Men's basketball nearly pulls off comeback at HBU

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell to Houston Baptist, 82-77, at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas, on Saturday evening.
- Despite trailing 41-24 at the break, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi outscored the Huskies, 53-41 in the second frame to force a deciding final minutes of play.
- Jordan Hairston scored in double figures for the ninth time this season, finishing with a game-high 22 points. He was 8-for-11 from the field and hit all four of his free throw attempts. He has now scored 20 or more points three times this season.

Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders shot 50 percent for the game, including a 20-for-34 mark in the second half (58.8 percent).
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi outscored HBU, 46-34, in the paint.
- Myles Smith scored 17 points, his 13th game this year in double figures. He tied a season-high with seven assists while adding three steals and four rebounds.
- Irshaad Hunte reached double figures for the fourth time this season, scoring 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. He had a season-high seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
- Perry Francois shot 4-of-6 from the field and finished with eight points, a block and a rebound.
- Peyton Smith scored six points with a team-high four steals. He also added two assists, going 2-for-2 from the field.
- Jashawn Talton-Thomas grabbed five rebounds with four points, an assist and a steal.
- Elijah Schmidt scored four points with two rebounds, a steal and a block.
- Nolan Bertain grabbed five rebounds with an assist and a steal.
- Tony Lewis had three rebounds with two points.
- Jalen White had two points with one rebound and a steal.
- The two programs will meet again on Saturday, March 7, at the American Bank Center in the regular season finale.

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Up Next
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi return to the Island on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to take on McNeese State University at 7 p.m. in the Dugan Wellness Center. The game will be broadcasted live on KDF in Corpus Christi and can also be found on the Islanders Digital Network, powered by AEP Texas. Tickets for the game can be purchased HERE.