Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team defeated UTRGV, 55-52, on Saturday evening at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas.
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Myles Smith scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He had six rebounds, two steals and an assist while going 7-for-8 from the charity stripe.
- The Islanders have now won three-straight games and are 3-4 on the season. UTRGV falls to 2-5 with the loss.
- Saturday's game was the second meeting of the
South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi took the earlier meeting, 63-55, in Corpus Christi back on Nov. 17, to sweep the series and secure six points in the standings.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders outrebounded UTRGV, 35-33, marking the fifth-straight game they have won the battle on the boards.
- UTRGV shot just 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from beyond the arc, going 1-for-11 in the second half (9.1 percent).
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Elijah Schmidt scored 10 points and nearly had a double-double with nine rebounds. He added two assists, a steal and a blocked shot.
- Limited to just 26 minuted due to foul trouble,
Jashawn Talton-Thomas had six points and six rebounds with two assists. A&M-Corpus Christi was +15 when he was on the floor.
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Perry Francois contributed five points in an efficient 2-for-2 shooting performance.
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Peyton Smith and
Nolan Bertain each knocked down three pointers.
- Freshman
Jordan Hairston made his collegiate debut, scoring four points with two rebounds in over 18 minutes of action.
- The Islanders held a 22-18 advantage in points in the paint and grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, leading to eight second chance points.
- A&M-Corpus Christi outscored UTRGV, 33-20, in the second half after trailing by 10 at the break, 32-22.
- The 20 second-half points allowed was the lowest of the season. The previous low was 26 last weekend against St. Thomas.
Islander Notables
- The Islanders are now 16-9 all time against UTRGV and 8-4 when playing in Edinburg ... Saturday was
Myles Smith's fourth game in double figures this season and the 21st of his career ... he has scored 20 or more points five times in his career and twice this season ... the other occasion was a 22-point then-career high performance against Stony Brook on Nov. 15 ... the team wore black jerseys for the first time this season ... Schmidt hit the pregame half-court shot, his first of the year ... the Islanders forced 22 UTRGV turnovers, the highest mark of the year.
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Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will take UTSA on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in San Antonio, Texas. You can listen to the game live on
1440 KEYS.
