DENVER, Colo. – Texas A&M University-Commerce (5-1) outscored the Regis University men's basketball team (2-2) by 20 points in the second half to complete their come-from-behind victory, 69-83, inside Regis Fieldhouse on Friday night. 

How It Happened: The Rangers held the advantage throughout most of the first half. A 7-0 scoring run helped them extend their lead to nine, their biggest lead of the contest, with 3:24 left to play in the opening period. 

RU had a 37-31 edge heading into halftime, but the Lions scored the momentum changing basket as the first half buzzer sounded. 

A&M Commerce rode their momentum into the second half, shooting lights-out. The Lions were 17-for-25 from the field, 5-for-6 from three-point range and 13-for-16 from the charity stripe. 

An 11-0 run with just over 10 minutes remaining gave the Lions a comfortable cushion. They continued to make stops on the defensive end to create their largest lead of the game (17) with 4:31 on the clock. 

Regis was not able to get back within striking distance and found themselves on the wrong side of an 83-69 score-line. 

Game Notes: Senior Ryan Beisty (5-11, 2-7 3PT) made it back-to-back games with a double-double, scoring 14 points and leading with 11 rebounds. Senior Avante Nelms led the team with 15 points on 7-13 shooting.
Junior Christian Little (4-8, 1-1 3PT) and sophomore Brian Dawson (4-8, 2-5 3PT) contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively. 

The Lions out-rebounded the Rangers 32-28 but RU held a 6-4 advantage in second-chance points. 

Up Next for the Rangers: The Regis University men's basketball team will return to action tomorrow, November 24 with a 5 p.m. tip-off against Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Regis Fieldhouse.