Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team defeated UT Arlington, 73-67, on Friday evening at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
- The Islanders move to 3-1 on the year with the victory while UTA falls to 2-1.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi now leads the all-time series between the two programs.
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Myles Smith tied a career-high with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The sophomore had six rebounds and an assist.
Key Islander Statistics
- UTA led 39-30 but the Islanders outscored the Mavs 43-28 in the second.
- A&M-Corpus Christi shot 47 percent (30-of-63) from the field and held UTA to just 7-of-29 (29.1 percent) shooting in the second half.
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Tony Lewis recorded his second-straight double-digit scoring performance with 18 points on 9-of-15 shooting. He also had six rebounds.
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Emmanuel Toney had 12 points to go along with five rebounds and a career-high eight assists. He also added three steals and blocked a shot.
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Kareem South had 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He also picked up two steals in nearly 34 minutes of work.
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Jashawn Talton grabbed seven rebounds including a pair of offensive boards.
- The Islanders outrebounded UTA, 39-31, including a 13-11 edge in offensive rebounds.
- A&M-Corpus Christi led in points in the paint (38-22) and second chance points (20-11).
Key Islander Sequences
- The second half couldn't have started any better for the Islanders who scored the first nine points to tie the game up, 39-39. Lewis started the run as he finished a fast break with a layup off a feed from Toney after a missed UTA three. After another Mav missed three, South connected from long range to pull the Islanders to within four, 39-35. Another defensive stop led to another Smith layup this time off a South assist. UTA would miss another three pointer and Lewis dropped in a game-tying layup.
- Trailing by one, 65-64 with just over 2:30 to play, Smith connected on a three pointer to give the Islanders a lead they would not concede.Smith hit a layup with under a minute to play to give A&M-Corpus Christi a four-point lead, 69-65. UTA would get as close as three, 70-67, but free throws from Toney and Smith sealed the win for the Islanders.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will face UC Davis on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game can be heard live on
KEYS 1440 AM and live stats can be found
HERE.
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