The A&M-Commerce men’s basketball team will put its five-game winning streak on the line as the Lions tip off against Southern Arkansas for the second time this season with game time for Monday night’s contest slated for 7 p.m. in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
The Opening Tip
Fast-break Points About A&M-Commerce
- The Lions are on a five game win streak highlighted back-to-back wins over top 25 opponents with a 68-67 win over No. 11 Cal.-Baptist and a 74-64 win over No. 17 Dixie State in the CBU Thanksgiving Classic ... In their last game the Lions avenged a loss to Dallas with a 77-55 victory in The Field House.
- Darrell Williams has grabbed 15 plus rebounds in three games this season -- 15 at Ouachita Baptist,17 vs. Cal. Baptist and 15 vs. Southern Arkansas ... He tallied the highest rebounding game in the LSC with 20 in the last DBU game.
- A&M-Commerce fell 104-101 at Dallas Baptist in overtime ... The Lions were 50-of-65 from the free throw line ... Both were school records while the 50 makes tied the highest mark in the LSC ... LaDon Carnegie was 18-of-23 setting a new school record for makes and attempts.
- The Lions are the NCAA’s leader in free throws made and second in attempts ... They are also sixth in defensive rebounds per game and rebound margin and second in total rebounds.
- Carnegie also tallied a career-high 37 points ... Anthony Adams and Craig Fofang recorded their first double-double ... Adams had 20 points and 10 assists, while Fofang scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds.
-A&M-Commerce has had an LSC Player of the Week in each of the first four weeks of the season ... Darrell Williams has won one offensive POTW and two straight defensive POTW awards ... LaDon Carnegie was named offensive of POTW once.
- Carnegie is ranked second in scoring in the LSC, while Williams leads the league in rebounds and is the only player averaging a double-double ... Williams is ranked third in the NCAA in double-doubles with six ... The same number as the 2013-14 Lions ... Williams is also third in the NCAA in rebounds per game and total rebounds while ranked fifth in defensive rebounds.
- The Lions are coached by Sam Walker ... Walker is in his 15th season with A&M-Commerce and is the school’s all-time winningest coach with an overall of 232-174 ... He has complied a 94-88 record in LSC games.
A&M-Commerce vs. Southern Arkansas: The Series
- The Lions and Muleriders have met 37 times with A&M-Commerce holding a 24-13 advantage in a series dating back to the 1972-73 season.
- A&M-Commerce has won the last 13 meetings including a 93-85 win in the first meeting between the two teams this season on December 1 in Commerce ... The Lions won the last meeting in Magnolia, 96-78, on November 29, 2013.
- The Lions have scored 96 points twice in the series, while the Muleriders most post game in a came in 1998-99 a 96-89 win.
- The Lions are 122-77 against current members of the GAC.
About the Muleriders
- Southern Arkansas enters the game at 4-3 overall coming off of a 77-75 loss at Arkansas Tech ... After playing the Lions the first time, Southern Arkansas won back-to-back games, 64-62, over Harding and 75-59 over Ouachita Baptist before suffering their latest loss.
- Jaron Davis leads the Muleriders with 15.0 ppg, while shooting 43.4 percent ... Chauncy Williams averages 13 ppg ... Alre’k Brown grabs a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game.