Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell to the University of Nebraska, 73-52, on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb..
- Freshman
Jordan Hairston scored a game-high 19 points with six rebounds, three steals and three long range makes.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders held the Huskers to just 34.8 percent (23-of-66) shooting from the field. Nebraska also went just 7-of-25 (28.0 percent) from beyond the arc including a 1-12 first half total from long range.
- Defensively, Texas A&M-Corpus Christ held a 7-4 advantage in blocked shots for the afternoon.
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Tony Lewis grabbed 11 boards with six points, a block, a steal and an assist.
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Irshaad Hunte tied a career-high with four blocked shots in 17+ minutes of action. He also recorded his sixth career game in double figures with 11 points, five rebounds and an assist.
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Elijah Schmidt finished with seven rebounds, three points, two blocks and an assist.
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Javae Lampkins knocked down a pair of three pointers to finish with six points.
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Jashawn Talton-Thomas had five rebounds with three points and two assists.
Islander Notables
- For Hairston, it marked his third game with multiple three-point makes this season and his second game in double figures ... this was the first time the starting five of Hairston, Talton-Thomas,
Myles Smith, Schmidt and Lewis have been used ... Lampkins hit the pregame half-court shot, this second of the season ... the last time an Islander had four blocked shots in a game was Hunte against UTRGV back on Nov. 12, 2018 ... Sunday was Hunte's first game in double figures this season ... Lewis has three double-figure rebound games in his Islander career with two coming this season ... this was the first ever meeting between the two programs.
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Up Next
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 2, against Northwestern State at the American Bank Center at 7 p.m. For tickets, call the Islander Ticket Office at 361-825-BALL or click
HERE. The game will be broadcasted live on KZTV in Corpus Christi and will be streamed
HERE.
