A&M-C Claims First Championship Since 2005 - Mar 8, 2015

Lone Star Conference Player of the Year Darrell Williams (6'8''-F-89) posted a double-double, while teammate Anthony Adams (5'9''-PG) poured in 18 points - all in the second half - as Texas A&M-Commerce claimed the Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship with a 68-61 victory against Angelo State on Saturday evening in front of a crowd of 2,022 at Allen Event Center.
A&M-C (24-7) won its fourth overall LSC tourney title and first since 2005, doing so as the event's No. 4 seed. The Lions knocked off the top two seeds, Tarleton State and ASU, in back-to-back games. ASU (26-5), playing in its first title game since 2001, was fueled by Marsell Holden (5'11''-PG)'s game-high 22 points.
Williams, who finished with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. It was his LSC-leading 22nd double double of the season. A&M-C's Adams and Ladon Carnegie (6'6''-G-92) also earned all-tournament honors, as well as ASU's Chris Jones (6'2''-G) and Demario Mayfield (6'5''-G/F).
After a cold-shooting first half - both teams below 29 percent from the floor - A&M-C headed into the locker room with a 20-18 lead. ASU had a hot-hand after the break, building up a 28-22 lead with 16:58 to play.
A&M-C climbed right back, tying it 28-28 less than 1 minute later thanks to a Williams bucket and free throw, and a Carnegie 3-pointer. The Lions and Rams continued to battle back and forth, changing leads until A&M-C went on a 15-5 run to go up 51-44 with 7:36 left.
The Lions continued to surge, compiling their largest lead of the game, 60-48, on an Adams jumper with 2:58 to play.
With no timeouts left, ASU managed to narrow its deficit to 65-61 with 24 seconds remaining as Holden nailed a deep 3-pointer. However, two free throws by Carnegie and another by Eddie Leal (6'4''-G) secured the victory for the Lions.
Carnegie finished with 14 points - connecting on four of five 3-point attempts - and Adams dished out four assists. Everrett Pleasant (6'6''-F) added nine points for A&M-C. Mayfield had 10 points and six boards for ASU, while Jones totaled a game-high eight assists and Bilal Richardson (6'8''-F) blocked three shots.

Courtesy of LoneStarConference

LSC Tournament Final: Texas A&M-Commerce - Angelo State 68-61
LSC Tournament Semifinals:
Texas A&M-Commerce - Tarleton State 53-51
Angelo State - Cameron 76-53