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Lions to Host LSC Leader Cameron Tonight

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The A&M-Commerce men's basketball team will start the second leg of the Lone Star Conference season when league leader Cameron comes to The Field House Wednesday night with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m.

Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce
- A&M-Commerce enters the game at 14-6 overall and 3-4 in the LSC following a 67-65 win at No. 22 Tarleton State ... The win snapped a four-game LSC losing ... It also gave the Lions the first road win at Tarleton State since the 2008-09 season snapping a five-game losing streak.
- The win over then ranked No. 22 Tarleton State marked the first time in program history the Lions have knocked off two ranked teams on their home courts ... A&M-Commerce defeated then ranked No. 4 Angelo State 93-88 on January 9.
- The Lions had a nine-game winning streak that was the longest since a nine-game streak in 2004-05.
- A&M-Commerce has sevens wins over top 25 teams in the last three years after knocking off No. 4 Angelo State and No. 22 Tarleton State.
- The Lions defeated Southwestern College 111-60 marking the program's 10th 50-point margin of victory ... It was the 11th highest margin of victory in the NCAA DII on the season ... The last time A&M-Commerce won by 50 or more points was in 2005-06 when the Lions defeated Paul Quinn by 51 points, 104-53 ... The largest margin of victory for the Lions came in 1986-87 when then East Texas topped Southwestern Assemblies of God by 70 points, 128-58.
- A&M-Commerce is 8-3 in The Field House.
- Anthony Adams was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week on January 16 highlighted by a 27-point game in the Lions 85-79 win over Harding on December 10..
- The Lions had a record breaking 132-83 win over Huston-Tilloston ... The Lions set the school record for points in single-game in the win.
- White and Pleasant lead the team-high with three double-doubles, Bryant Crowder has two double-doubles and Craig Fofang has one double-double ... Pleasant picked up a double-double in the Lions loss to MIdwestern State.
- A&M-Commerce is coached by Sam Walker in his 16th season at the helm of the Lions program ... Walker is the program's all-time leader in wins with 264.
 
A&M-Commerce and Cameron by the Numbers
Lions                  Category                             Aggies
85.0                    Points per game                 78.4
+10.3                  Scoring margin                  +4.2
48.8 percent       Field goal percentage        47.7 percent
36.7 percent       3-pt FG percentage            30.0 percent
65.2 percent       Free throw percentage       65.9 percent
44.8                    Rebounds per game          39.7
+8.8                    Rebounding margin           +5.7
15.0                    Assists per game               12.7
13.7                    Turnovers per game          12.9
-1.8                     Turnover margin                +0.5
6.5                      Steals per game                6.9
5.6                      Blocks per game               2.5
 
A&M-Commerce vs. Cameron:  The Series
- The Lions and Aggies have met 48 times prior to Wednesday's contest with A&M-Commerce holding a 27-21 advantage in the all-time series ... The two teams have also met 31 times in LSC games with Cameron holding a 16-15 advantage.
-The Lions had won three straight games vs. Cameron snapping of streak of six losses in seven games before the Aggies broke the Lions' nine-game winning streak with a 66-57 come-from-behind loss in Lawton.
 
About the Aggies
- Cameron enters the game at 13-7 overall and 6-2 in conference games after topping then ranked No. 6 Midwestern State 80-75 in Wichita Falls ... The win improved the Aggies winning streak to four games.
-Jamaal Brantley leads the team in scoring averaging 14.79points per game, while Cameron Lee chips in 13.7 points per game. Two other Aggies average double figures on the season.
- Brantley leads the team in rebounding averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, while Deondre Ray follows averaging 6.1 boards per game.
 
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