New Year Welcomes Northwestern State

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball continues its three-game homestand by hosting Northwestern State Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center.
 
The Islanders (3-9, 0-2 SLC) and Demons (3-10, 0-2 SLC) are each looking for their first Southland victory of the season. Corpus Christi enters the matchup off a narrow loss to Southland leading Lamar where the Islanders had five shots to tie or take the lead in the closing minute of the game.
 
WHAT TO KNOW
 
Who: Islanders (3-9, 0-2) vs. Northwestern St. (3-10, 0-2)
Where: Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center
When: Wednesday, Jan. 3 | 7 p.m.
Watch: Islanders Digital Network presented by AEP Texas
 
SERIES HISTORY
 
>> The Islanders are 8-5 all-time against the Demons.
>> Corpus Christi has won each of the past four meetings, all by double digits.
>> Either way, no game in the series has been decided by fewer than 10 points since 2011.
 
LAST MEETING
 
>>The Islanders ran away with a 99-82 romp of Northwestern State nearly one year ago on January 7, 2017.
>> Four Islanders scored in double figures including 29 from Rashawn Thomas and 28 from Ehab Amin.
>> Corpus Christi shot 52 percent from the floor, 54 percent from beyond the arc and 84 percent at the free throw line.
 
ISLANDER INSIGHT
 
>> Joseph Kilgore scored 23 points for the second straight game making it 12-for-12 in double digits for the senior this season.
>> Freshman Sean Rhea has posted double-digit scoring days in three of the last four games including back-to-back career highs.
>> Rhea was the Islanders' second-leading scorer against Lamar, dropping a career-high 17.
>> Kilgore's 23 points and 10 rebounds against Lamar marked the senior's second double-double of the season.
 
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE
 
>> Northwestern State is led in the scoring column by Jalan West at 12.3 ppg, but West has missed each of the last two games and is listed as out indefinitely due to personal reasons.
>> Two other Demons score in double digits with Ishmael Lane getting 11.6 ppg and Iziahiah Sweeney going for 11.2 ppg.
>> Lane leads the Demons inside with 6.7 rpg and 21 blocks on the season.
>> The Demons are scoring just 65.9 ppg as a unit while opponents average 80.9 ppg.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Islanders cap their three-game homestand by hosting Sam Houston State on Wednesday, January 10 at Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center.