Stewart, Barrett lead team with 21 points each
A&M Commerce | Men's Basketball
DALLAS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team shot for the highest single-game percentage in the last two years to roll to a 102-78 win over No. 10 Dallas Baptist University in the Burg Center on Thursday night.
The Lions move to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the Lone Star Conference, while the Patriots were handed their first loss of the year at 9-1 overall and 3-1 in the LSC. The Lions have now defeated three Top 15 teams this season and handed its DBU worst loss since losing by 22 (83-61) at A&M-Commerce on December 6, 2018.
A&M-Commerce closes out the 2019 calendar year at Tarleton on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Stephenville.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The Lions shot 63.3 percent (38-of-60) from the floor in the game. After knocking down 61.3 percent of their shots in the first half (19-of-31), the Lions improved upon that in the second half, shooting 65.5 percent (19-of-29).
Wayne Stewart (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Deon Barrett (Pleasant Grove) tied for high point honors with 21 points apiece.
Stewart netted his points on 9-of-11 shooting, also grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out two assists.
Barrett made five three-pointers and filled out the box score with four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
Deonta Terrell (Chicago, Ill.) scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with three rebounds and three assists.
Leo Lara (Santa Rosa) rounded out the Lions' double digit scorers with 12 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting.