Islanders Beat Wildcats in Abilene

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Islanders remain perfect in the series against Abilene Christian, winning 76-67 against the Wildcats, in a must win for the Islanders. Led by senior captain guard Joseph Kilgore who recorded 24 points and five boards, with two monster dunks in the last two minutes.
 
 
KEY MOMENT/PERFORMER
 
Joseph Kilgore put the Islanders on the board in the first possession of the game. The Wildcats responded in a back and forth shootout until a putback by Perry Francois put the Islanders in the lead in the seventh minute of the first half; the Islanders would keep the lead for the remainder of the game. The blue and green would go on a 24-10 run beginning in the tenth minute when Sean Rhea dunked the ball.
 
The three bigs made moves for the Islanders down the stretch. Rhea started off the second half with a jumper within the first minute, followed by Francois, whom recorded a perfect night with seven points and five total boards. Elijah Schmidt would score next, logging five of his eleven total points in the second half.
 
Kilgore solidified the Islanders win by racking up two steals within the last two minutes, both ending in SportsCenter worthy dunks.
 
 
THE NUMBERS
 
• The Islanders shot 50 percent on the night and 81 percent from the line.
 
• Joe Kilgore shot 45 percent and recorded 24 points.
 
• Elijah Schmidt was one rebound shy of a double-double. He scored 11 points and nine total boards.
 
• Kareem South had his third consecutive game in double digits, recording 12 points on the night.
 
• Myles Smith recorded a combined 32 points in the past two games, 13 points scored on the night,  along with 4 boards.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Islanders host the UIW Cardinals on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center. The last time Corpus faced UIW Joe Kilgore joined the 1,000 point club in a 56-51 win. The game on Saturday is presented by The Corpus Christi Athletic Club.