatic last minute comeback to force overtime, then closed the game on a 10-0 run to earn a 93-87 win at Western New Mexico University on Thursday night.
 
The Lions are now 17-4 overall and 9-3 in the Lone Star Conference, while Western New Mexico falls to 3-18 overall and 0-12 in the LSC.
 
A&M-Commerce travels to Portales, N.M., for a 4 p.m MST (5 p.m. CST) matchup at Eastern New Mexico on Saturday.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Reggie Reid scored 35 points to lead all scorers, including eight of the Lions' 16 points in the overtime period.
- Willie Rooks scored 22 points, including the game-tying three-pointer to send the game to overtime.
- Aaron Horne netted 18 points before fouling out, including a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
- Dorian Armstrong grabbed 15 rebounds to lead all players in that category.
- The Lions shot 44.9 percent from the field, connecting on 31-of-69 shots. Western New Mexico shot 45.8 percent from the floor (22-of-48) and made up for the 21-shot floor discrepancy by connecting on 32-of-40 free throws (80.0 percent).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions took an early lead thanks to triples from post players, as Joseph Williams-Powell and Horne canned long distance attempts early to put the Lions up 8-2. An eight-point Mustang run put the hosts up by four points eight minutes into the game at 14-10.
 
A&M-Commerce then scored 18 of the game's next 22 points, with Horne scoring 10 straight points for the Lions. His three-pointer at the 6:53 mark put the blue and gold up 28-18 for the first double digit lead of the night. The Lions would lead by as many as 12 points in the half before going into the break with a 40-32 advantage.
 
The Lions scored the first four points of the second half to extend their lead back to a game-high 12 points on a Rooks layup. The lead was still at double digits for the Lions with 10 minutes to play before a barrage of free throws brought the hosts back into the game.
 
Western New Mexico went nearly five minutes between baskets, but in that same time, erased a seven-point deficit with 12 free throws. Three free throws for WNMU at the 4:35 mark tied the game at 65-65.
 
The Mustangs were able to quickly get out to a five-point lead. The teams traded points down the stretch and WNMU held a 75-70 lead into the final minute of the game. The Lions put on the full-court press and forced a turnover while down three points. Rooks then drained a corner triple to tie the game at 77-77. The Mustangs heaved a last second shot that went short, sending the game to the extra frame.
 
In the overtime period, both teams were on fire from long distance to begin the extra time. Rooks and Srdan Budimir hit triples for the Lions and the game was tied at 83-all with three minutes to play.
 
WNMU went on a 4-0 run and the Mustangs were up 87-83 with 2:07 to play, but the Lions would shut them down for the rest of the night. Reid scored eight straight points and two Budimir free throws closed out the Lion victory.