Texas A&M-Commerce stuns Warriors, 53-51

Demarcus Demonia scored 13 points and Khaliq Abdul-Mateen and C.J. Roberts each added 11 points Wednesday night to help visiting Texas A&M-Commerce stun Hawai’i, 53-51, in non-conference men’s basketball action.

Photo courtesy Chris KadookaAn anxious crowd of 2,176 in SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center watched the Lions break an early 13-13 tie and finish the half with a surprising 10-2 run to lead 23-15 at the break. TAMC then extended the lead to 37-23 on Abdul-Mateen’s 3-pointer from the left corner four minutes into the second half, before holding off a Warriors rally that cut it to 47-42 on Bernardo da Silva’s free throw with 2:51 remaining.

That was as close as UH would get until the…