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A&M-Commerce Posts 76-48 Win In Regular Season Finale

The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team held Cameron to a 26.4% shooting from the field in a 76-48 wins on Saturday afternoon in Lawton.

A&M-Commerce (19-8, 8-4 LSC North) clamped down against the host Aggies and held them to its lowest shooting effort of the season. It is the lowest effort by an A&M-Commerce opponent since Midwestern State on January 29, 2004. 

The tenacity on the defensive side lent its hand to a balanced offensive attack led by senior Ronnie Morgan, who had 17 points and junior Dallas Hunter (pictured) added 11. Freshman Preston Whitley had a game-high 11 rebounds in just his fourth start of the season.

Cameron (10-16, 0-12 LSC North) was led by Milton Garner, who had a game-high 23 points on the strength of 5 three pointers and teammate Kallan Glasgow added eight points and 10 rebounds.

Following the second tie of the game, sophomore Brad Hambrick made his second-straight 3 pointer to put the Lions in front for the remainder of the game. Later in the half, a 10-1 spurt put A&M-Commerce in front by double digits sparked the rout. The Lions went into the halftime break with a 38-22 lead on the strength of a 12-4 advantage on points in the paint and led 8-0 on points from the bench.

Cameron scored the first six points of the second half to get within 12 but that would be as close as the Aggies could get. In the second 20 minutes, Morgan scored nine points and Dallas Hunter scored all 11 of his points, as the Lions would post its second-straight win.

Next up for A&M-Commerce is the 2010 Lone Star Conference Tournament in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Quarterfinal action for the Lions gets underway on Wednesday at 6 pm for the Lions when they will face Lone Star Conference South Division runner-up Tarleton State.