The Buffaloes (5-2) Clint McFall came off the bench to hit five three pointers and Tyler Cooper added four more to lead West Texas A&M to the victory. Cooper recorded his first double double of the season, scoring 19 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the winning cause. Also in double figures for WT was Robert Lee with 10, including two three pointers.

A&M-Commerce (0-5) senior Scooby Johnson had his second double double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the defeat. He was joined in double digits by senior Kevin Widemond, who scored 10 points. In the loss, A&M-Commerce out rebounded the Buffaloes by five, 34-29 and forced West Texas into 18 turnovers.

The Lions led for the fifth-straight game at the intermission, 34-32, over the host Buffaloes. In the first half, the Lions got a pair of six-straight point spurts by Johnson and senior Champ Sylvester hit back-to-back three pointers.

A&M-Commerce extended its margin to as much as six, 48-42, with 12:46 left in the contest. The Buffaloes came back with eight-straight points on a three pointer each by McFall and Cooper, a jumper by Chris Hinz to take a 50-48 lead with 10:19 remaining. The Lions would regain the lead after a mini 4-0 run on free throws by Johnson and Lance Jackson. Again, West Texas A&M would have an answer with three trifectas by McFall that put the Buffaloes in front, 61-54. Down the stretch, A&M-Commerce would only be able to get as close as two on a pair of occasions.

Next, A&M-Commerce will take to the road to Portales, New Mexico and face Eastern New Mexico at 5 p.m. on Saturday. All the action can be heard on 88.9 FM - KETR.