ENMU/Texas A&M-Commerce basketball capsules, Dec. 8

Texas A&M-Commerce at ENMU

Women

5:30 p.m. today, Greyhound Arena

On the air: KSEL, 105.9 FM.

Records: Texas A&M-Commerce 6-2, 2-0 Lone Star Conference. ENMU 4-2, 2-0.

Last time out: The Greyhounds handed West Texas A&M a 72-67 setback Saturday on the road. The Lions are come in with a three-game winning streak following a 73-60 win Saturday over Midwestern State.

Last meeting: February 20, 69-59 Commerce. ENMU leads the series 31-27 overall, and is 19-8 in their home games against the Lions.

Notes: The Greyhounds and Lions are in a four-way tie for first place in the Lone Star Conference standings with all four teams in action Thursday. Angelo State, who visits Midwestern State, and Tarleton State, which travels to Western New Mexico. ... Commerce, ranked 10th in the South Central Region, is off to its best start since the 2008-09 season. The Lions are the fourth LSC member in the poll, along with Angelo State (first), WT (fourth) and Texas A&M-Kinsgville (seventh). Sophomore forward Artaejah Gay leads a balanced scoring attack with 12.9 points per game, but three other Lions are averaging double figures. ... The Lions have struggled so far this year in the second quarter of games (outscored 145-110), but rally in the third quarter (176-138 advantage) ... Senior forward Kassandra Harris is leading the Greyhounds with 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and is shooting 51 percent ... Mikaehla Connor and Daeshi McCants, the reigning LSC Players of the Week, are averaging 9.5 and 9.2 points per game, respectively ... ENMU’s road win against the Buffs, which included overcoming a 12-point deficit, was ENMU’s first win in Canyon since 1981 and WT’s third home loss since the start of the 2013-14 season.

Men

7:30 p.m. today, Greyhound Arena

On the air: Cow Country, 1450 AM.

Records: Texas A&M-Commerce 7-1, 7-1. Lone Star Conference. ENMU 4-5, 0-2.

Last time out: The Greyhounds fell at West Texas A&M 92-86. The Lions defeated Midwestern State 72-61 on Saturday.

Last meeting: Feb. 20, 81-73 Commerce. The Lions lead the all-time series 43-20.

Notes: The Lions are ranked sixth in the South Central Region. They are one of five teams in the regional poll, along with West Texas A&M (first), Angelo State (second), Tarleton State (fourth) and Cameron (ninth). ... The Lions are led by Malik Albert at 17.7 points per game and Trey Seymore at 16.3. Dorian Armstrong is averaging 8.0 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds, and is the Lions’ biggest shot-blocking threat (2.3 per game). ... Marquise Harris leads the Greyhounds at 17.0 points per game, and is followed closely by guard CoRnell Neal at 16.3, but five different players have been leading scorers for ENMU so far.

— compiled by Managing Editor Kevin Wilson