Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team defeated Northwestern State, 62-61, on Wednesday evening at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, La.
- With the win, the Islanders improved to 7-9 on the year and 2-1 in Southland play. The Demons fall to 6-10 overall and 1-2 in league action.
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Kareem South finished with a game-high 19 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals.
- South knocked down a pair of free throws with six seconds left to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the victory. He was 5-for-6 at the charity stripe for the game.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders outrebounded the Demons, 45-30, and held a 24-10 offensive rebound advantage.
- A&M-Corpus Christi forced 14 NSU turnovers leading to 19 points.
- The Islanders outscored the Demons 18-16 in the paint.
- The game featured five ties and seven lead changes.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led 31-25 at halftime.
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Emmanuel Toney scored 15 points, one off his career high on 6-of-9 shooting. He hit a pair of threes and grabbed two rebounds.
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Jashawn Talton finished with nine points and tied for the team-high with seven rebounds, including four on the offensive end. He had four assists and two blocks.
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Elijah Schmidt tied Talton for the team high with seven rebounds with four offensive boards. He had six points, a career-high five assists and three blocked shots.
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Jake Babic grabbed five offensive boards and had a pair of steals in 19 minutes of action.
- The Islanders went on a 15-0 run to end the first half. the Islanders got a three-pointers by
Jalon Clark and Talton while forcing a pair of NSU turnovers. The Demons were 0-for-6 from the field during the stretch as A&M-Corpus Christi came back from being down 22-14, to being up 29-22.
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Islander Notables
- Wednesday marked South's 74th consecutive career start. It was also his 10th game this season in double figures and 44th of his career.
- Toney has now scored in double figures six times this season and seven times in his career.
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Willis Wilson is now 6-3 all time against Northwestern State and 2-2 in Natchitoches.
- The team is 4-1 this season when playing on Wednesdays.
Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will head to Sam Houston State University on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for a 6:30 p.m. Southland contest against the Bearkats in Huntsville, Texas. The game will be broadcasted live on
KEYS 1440 AM and a webstream can be found on
ESPN3.
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