UAFS men's basketball team has recorded a huge win on the senior night as the Lions defeated A&M-Commerece on the way to the Lone Star Conference tournament by the score of 75-65. Lions led 38 minutes in this game and concluded it with a series of free throws by junior guard Matthew Wilson. The Lions were led by senior guard Brian Halums with another outstanding performance -- 39 points on 12-23 shooting from the field, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. He also drew eight fouls and shot free throws 12-13. 

Coach Jim Boone was glowing with pride following the game, "I couldn't be more pleased with our grit tonight, again, we were not always very pretty, but we persevered through to outlast Commerce and find a way to win.  Obviously, our ability to attack their Post players early in the game hurt them.  At the same time, we were saddled with fouls early as well, and our bench gave us a tremendous lift. Daryl McElrath's first half seven points and defensive effort was exactly what we needed.  This was a huge Team win, I am very proud of this group for finding a way to get into post season play."

The Lions are now 13-15 overall on the season and 9-13 in conference play. With this win Lions have punched their ticket to Lone Star Conference tournament and their opponent will be announced as all the games are concluded. 

Lions scored 75 points in this game while shooting 50 percent from the field, 23.5 percent from the three point line and 79.2 percent from the charity stripe. The Lions were led in scoring by Halums (39), Matthew Wilson (14) while Daryls McElrath and Chris Rollins added seven points each. As a team, Lions scored 40 points in the paint while the bench contributed 16 points for the game. UAFS also distributed 12 assists, and were led in this category by Halums (4). 

Defensively, the Lions held their opponent to 65 points on 49.1 percent shooting from the field, 15.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. As a team UAFS grabbed 33 rebounds and were led by Halums (8) and Botchway (8) while Matthew Wilson added five rebounds. The Lions forced 14 turnovers and scored 10 points off those while also recording four steals, led by Halums (3). 

UAFS men's basketball team will find out the final conference rankings as all the conference games are finalized. More information to follow.