Lions Rally for 64-60 Win Over Cameron
Freshman Brad Hambrick scored a career-high 21 and senior DeUndrae Spraggins added 13 more to lead host Texas A&M-Commerce to a 64-60 win over Cameron on Saturday afternoon at the A&M-Commerce Field House.
Trailing by eight, 50-42 with 11:50 to go, A&M-Commerce went on a game-deciding 17-5 run over the next seven minutes for the win. When the Lions’ Sammy Jackson hit two free throws with 6:53 remaining, it gave A&M-Commerce its first lead of the game at 53-51.
The two teams exchanged a pair of ties until Cardell Hunter and Ronnie Morgan each hit back-to-back lay ups on consecutive possessions to lead the Lions to its fifth win in the last six games.
A&M-Commerce (14-9, 5-3 LSC North) forced 19 Aggies’ turnovers that translated into 24 points for the Lions in the win. The Lions’ bench scored 31 – 21 of which came from Hambrick – of the Lions’ 64 points in the win. Also, off the bench, senior Rashad Brown added six points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
Cameron (11-12, 4-4 LSC North) was led by Mekalle Reed, who scored 19 points and Kallon Glasgow had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat.
The Aggies raced out to a 38-31 advantage in the first half on the strength of 57.1% shooting from the field. However, in the second stanza, the Lions defense rose to the occasion as they held CU to 24.1% shooting from the field.
The win moves the Lions back into a tie for second with Southwestern Oklahoma State, who was idle on Saturday. Next on the schedule for A&M-Commerce is a contest against East Central, who the Lions defeated 76-74 on a last-second shot by Spraggins on January 29th.
