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Williams' 19 lead Texas A&M-Commerce past Northwestern St. 69-64 in Southland tourney

AP
Mar 11, 2024

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Kalen Williams had 19 points in Texas A&M-Commerce Lions's 69-64 victory over Northwestern State on Sunday night in the Southland Conference Tournament.

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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ETXAM
Lions
26
NW ST
Demons
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lions gains possession)
19:38		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (bad pass)
19:28	+3	Cliff Davis makes three point jump shot (Chase Forte assists)	0-3
19:13	+2	Tommie Lewis makes two point layup	2-3
18:57		Justin Wilson turnover (traveling)
18:46		Tommie Lewis turnover (bad pass)
18:33		Cliff Davis misses three point jump shot
18:31		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
18:30		Jimel Lane personal foul (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen draws the foul)
18:08		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
18:06		Chase Forte defensive rebound
17:59		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
17:57		Justin Wilson offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup	2-5
17:29		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
17:27		Justin Wilson defensive rebound
17:19		Chase Forte misses two point layup
17:17		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
16:47	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	4-5
16:47		Cliff Davis shooting foul (Kalen Williams draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Kalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-5
16:29		Cliff Davis turnover (lost ball) (Kalen Williams steals)
16:14	+2	Tommie Lewis makes two point layup	7-5
15:41		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
15:39		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point dunk (Tommie Lewis assists)	9-5
15:09		Chase Forte misses two point layup
15:07		Chris Mubiru offensive rebound
15:02		Chris Mubiru turnover (lost ball) (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen steals)
14:56		Tommie Lewis turnover (back court violation)
14:56		TV timeout
14:37	+2	Chris Mubiru makes two point layup	9-7
14:27		Tommie Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:25		Lions offensive rebound
14:15	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	11-7
13:52		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen personal foul (Duane Posey draws the foul)
13:46		Cliff Davis misses three point jump shot
13:44		Alonzo Dodd defensive rebound
13:36		Braelon Bush personal foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
13:24		Chris Mubiru personal foul
13:15		KC Ugwuakazi misses two point layup
13:13		Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
13:06		KC Ugwuakazi blocks Duane Posey's two point layup
13:04		Justin Wilson offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup	11-9
12:47		Kalen Williams misses two point layup
12:45		Vincent Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
12:36		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:34		KC Ugwuakazi offensive rebound
12:27		Evan Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Chase Forte steals)
12:20	+2	Chase Forte makes two point layup	11-11
12:04		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:02		Justin Wilson defensive rebound
11:51		Alonzo Dodd personal foul (Cliff Davis draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:31	+2	Chase Forte makes two point layup	11-13
11:14		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:14		Lions offensive rebound
11:14		Lions turnover
11:14		Vincent Reeves Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Chase Forte steals)
11:14		Demons turnover
10:42		Duane Posey misses two point jump shot
10:40		Jae Slack offensive rebound
10:37		Tommie Lewis blocks Jae Slack's two point layup
10:35		Duane Posey offensive rebound
10:35		Duane Posey misses two point jump shot
10:35		Jae Slack offensive rebound
10:35		Duane Posey offensive foul
10:35		Duane Posey turnover (offensive foul)
10:27		Chase Forte personal foul
10:22		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
10:20		Chase Forte defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Chase Forte makes three point jump shot	11-16
9:42		Jimel Lane shooting foul (Tommie Lewis draws the foul)
9:42		Tommie Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:42		Tommie Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Jimel Lane defensive rebound
9:14		Chase Forte misses two point dunk
9:12		Jimel Lane offensive rebound
9:05		Rob Banks shooting foul (Jimel Lane draws the foul)
9:05		Jimel Lane misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:05		Jimel Lane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:05		Chase Forte offensive rebound
9:05	+2	Chase Forte makes two point layup	11-18
9:05		Rob Banks shooting foul (Chase Forte draws the foul)
9:05	+1	Chase Forte makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-19
9:05		KC Ugwuakazi personal foul
9:05		Jimel Lane personal foul
8:47	+2	Tommie Lewis makes two point jump shot	13-19
8:24		Chase Forte misses two point jump shot
8:22		J.C. Riley offensive rebound
8:14		J.C. Riley misses two point layup
8:12		Kwo Agwa defensive rebound
8:04	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	15-19
7:34		Jae Slack turnover (lost ball) (James Weathers steals)
7:31		James Weathers turnover (bad pass)
7:31		TV timeout
7:22		Chase Forte misses two point layup
7:20		KC Ugwuakazi defensive rebound
7:12		Chris Mubiru shooting foul (Tommie Lewis draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-19
7:12	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
