Texas A&M-Commerce Triumphs Over Northwestern State in SLC Tournament Duel with Key Performances by Forte and Wilson

By: Jason Pugh, Assistant AD for Media Relations Box Score LAKE CHARLES – When halftime of its first-round Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament game arrived Sunday night, sixth-seeded Northwestern State was in a good place. The Demons had held No. 7 seed Texas A&M-Commerce to under 35 percent shooting and had a seven-point lead. Then a season-long issue reared its head at a most inopportune time. Northwestern State watched the Lions flip the offensive script in the final 20 minutes, shooting 60 percent as Texas A&M-Commerce rallied for a 69-64 victory, defeating the Demons for the second time in four…