Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball program was unable to seal a series sweep over New Orleans on Saturday afternoon, dropping a tough road contest to the Privateers, 68-58, at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, La.
- The Islanders fall to 10-15 overall and 5-7 in Southland Conference action while UNO improves to 14-10 overall and 9-4 in league play.
- Junior
Elijah Schmidt led the way with 11 points and six rebounds while sophomore
Tre Gray and fellow junior
Tony Lewis each notched 10 points on the day. Meanwhile, senior
Emmanuel Toney posted team-bests in both rebounds (7) and assists (4) while contributing seven points.
Key Islander Statistics
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 41.2 percent (21-for-51) from the field for the game, going 8-of-21 in the first half (38.1 percent) and 13-of-30 in the second half (41.2 percent).
- The Islanders earned a number of trips to the line, going 14-of-21 at the charity stripe (66.7 percent).
- A&M-Corpus Christi outworked the Privateers on the boards, grabbing 33 to the their 30.
- The Islanders pounded the rock inside throughout the game, generating 34 points in the paint and 12 second-chance points from offensive rebounds (11).
- Junior
Kyle Brown pushed his start streak at point guard up the four games, dishing out two assists with one steal in 19 minutes of action.
Islander Notables
Wednesday marked
Kareem South's 82nd career start ... Gray
has now scored in double figures nine times this season, second only to South's 14 double-digit games this season.
Up Next
- The Islanders continue their two-game Southland road trip next Wednesday, traveling to Nacogdoches, Texas, to battle Stephen F. Austin at 6:30 p.m.
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