Lion men ousted by Midwestern State

KETR | By Mark Haslett

Published March 6, 2013 at 10:26 PM CST

The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team lost 95-82 Wednesday night at the Allen Events Center in Allen.

The loss bumped the Lions out of the 2013 Lone Star Conference tournament.

The Lions stayed close to Midwestern State with a strong first half, which ended with the Mustangs ahead by a modest 45-41 margin.

A&M-Commerce entered the game with the eighth and final seed in the tournament, while Midwestern State came into the contest ranked first in the Lone Star Conference.

The loss ended the Lions' season and left the team with a 14-15 overall mark. Midwestern State moves to 20-7 and will play 8:30 p.m. Friday at 8:30 against the winner of Thursday's game between Texas A&M-Kingsville and Incarnate Word.

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Mark Haslett

Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed a increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.

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