Return Against Roadrunners

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi basketball looks to get back in the win column following the Thanksgiving holiday as the Islanders take on UTSA Friday night at 7 p.m. in San Antonio.
 
Corpus Christi (1-3) enters off a narrow 68-65 defeat at Georgia on Sunday where the Islanders erased a 19-point deficit only to have the game-tying shot bound off the rim as time expired.
 
WHAT TO KNOW
 
Who: Islanders at UTSA
When: 7 PM | Friday
Where: Convocation Center | San Antonio, Texas
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SERIES HISTORY
 
All-Time Record: 12-10
Current Streak: W2
Last Meeting: W, 73-69 | 12/18/16
 
>> Six of the last nine meetings between the Islanders and Roadrunners have been decided by 10 or less points.
 
ISLANDERS INSIGHT
 
>> Corpus Christi is looking for its third consecutive victory over regional rival UTSA after a 73-69 victory a season ago.
>> The Islanders erased 27-8 deficit at Georgia on Sunday, using a 20-6 run to open the second half and tie the game at 36.
>> Joseph Kilgore's 22 points at UGA were the most by an Islander this season. 20 of those 22 came in the second half.
>> Corpus Christi forced 24 Georgia turnovers and recorded a season-high 16 steals in the loss.
>> After starting 1-of-16 at UGA, the Islanders shot over 58 percent from the field for the remainder of the game.
 
SCOUTING UTSA
 
>> Like the Islanders, UTSA looks much different from this time a season ago.
>> Freshman Jhivvan Jackson leads the Roadrunners with 17.0 ppg and shoots .424 from outside.
>> Freshman Keaton Wallace and Sophomore Giovanni De Nicolao add 13.6 and 10.6 ppg, respectively
>> Inside, Byron Frohnen leads the way on the glass with 6.8 rebounds. Frohnen had 12 points in last year's meeting with the Islanders.
>> Returning starters Nick Allen and Giovanni De Nicolao put up six and five points, respectively, in last season's meeting.
 
LOOK AHEAD
 
Next Game: at Texas State | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 7 p.m.
Next Home Game: vs. Texas Lutheran | Friday, Dec. 1 |7 p.m.
Next Game on Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court: vs. Lamar | Saturday, Dec. 30 | 7:30 p.m.