Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell in overtime to UC Davis, 57-54, on Saturday afternoon at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
- The Islanders move to 3-2 on the year while UC Davis improves to 1-3 overall.
- This was just the second all-time meeting between the two programs. The series is now tied, 1-1.
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Myles Smith scored in double-figures for the third-straight game, leading the team with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting. He hit a pair of three pointers, had three rebounds and recorded a steal.
- This was the first overtime game for the Islanders since a 79-69 victory over Houston Baptist back on Jan. 27, 2018.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders led 27-25 at halftime.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 35.6 percent from the field (21-of-59) while holding the Aggies to 32.1 percent shooting (18-of-56).
- The game featured seven ties and 17 lead changes.
- The Islanders had 28 points in the paint to the Aggies' 20. A&M-Corpus Christi's defense recorded eight steals and had three blocked shots.
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Jake Babic scored 11 points with seven rebounds in 18 minutes of work. He hit a three pointer and did not commit a turnover on the day.
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Jashawn Talton grabbed a team-high eight rebounds with four coming on the offensive end. He added five points on the offensive end.
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Kareem South scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds. He also had a career-high three steals and had two assists in over 39 minutes of action.
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Tony Lewis was 4-for-9 from the field, finishing with eight points. He had a pair of blocked shots and grabbed two rebounds. He also had an assist.
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Emmanuel Toney grabbed five rebounds and had a pair of steals on the day while recording an assist.
Key Islander Sequences
- The Islanders closed out final three minutes of the first half on a 7-0 run, erasing a five-point Aggie lead. Hunte started the run as he hit a layup off a steal from South. On the ensuing play, Hunte came up with a block to keep UC Davis off the board. A Lewis jumper with 2:03 remaining cut the lead to one, 25-24. Another defensive stop by the Islanders led to a free throw make from Babic to tie the game, 25-25, with 1:02 to play. The Aggies would miss another shot with 42 seconds to play in the half and after an A&M-Corpus Christi timeout, Hunte drew a foul and made a pair of free throws to give the Islanders a 27-25 lead heading into the half.
- The second half started just like the first ended with the Islanders extending their lead. Smith started the half with a three off an assist from Toney to make it 30-25. After a few minutes of scoreless ball, South ended the drought with a layup on a fast break to push the lead to seven, 32-25. The 14-0 run was capped by a Babic layup with 15:38 to go in the second half as A&M-Corpus Christi took a 34-25 lead.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will return to home to the American Bank Center on Wednesday, Nov. 21, to take on St. Mary's University at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcasted locally on KDF. Fans can find the live webstream on theÂ
Islanders Digital Network and
Live Stats will also be available. Tickets for Wednesday's game are available
HERE.
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