COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team defeat UT Permian Basin 92-58 on Saturday afternoon. The Lions jumped out to a quick lead and led the entire game. The game was part of Alumni Day on campus.
 
The win brings the Lions to 12-6 on the season and 7-3 in the Lone Star Conference. The Falcons fall to 3-15 and 0-10 in conference play.
 
The Lions return to action on Thursday on the road against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The game will be played at 5:30 p.m. at the Steinke Center in Kingsville.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Mykiel Burleson (Pflugerville) led the team with a season-high 21 points. Ekaterina Zhibareva (Liske, Russia) led the team with nine rebounds.
- Princess Davis (Shreveport, La.) had her second double-double of the season with 14 points and tied her career-high with 10 assists.
- Alexis Bryant (Pflugerville) had 12 points and added six rebounds. Alexus Jones (Lewisville - Aledo) also scored in double figures with 10 points.
- The Lions shot lights out throughout the game, making 54 percent of their shots, including 48 percent of their shots behind the arc.
- The Lions got to the free throw line 24 times, making 18.
- The Lions caused 24 turnovers, scoring 33 points. The Lions also had 20 fast break points in the game.
- The Lions never trailed in the game. They led by as many as 38.

HEAD COACH JASON BURTON AFTER THE GAME
- On his team's play: "We needed this confidence after last week on the road. To have a game where everything is clicking on all cylinders, it was good. We put in our plan for their zone yesterday. To be able to hit shots, it was a good way to close out the first half of conference."
- On the play of Mykiel Burleson: "She was feeling it today. That is the player we recruited. We knew she could score the ball. It has been about a week and a half in practice where she has been shooting the ball with confidence. She had open opportunity after open opportunity and she let it fly and shot the ball really well. When she is playing like that, this team is good. We have so many weapons. That second unit was the best it has been."
- On having the alumni back on campus: "It's good to have all the alumni back on campus. To see people like Britney Jordan, La'Tisha Hearne and other greats, it has been a fun day seeing all these faces coming back to Commerce."
- On the team's next road trip: "Now we turn around and go against a Kingsville team that has been playing well. We beat them handily at home but they are going to want some revenge when we go down there. That is a tough place to play. But it is good to have this momentum going into this swing."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions jumped out to a quick lead and did not turn back. They opened on a 9-0 run, including two shots from three. After the Falcons got on the board, the Lions pushed their lead to double figures. The Lions finished the period on an 8-0 run to lead 23-6 coming out of the quarter.
 
An early three by the Lions brought their lead to 20 points as they continued to shoot well from the field. The Lions then went on an 11-0 run to bring their lead to 30 points. Burleson hit a pair of triples during the run. The lead would remain around 30 points for the rest of the half as the Lions went into halftime with a 52-22 lead.
 
Burleson and Davis co-led the team with 11 points in the half. Jones added eight points. The Lions shot 61 percent in the first half, including 70 percent from behind the arc. The Lion defense also was swarming, holding UTPB to just 30 percent shooting.  

It was back and forth all through the third quarter, with neither team gaining ground on the other. The Lions scored the first four points of the quarter. Burleson hit another pair of threes in the quarter. A&M-Commerce led 72-40 going into the fourth quarter. 

The Lions pushed their lead to as many as 37 in the quarter and left with the win.