CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Commerce put on a show for the national television audience for the Division II Basketball Showcase on Saturday afternoon as the Lions left the First United Bank Center in Canyon with a 59-55 win over the #8 Lady Buffs in front of 1,923 fans.

THE BASICS:
 - Score: Texas A&M-Commerce 59, #8 West Texas A&M 55
-  Records: WT (15-3, 7-3 LSC) / TAMUC (12-5, 9-1 LSC)
 - Location: Canyon, Texas
 - Venue: First United Bank Center
 - Series (Streak): WT Leads 53-7 (L1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders):
 - Points: Lexy Hightower (WT, 20 Points), Madison Parker (WT, 18 Points)
 - Rebounds: Madison Parker (WT, 7 Rebounds), Tyesha Taylor (WT, 6 Rebounds)
 - Assists: Melanie Ransom (TAMUC, 6 Assists), Princess Davis (TAMUC, 4 Assists)
 - Steals: Lauren Parker (TAMUC, 3 Steals)
 - Blocks: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Lexy Hightower who went 9-of-16 from the floor including 2-of-6 from deep to score 20 points followed by Madison Parker with 18 to go along with seven rebounds in the loss.
- Brianna Wise went 4-of-13 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free throw line to lead the Lions with 15 points followed by Jenna Price with 14.
 
FIRST HALF:
- The Lady Buffs went 8-of-17 (47.1%) from the floor including 1-of-3 (33.3%) from deep and 8-of-10 (80%) from the free throw line with 19 rebounds (two offensive, 17 defensive), four assists, 14 turnovers, four blocks and two steals in the opening half.
- Texas A&M-Commerce went 11-of-36 (30.6%) from the floor in the opening half including 3-of-10 (30%) from deep and 1-of-3 (33.3%) from the charity stripe with 17 rebounds (nine offensive, eight defensive), seven assists, five turnovers, no blocks and five steals.
 
SECOND HALF:
- WT finished the game going 19-of-39 (48.7%) from the floor including 5-of-12 (41.7%) from behind the arc and 12-of-14 (85.7%) from the free throw line with 38 rebounds (three offensive, 35 defensive), 11 assists, 27 turnovers, five blocks and three steals in the loss.
- Texas A&M-Commerce went 20-of-63 (31.7%) from the floor including 5-of-19 (26.3%) from deep and 14-of-18 (77.8%) from the charity stripe with 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), 12 assists, eight turnovers, no blocks and eight steals.
 
UP NEXT:
The Lady Buffs return to Lone Star Conference action on Thursday night as they begin the second half of league action against the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. CT at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.