SAN ANGELO – Demario Mayfield recorded his eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 8/7-ranked Angelo State to a 79-63 Lone Star Conference win over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce on Wednesday at the Junell Center.

The Rams (18-1, 6-0 LSC) extended their program-record winning streak to 13 and also improved to 13-0 at home this season by knocking off the Lions (15-4, 4-2 LSC) in a game where they never trailed. ASU, which led 35-32 at halftime, shot 54.5 percent in the second half and owned a 41-34 rebounding-margin advantage in the game. Commerce saw its six-game winning streak end with the loss to ASU which has not dropped a game since Nov. 28. The Rams had a 28-24 advantage in scoring in the paint, including getting 12 points and six rebounds from Omari Gudul along with Bilal Richardson going for eight points, five rebounds and a career-best three blocked shots. Brentine Taylor added seven points inside and the Rams remain the only unbeaten team in LSC play.

"I thought our team defense was good tonight to hold an explosive Commerce team in the 60s," ASU head coach Chris Beard said. "I thought Bilal, Omari and Brentine all played great as a unit. They prepared all week with graduate assistant coach Peter Kiganya and talked about dealing with Commerce's size. It was a team effort and we don't win that game if our bigs don't play like they did tonight."

Angelo State improved to 3-0 against nationally ranked top-25 teams with the victory and has now won 17 of its 18 games by double digits. The Rams limited the Lions to their second lowest point production of the season and to 19.7 points below their season average.

Mayfield, who leads ASU with his eight double-doubles, shot only 4 of 10 from the field in the game but went 8-for-11 from the free-throw line and grabbed 10 defensive rebounds two days after being named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week. Marsell Holden added 14 points, including hitting three 3-pointers, while Chris Jones went for 10 points and have five assists and five rebounds. Raijon Kelly scored all nine of his points in the second half and also had two rebounds. The Rams finished the game shooting 48.4 percent from the field (30 of 62) and limited the Lions to 40.7 percent on their 54 shot attempts.

Along with a strong inside game, the Rams protected the ball throughout the night and only had seven turnovers throughout the 40 minutes of play. Commerce committed 12 turnovers, including losing the ball three times on steals by Jones. Richardson, who came into the game with 13 blocks, now has 16 after his three-block game and scored his eight points on a 4-for-5 shooting performance.

The Rams limited the conference's leading scorer, Darrell Williams, to only nine points in the game in a contest where he shot 4 of 9 from the field and also had seven rebounds. Williams came into the game averaging 18.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Ladon Carnegie led the Lions with 18 points after hitting three 3-pointers and going 6 of 13 from the field, while Christian Macauley had 11 points and three rebounds.

Angelo State returns to action at 6 p.m. on Saturday against Texas A&M-Kingsville on the road. ASU, which is 5-1 away from San Angelo this season, will take on a Javelina team which is 6-12 overall and 1-5 in conference play. The Rams will be back at home next Wednesday when they will start the second half of conference play against West Texas A&M at the Junell Center.