East Texas A&M Lions at Northwestern State Demons
· Southland Tournament - 1st Round
Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney
Seventh-seeded Commerce plays No. 3 seed Nicholls in the quarterfinals on Monday.
Williams shot 8 of 15 from the field and 3 for 4 from the foul line for the Lions (13-19). Kwo Agwa scored 16 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 8 from the free-throw line. Tommie Lewis had 15 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the free-throw line.
The Demons (9-23) were led in scoring by Justin Wilson, who finished with 20 points and nine rebounds. Chase Forte added 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals for No. 6 seed Northwestern State. Cliff Davis also had 14 points.
Williams scored 11 points in the first half and Texas A&M-Commerce went into the break trailing 33-26. Texas A&M-Commerce outscored Northwestern State by 12 points in the second half. Agwa led the way with 11 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kalen Williams Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Cliff Davis missed Jumper. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Alonzo Dodd made Free Throw. | 69 - 64 |
Statistics
 ETAM |
 NWST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-49 | FG | 26-66 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 20-32 | FT | 8-16 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 24 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 687 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 3-8 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | - | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |