Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team defeated the University of St. Thomas, 69-59, on Saturday afternoon at the Dugan Wellness Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- The Islanders improved to 2-4 on the season with the win. The game was played as an exhibition game for St. Thomas.
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Jashawn Talton-Thomas recorded his second career double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. He also dished out four assists while knocking down three three-pointers.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held the Celts to just 26 second half points.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders shot 48.1 percent from the field (26-for-54) while knocking down 10-of-26 three point attempts (38.5 percent).
- A&M-Corpus Christi outrebounded St. Thomas, 34-32, and had 17 assists on 26 made field goals.
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Nolan Bertain hit three long range baskets, finishing with 13 points and two assists.
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Peyton Smith earned his first career start and dropped a career-high 11 points with four assists and three rebounds. He hit three three-pointers and added a steal and a blocked shot defensively in 34 minutes.
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Elijah Schmidt scored seven points with four rebounds and had one steal.
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Irshaad Hunte scored seven points with five rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and one steal.
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Javae Lampkins knocked down a pair of long range buckets, finishing with seven points and one assist. He was 2-for-2 at the charity stripe.
- The Islanders outscored the Celts, 26-14, in the paint and held a 14-8 advantage in points off turnovers.
Islander Notables
- The Islanders set season-highs with 69 points, 26 field goals made, 17 assists and five blocked shots ... for Talton-Thomas Saturday marked his 17th career double-figure scoring game and his fourth career performance with 20 points or more ... Talton-Thomas has scored in double-figures in all six games this season ... this was the first regular-season meeting between the two programs ... the 40 second-half points were also the most this season ... A&M-Corpus Christi has now outrebounded its opponents in each of the past five games ... Lampkins hit the pregame half-court shot ... Saturday was the first of three games the men's basketball team will play at the Dugan Wellness Center this season.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will hit the road for the second leg of the
South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union, on Saturday, Nov. 30 against UTRGV in Edinburg, Texas. You can listen to the game live on
1440 KEYS.
