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Lions Knock Off No. 19 Tarleton State, 85-67
A 20-4 run midway through the second half led Texas A&M University-Commerce to an 85-67 victory over host No. 19 Tarleton State.
Texas A&M University-Commerce (3-2) junior Cardell Hunter scored 20 of his 22 in the second half and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds for his first double double as a Lion in the win. Teammate DeUndrae Spraggins scored 12 of the first 20 points for A&M-Commerce, who finished the contest with 20 points. The duo was in double figures for the fifth-straight game and joined by Rashad Brown, who recorded his second straight double double with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds and Dominique Taylor added 11.
With a 43-39 lead with 15:44 left after a Spraggins tip in, A&M-Commerce went on a decisive a 20-4 run en route to the win. During the run, 12 of the 20 points came in the point against a taller Tarleton State squad.
Tarleton State (4-1) senior forward Eric Williams hit six three pointers for a game-high 24 points to go along with a team-high nine rebounds. In the loss, Tarleton State was held to 39% shooting from the field and outrebounded by the Lions by a 48 to 35 margin.
The Lions closed out the half on an 8-0 run in the first 20 minutes, trailing by a 34-33 margin. It was the third time in 2008-09 that A&M-Commerce found itself down, but it marks the first time that the Lions came back with the win.
With the win, the Lions will be idle until a rematch with Ouachita Baptist on Thursday, December 4th in Arkadelphia, Arkansas at 7 p.m.
