Battling the Bears

Game #16: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8-7, 1-3) vs. Central Arkansas (4-12, 3-1)
Date: Saturday, January 14
Location: American Bank Center
Video: Islanders Digital Network
 
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – In need of a bounce-back victory, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi returns to the American Bank Center to face Central Arkansas in a crucial Southland Conference tilt Saturday night at 7 p.m.
 
The Islanders are 1-3 in Southland play after a 79-46 loss to four-time defending champion Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday in Nacogdoches. The 1-3 start is the slowest for the Blue and Green since 2012-13.
 
Central Arkansas enters the weekend off of back-to-back wins. The Bears defeated both Abilene Christian and Houston Baptist on the road. UCA's lone Southland loss came by three to Lamar.
 
ISLANDERS INSIGHT
 
• Ehab Amin leads the nation in steals, averaging 3.6 per game.
• The Islanders are undefeated at home this year, averaging 88.7 points per game.
• A&M-Corpus Christi has won each of the last five against the Bears.
 
KNOW THE BEARS
 
• The Bears ride the three-pronged attack of Jordan Howard, Mathieu Kamba and Derreck Brooks.
• Howard leads the league and ranks 18th nationally in threes per game and three-point percentage. He averages 19.5 points per contest.
• Kamba adds 13.1 per game and leads the Bears on the glass at 7.1 rebounds.
• Brooks goes for 12.9 points per game and adds a secondary threat beyond the arc. The guard is also the second-leading rebounder at 6.7 per game.
 
HOW TO WATCH
 
All Islanders home games are broadcast for free on the Islanders Digital Network at www.GoIslanders.com/IDN.