Men's Basketball | March 02, 2018
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Islanders face the Houston Baptist Huskies for the last game of the regular season. The last time the two met,
Joseph Kilgore recorded the schools first ever triple-double with 24 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Islanders (10-17, 7-10) vs. Houston Baptist (10-16, 7-9)
Where: Sharp Gym, Houston, Texas
When: Saturday, Mar. 3rd | 7:00 p.m.
Listen: Islanders Digital Network Powered by AEP Texas
SERIES HISTORY
>> The Islanders have only lost twice in the past three years of meeting HBU in the Southland.
>> Each game in the series was decided by a large margin. The past three meetings the game was decided by 10 points or more.
>> An Islander win could secure a spot as the eighth seed in the SLC tournament.
LAST MEETING
>> Starting guard
Joseph Kilgore claimed the first triple-double in program history
>> Overshadowed by Kilgore's history making performance, starting guard
Kareem South registered a career-high 23 points against the Huskies this Saturday
>> Starting forward
Elijah Schmidt would put up a career performance as well, tallying a personal best 12 points, and recording his first-ever double-double with 10 points
>> South also tied a career-high in steals with four, earning that personal best earlier this year against SEC opponent Georgia.
ISLANDER INSIGHT
>> Senior guard Joe Kilgore recorded the schools first ever triple-double (24 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists) against Houston Baptist.
>> RS-So. guard
Kareem South was ranked number 14 best current Canadian player at a mid-major by SB Nation's Mid-Major Madness.
>> South tied his career-high 23 points against Lamar on February 17th.
>> Freshman
Myles Smith recorded a career-high 19 points against Lamar.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
>> Freshman David Caraher is fifth in scoring, seventh in rebounding in the Southland Conference
>> HBU is ranked number one in the SLC offensive rebounding, averaging 39.2 per game.
ISLANDERS CLINCH THE EIGHTH SEED IF…
>> Abilene Christian, McNeese, and Corpus Christi all win.
>> ACU and the Islanders win; McNeese loses.
>> ACU, McNeese, and the Islanders all lose.
