CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Corpus Christi Men's Basketball faces the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center.
The Islanders look to make it two Southland Conference wins in a row and even their league record at 2-2. The Bearkats enter the matchup off a pair of wins against Central Arkansas and UIW.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Islanders (4-9, 1-2) vs. Sam Houston St. (8-8, 2-1)
Where: Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center
When: Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 7 p.m.
TV: KDF 47
Watch: Islanders Digital Network presented by AEP Texas
SERIES HISTORY
>> The Islanders are 5-5 at home against the Bearkats.
>> Corpus Christi is 3-2 in the past five meetings.
>> The Bearkats haven't won in Corpus Christi since 2013.
LAST MEETING
>>The Islanders fell to the Bearkats 62-76 in Huntsville on January 21, 2017.
>> Two Islanders scored in double figures including 24 from Joseph Kilgore and 19 from Ehab Amin.
>> Corpus Christi shot 38 percent from the floor, 20 percent from beyond the arc and 64 percent at the free throw line.
ISLANDER INSIGHT
>> For the second time this season, Myles Smith served as hero with his game winner at the buzzer last week against Northwestern State.
>> Freshman Sean Rhea has posted double-digit scoring days in four of the last five games including back-to-back career highs.
>> Over the past five games, Rhea is averaging 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds.
SCOUTING SAM HOUSTON
>> Sam Houston State leads the Southland in defensive scoring.
>> Chris Galbreath Jr., whose averaging 15.0 ppg, leads SHSU in the scoring column.
>> Two other Bearkats, John Dewey III and Marcus Harris, average 13.3 ppg in Southland Conference play.
>> The Bearkats are scoring just 68.8 ppg as a unit while opponents average 66.8 ppg.
UP NEXT
The Islanders travel to Louisiana to take on the University of New Orleans on Saturday, January 13 at 4:15 p.m.
