COMMERCE, Texas – Despite a 25-point effort by junior Brock Schreiner, the Cameron men's basketball team dropped their ninth straight game, falling to Texas A&M-Commerce 81-68 on Thursday night.

The Aggie men entered the first of two games this week against the Lions just trying to end the season on a high note as they are 1-14 on the season and on the outside of the Lone Star Conference playoff picture, looking in.

CU ran into a Commerce team that could not miss on their home floor, as they shot over 55 percent from the field while going 11-27 from three. On the opposite end of the court, Cameron, mostly trying to play catch-up, shot just 34.8 percent from the field, partially a result of seven Lion blocks, and were 10-27 from three.

While they didn't shoot better than A&M-C from the field, CU nearly doubled their opponent's percentage from the foul line as they made 12 of their 13 free throw attempts while the Lions were 6-11 from the charity stripe.

Commerce won the battle on the glass by 10, 41-31, but the Aggies were able to limit their turnovers, giving it away just 11 times in Thursday's game while forcing A&M-C into 14 turnovers with six coming on steals.

Schreiner, a junior from Choctaw, Okla., entered the night as CU's leading scorer at 16.1 points per game. His 25-point outing was the fifth time he had reached the 20-plus plateau and the first time since Jan. 9. Schreiner knocked down four triples, a feat he has accomplished five times now this season and was a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line; the talented guard was a perfect 25-25 from the charity stripe to start the season.

Cameron had three players reach double-figures in the loss as Connor Slater was a perfect 4-4 from the field while adding 10 points and Andrew Nguyen chipped in 11 points off the CU bench with a trio of made shots from long range.

In the first half, the Aggies got down seven early, but by the 4:58 mark that had tied the game at 26 thanks to a step-back three by the previously mentioned Schreiner. A&M-C closed out the first 20 minutes of action on 10-0 run and led 38-28 at the break. Schreiner had 14 of his points in the first half and Slater had already scored seven of his.

The Lion lead quickly swelled to 21 with just under 14 minutes to play. After trailing by at-most 22, Cameron made a late run, cutting the deficit down to 12, but never got it back to single-digits, falling 81-68.

Texas A&M-Commerce had four players in double-figures, led by JJ Romer Rosario with 19 points on 8-10 shooting and a perfect 3-3 from long range.

Cameron and the Lions meet up again on Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Aggie Gym for the regular season finale. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. or immediately following the CU women's game against Texas Woman's.