Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell to Abilene Christian, 78-71, on Wednesday at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas.
- The Islanders fall to 9-11 on the year and 4-3 in Southland Conference action. The Wildcats improved to 18-4 overall and 7-2 in league play.
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Irshaad Hunte scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with five free throw makes. He had a team-high six rebounds in 23 minutes of work.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot a season-high 54.3 percent (25-for-46) from the field.
- The Islanders trailed by as many as 17 in the second half but responded and took the lead twice in the closing moments of the contest.
Key Islander Statistics
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi hit 19-of-24 free throw attempts (79.2 percent) on the evening.
- The Islander bench outscored ACU's 42-19 and held a 22-20 advantage in the paint.
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Kareem South connected on 6-of-11 field goal attempts and finished with 16 points. He went 4-of-4 from the free throw line, had three assists, two rebounds and a steal.
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Tre Gray scored a season high 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting. He had three rebounds, a steal and an assist while hitting a career-high eight free throws.
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Tony Lewis had seven points, four rebounds and two blocked shots with no turnovers.
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Elijah Schmidt had five points, two rebounds, two blocked shots and two assists.
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Jake Babic knocked down a three pointer and finished with five points and two steals.
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Jashawn Talton scored three points, grabbed three rebounds and had a pair of steals to go along with an assist.
Islander Notables
Wednesday marked South's 78th career start ... he has now scored in double figures 47 times in his career and 13 times this season ... he has led the team in scoring eight times and seven times in assists ... Gray has now scored in double figures seven times this season and 11 times in his Islander career ... Gray has led the team in scoring four times this year ... Hunte's previous high of 14 came against New Orleans on Jan 19 ... Hunte has now scored in double figures four times this season and led the team in rebounding twice ... the Islanders shot 53.8 percent earlier this season against Our Lady of the Lake on Nov. 9, 2018.
Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will head to Houston Baptist on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Fans can listen to the game live on
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