6:45		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
6:43		Demons offensive rebound
6:41		Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
6:21		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
6:19		Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
6:08		Chris Mubiru misses two point layup
6:06		J.C. Riley offensive rebound
6:01		Alonzo Dodd personal foul (J.C. Riley draws the foul)
5:53	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup (Cliff Davis assists)	17-21
5:23		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
5:22		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen offensive rebound
5:22		Cliff Davis shooting foul (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen draws the foul)
5:22	+1	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-21
5:22	+1	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
5:07	+2	Braelon Bush makes two point jump shot	19-23
4:52		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
4:50		Justin Wilson defensive rebound
4:35	+2	Cliff Davis makes two point layup	19-25
4:14		Tommie Lewis misses three point jump shot
4:12		Jae Slack defensive rebound
3:53		Braelon Bush misses two point jump shot
3:51		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	21-25
3:32		Jae Slack shooting foul (Kalen Williams draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:32		Kalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:32		Duane Posey defensive rebound
3:18		Duane Posey turnover (bad pass) (Tommie Lewis steals)
3:07		Chase Forte blocks Tommie Lewis's two point layup
3:05		Chase Forte defensive rebound
2:58		Jae Slack misses three point jump shot
2:56		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point layup (Kalen Williams assists)	23-25
2:35	+3	Chase Forte makes three point jump shot	23-28
2:13		Duane Posey personal foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
2:13		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13	+1	Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
1:56		Chase Forte misses three point jump shot
1:54		Lions defensive rebound
1:47		Chase Forte shooting foul (Kalen Williams draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Kalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
1:47	+1	Kalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
1:28		Tommie Lewis personal foul (Justin Wilson draws the foul)
1:28		Justin Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:27		Duane Posey offensive rebound
1:22	+3	Jae Slack makes three point jump shot (Duane Posey assists)	26-31
0:50		Vincent Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:48		Justin Wilson defensive rebound
0:48		Demons 30 second timeout
0:32	+2	Cliff Davis makes two point layup	26-33
0:22		Lions 30 second timeout
0:04		Kwo Agwa misses two point layup
0:02		Kalen Williams offensive rebound
0:02		Kalen Williams misses three point jump shot
0:00		Evan Phelps offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ETXAM
Lions
43
NW ST
Demons
31

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Kwo Agwa makes three point jump shot (Tommie Lewis assists)	29-33
19:26		Justin Wilson misses two point layup
19:24		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	31-33
18:58		Justin Wilson misses two point layup
18:57		Justin Wilson offensive rebound
18:57	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup	31-35
18:44		Kwo Agwa misses three point jump shot
18:42		Demons defensive rebound
18:24		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
18:22		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
18:15		Jimel Lane personal foul
18:02	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	33-35
17:36	+2	Cliff Davis makes two point layup	33-37
17:27	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point layup	35-37
17:04		Cliff Davis misses two point jump shot
17:02		James Weathers defensive rebound
16:55		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (traveling)
16:34		Chris Mubiru misses three point jump shot
16:32		Tommie Lewis defensive rebound
16:20		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
16:18		Chase Forte defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Chase Forte makes two point layup	35-39
16:11		Tommie Lewis shooting foul (Chase Forte draws the foul)
16:11		Chase Forte misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:11		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
15:53		James Weathers turnover (lost ball) (Chase Forte steals)
15:44		Tommie Lewis blocks Cliff Davis's two point layup
15:42		Chris Mubiru offensive rebound
15:33	+2	Braelon Bush makes two point layup	35-41
15:23		Tommie Lewis misses two point jump shot
15:21		Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
15:17		Chase Forte turnover (bad pass) (Tommie Lewis steals)
15:06		Chris Mubiru shooting foul (KC Ugwuakazi draws the foul)
15:06		TV timeout
15:06	+1	KC Ugwuakazi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-41
15:06	+1	KC Ugwuakazi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-41
14:51		KC Ugwuakazi shooting foul (Jae Slack draws the foul)
14:51	+1	Jae Slack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-42
14:51	+1	Jae Slack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
14:32	+2	KC Ugwuakazi makes two point dunk (Alonzo Dodd assists)	39-43
13:59		KC Ugwuakazi shooting foul (Chase Forte draws the foul)
13:59		Chase Forte misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:59		Chase Forte misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:59		Alonzo Dodd defensive rebound
13:36		KC Ugwuakazi misses two point layup
13:34		Duane Posey defensive rebound
13:25		Duane Posey turnover (bad pass) (Kalen Williams steals)
13:14	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	41-43
13:06		Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jae Slack offensive rebound
13:05		Tommie Lewis personal foul (Jae Slack draws the foul)
13:02	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup (Chase Forte assists)	41-45
12:47	+2	Alonzo Dodd makes two point jump shot	43-45
12:28		Cliff Davis misses two point jump shot
12:26		Cliff Davis offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Cliff Davis makes two point layup	43-47
12:26		Alonzo Dodd shooting foul (Cliff Davis draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Cliff Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-48
12:03	+2	Kalen Williams makes two point layup	45-48
11:39		Cliff Davis misses two point jump shot
11:37		Cliff Davis offensive rebound
11:33	+2	Cliff Davis makes two point layup	45-50
11:26	+2	Alonzo Dodd makes two point layup	47-50
11:11		Cliff Davis misses two point jump shot
11:09		Vincent Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
10:53		Cliff Davis shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
10:53		TV timeout
10:53	+1	Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
10:53		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:53		Jae Slack defensive rebound
10:32		J.C. Riley misses two point layup
10:30		Tommie Lewis defensive rebound
10:21		Cliff Davis shooting foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
10:21		Alonzo Dodd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:21		Alonzo Dodd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Chase Forte makes two point layup	48-52
9:31		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (bad pass) (Jae Slack steals)
9:20		Alonzo Dodd personal foul (Braelon Bush draws the foul)
9:05		KC Ugwuakazi shooting foul (Justin Wilson draws the foul)
9:05		Justin Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:05	+1	Justin Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-53
8:50	+3	Tommie Lewis makes three point jump shot (James Weathers assists)	51-53
8:19		Justin Wilson misses two point layup
8:17		KC Ugwuakazi defensive rebound
8:04		Jae Slack shooting foul (KC Ugwuakazi draws the foul)
8:04		KC Ugwuakazi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:04		KC Ugwuakazi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:04		Chase Forte defensive rebound
7:35		Chris Mubiru misses three point jump shot
7:33		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound
7:16		Kalen Williams misses two point jump shot
7:14		KC Ugwuakazi offensive rebound
7:10	+2	KC Ugwuakazi makes two point layup	53-53
6:59		Demons 30 second timeout
6:59		TV timeout
6:40		Chase Forte misses two point layup
6:39		Justin Wilson offensive rebound
6:39		Tommie Lewis personal foul (Justin Wilson draws the foul)
6:39		TV timeout
6:39	+1	Justin Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-54
6:39	+1	Justin Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-55
6:10		Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot
6:08		Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
5:49		Jae Slack misses three point jump shot
5:47		James Weathers defensive rebound
5:39	+3	Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Dodd assists)	56-55
5:14	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup (Chase Forte assists)	56-57
4:43		Braelon Bush shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
4:43		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:43	+1	Kwo Agwa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-57
4:21		Chase Forte misses two point layup
4:19		Chase Forte offensive rebound
4:15		Chase Forte misses two point layup
4:13		Justin Wilson offensive rebound
4:11	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point layup	57-59
4:09		Chase Forte personal foul (Tommie Lewis draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
4:09	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-59
3:52		Kwo Agwa shooting foul (Justin Wilson draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Justin Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52	+1	Justin Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
3:30		Jae Slack shooting foul (Kwo Agwa draws the foul)
3:30		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30		Kwo Agwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:30		Jae Slack defensive rebound
3:10		Kwo Agwa blocks Jae Slack's two point layup
3:08		Demons offensive rebound
3:04	+2	Justin Wilson makes two point dunk	59-62
2:50		Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot
2:48		Tommie Lewis offensive rebound
2:45	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point dunk (Tommie Lewis assists)	61-62
2:45		Lions 30 second timeout
2:24	+2	Braelon Bush makes two point jump shot	61-64
2:11		Alonzo Dodd misses two point layup
2:09		Alonzo Dodd offensive rebound
2:06		Jae Slack personal foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
2:06	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
1:39		Jae Slack misses two point layup
1:37		Tommie Lewis defensive rebound
1:26		Jae Slack personal foul (Tommie Lewis draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-64
1:26	+1	Tommie Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-64
1:06		Braelon Bush misses two point layup
1:04		Tommie Lewis defensive rebound
0:50		Tommie Lewis misses two point layup
0:49		Kwo Agwa offensive rebound
0:49	+2	Kwo Agwa makes two point layup	67-64
0:49		Demons 30 second timeout
0:18		Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
0:14		Chase Forte personal foul (Alonzo Dodd draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-64
0:14	+1	Alonzo Dodd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-64
0:14		Demons 30 second timeout
0:03		Cliff Davis misses two point jump shot
0:01		Kalen Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kalen Williams defensive rebound