COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team will battle DBU again after a day off, as the Lions and Patriots wrap up the home-and-home series in Dallas on Saturday.
 
WHO: A&M-Commerce at DBU
WHERE: Dalls | Burg Center on DBU campus
WHEN: 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 2
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 5-4 overall and 4- in the Lone Star Conference. DBU is 11-2 overall and in LSC play.
RANKINGS: A&M-Commerce is unranked, while DBU is ranked No. 15 in the NABC Coaches' Poll and No. 21 in the D2SIDA Poll.

TELEVISION/LIVE VIDEO: Lone Star Conference Digital Network (Direct Link)
RADIO: Lion Sports Network | KETR-FM 88.9 (Streaming on KETR.org)
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LIONS LOOK TO AVENGE THURSDAY LOSS AT  DBU
• The Lions will travel to DBU on Saturday afternoon, looking to avenge Thursday's 76-71 loss in Commerce.
• The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Lions and was the first DBU win in Commerce since 1979.
•The Lions shot 41.9 percent (26-of-62) for the game with 12 made three-pointers, including a 53.1 percent (17-of-32) rate in the second half.
• Devin Bethely scored 22 points with six assists and five rebounds to lead the Lions.
• Dante Adams had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
• The Lions were hampered by 23 turnovers, which the Patriots turned into 28 points.
• The Lions had a strong 43-28 advantage in rebounding.
 
 
CHARITY STRIPE PERFECTION
• The Lions were perfect at the free throw line in the UT Tyler game on Jan. 23, going 16-of-16 from the charity stripe to establish a school record for made free throws without a miss.
• The previous record of 14-of-14 was set on February 16, 1970, in a 66-64 loss at Sul Ross State.
• This is the third overall perfect free throw night on record, including a 3-for-3 night vs. Angelo State on February 1, 2020.
• This is one of nine games in Division II this season with a perfect conversion rate and 15 or more attempts.
 
PERIMETER EXCELLENCE
• The Lions have been fantastic in limiting their opposition from converting on three-point attempts, ranking first in the LSC and 11th nationally with an opponents' three-point percentage of 28.2.
• This has helped the Lions to rank third in the league in scoring defense, as TAMUC allows 72.6 points per game. Since the first game of the season, no team has scored more than 76 points on the Lions.
 
 
FIRE AND IC
• This game will feature two teams on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of scoring.
• A&M-Commerce ranks fourth in the league in scoring defense, allowing 72.6 points per game.
• DBU ranks second in the league in scoring offense at 89.2 points per game.
• The Lions held DBU 16 points under their season average on Thursday.
• Conversely, both teams rank 12th in the LSC in the opposite category, with the Lions scoring 72.6 points per game and the Patriots allowing 79.5 points per game.
• DBU has the league's second-leading scorer in Chandler Jacobs (21.4 ppg).
 
BETHELY DISHES IT OUT         
• Senior point guard Devin Bethely is second in the LSC in assists and third in assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
LSC ASSIST/TURNOVER
Rk       Player  School Ast      TO       A/T
1          Cameron Copley         LCU    64        23        2.78
2          Carson Hughes           DBU    53        20        2.7
3          Devin Bethely TAMUC          53        21        2.5
4          JoJo Murray    WT      39        18        2.2
5          Lloyd Daniels LCU    32        15        2.1
 
LSC ASSISTS/GAME
Rk       Player  School Ast      Gm      APG
1          Cameron Copley         LCU    64        10        6.4
2          Devin Bethely TAMUC          53        9          5.9
3          Daniel Venzant           SEU    68        12        5.7
4          JoJo Murray    WT      39        7          5.6
5          Carson Hughes           DBU    53        13        4.1
 
ALL-TIME vs. DBU
• This is the 28th all-time meeting between these two teams, with A&M-Commerce holding an 18-9 lead in the series.
• The Lions have won eight of the last 10 games in the series.
• A&M-Commerce is 6-5 all-time in the Burg Center and has scored over 100 points in the last two visits.
 
LOOKING AT LION HISTORY
• This is the 28nd time the Lions have played on February 6, with a 15-12 record overall and 5-3 road record.
• This is the first time the Lions have played under coach Jaret von Rosenberg on this date.
• The Lions have not lost on the road on this date since 1999.
• TAMUC beat Trinity 53-27 at home on this date in 1934. You're welcome, Chitwood.
 
D2SIDA REGIONAL RANKINGS
• The second D2SIDA Regional Rankings of the season has been announced for games through January 17.
• D2SIDA will rank six teams per region this season.
 
Rk       School (1st)     Rec      Votes
T1        Colorado School of Mines (2)            9-0       26
            Lubbock Christian (2) 10-0     26
3          West Texas A&M (1) 5-0       23
4          Texas A&M-Kingsville          11-1     14
T5        Dallas Baptist 10-2     8
T5        Colorado Mesa           10-1     8
 
CAREER PERCENTAGE LEADERS
• Head coach Jaret von Rosenberg is ranked third in school history in career winning percentage.
 
Rk       Coach  W        Record
1.         Bob Rogers     .769     113-34
2.         Will Hill Acker           .708     46-19
3.         Jaret von Rosenberg   .670     69-34
4.         Darrell Tully   .621     59-36
5.         Dennis Vinzant           .605     92-60
6.         Sam Walker    .585     285-202
7.         Norman Pilgrim          .547     152-126
8.         Paul Peak        .532     134-118
9.         Jim Gudger     .515     202-190
10.       Jerry Matthews           .440     99-126