Men's basketball takes on Huskies in Houston on Saturday

HOUSTON, Texas. - The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team will head to Houston, Texas, to take on Houston Baptist on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. Fans can also listen to the audio broadcast live on KEYS 1440 AM or watch the webstream HERE.

Islanders at Houston Baptist (6-13, 2-6)
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019  -  7 p.m.
Sharp Gym - Houston, Texas
11th Meeting (Islanders lead 8-2)  |  Game Notes
Radio: KEYS 1440 AM
Webstream: HERE
Live Stats: HERE

HISTORY WITH HBU (ISLANDERS LEAD 8-2)
- This will be the 11th meeting between the two schools.
- All time, the Islanders are 5-0 in Corpus Christi and 3-2 in Houston.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has won the past two contests, sweeping last year's series.
- Prior to that, HBU picked up win that ended a four-game Islander win streak.
- When playing in Houston, A&M-Corpus Christi averages 77.0 points per game while the Huskies average 78.0.
- On the road, the three Islander victories have been by an average of 6.67 points and the five home wins have been by an average of 12.2 points.

LAST YEAR'S MEETINGS
- The Islanders won both matchups last season against the Huskies.
- Joseph Kilgore scored 24, Kareem South added 23 and Elijah Schmidt had 12 in a 79-69 victory in Corpus Christi on Jan. 27, 2018.
- In the second matchup on March 3, Kilgore scored a career-high 36 points and had eight erbounds. Myles Smith added 21 and Kareem South scored 11.

HUSKY (6-13, 2-6) NOTABLES
- Houston Baptist is 4-3 at home the season and 2-10 on the road.
- The Huskies snapped a six-game slide on Wednesday with a 96-92 road win at Incarnate Word.
- Sophomore guard Ian DuBose leads the team at 18.5 points per game. He has scored in double figures 17 times this year and has recorded five double-doubles.
- DuBose has hit a team-high 32 three pointers and also leads the team in assists with 65.
- Edward Hardt has started all 18 games he has appeared in and is averaging 12.3 points per contest and 5.5 rebounds, second only to DuBose's 6.2 board average.
- Jalon Gates has hit 29 three pointers coming off the bench. Six of those makes came against Incarnate Word, finishing wiht 18 points in the victory.
- Braxton Bonds has started 13 of the 19 games this season for HBU, averaging nearly 31 minutes per game. He had a team-best 44 steals and his 65 assists is just one off the team lead pace.
- On the year, HBU shoots 45.4 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from beyond the arc.
- The Huskies average 16.0 turnovers per game and are out rebounding opponents by nearly four boards an outing.

ISLANDERS LAST TIME OUT
-  Irshaad Hunte scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with five free throw makes in Wednesday's loss at Abilene Christian.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

COMING HOME
- Next Wednesday's game against Southeastern Louisiana will be played on campus at the Dugan Wellness Center as part of the University's Homecoming festivities. Next Saturday's game against UIW will move back over to the American Bank Center where the team will play the remainder of its home games this season.

UP NEXT
- A&M-Corpus Christi will return home to face Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. As part of Islander Homecoming festivities, the game will be played at the Dugan Wellness Center. The game will be broadcasted on the Islanders Digital Network, powered by AEP Texas. Tickets for the game can be purchased HERE.

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