Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell for the first time in 2018-19 on Monday evening to the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 76-69.
- The game was played on the Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center.
- The Monday matchup was the first meeting in the
South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union.
- The Islanders move to 2-1 for the season while UTRGV improves to 2-1.
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Tony Lewis led the team with a career-high 20 points, 10 total rebounds and three blocks for junior's first double-double of the year. He shot 7-of-14 from the floor, 1-of-2 from the three-point line and hit 5-of-6 at the free-throw line.
Key Islander Statistics
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 42.6 percent (23-54) from the floor and hit 16-of-20 (80 percent) free throws.
- The Blue and Green's bench outscored the Vaqueros bench 26-16.
- The Islanders had 19 second-chance points to UTRGV's 16 and blocked eight Vaquero shots.
- The rivalry game featured 15 lead changes and the score was tied six times.
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Emmanuel Toney scored in double-figures for the second-straight game, finishing his night with 14 on 4-of-7 shooting. He had six assists, was 5-of-6 from the charity stripe and grabbed two rebounds.
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Myles Smith ended the night with 11 points, an assist, a steal and a rebound in 21 minutes.
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Irshaad Hunte added five points and three rebounds. He set a career-high with four blocked shots.
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Kareem South finished with six rebounds, five coming on the offensive end. He had seven points on the evening.
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Jake Babic finished with four rebounds and three assists.
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Jashawn Talton scored six points with four rebounds and also had a blocked shot.
Key Islander Sequence
- Lewis took over for about a two-minute stretch in the second half, almost single-handily lifting the Islanders into the lead. Trailing 46-41, Lewis hit a free throw to make it 46-42. After UTRGV scored, Lewis knocked down a three to cut the deficit to three, 48-45. On the next possession, Lewis denied a shot at the rim and his layup brought the score to within one. The Vaqueros would miss a pair of free throws the next time down and Lewis converted a layup for his eighth-point in the run to give the Islanders a 49-48 lead.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will hit the road for the first time this season for a 7 p.m. contest against UT-Arlington in Arlington, Texas. Friday night's game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and can be heard on
1440 KEYS.
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