Richardson Breaks School Field Goal Percentage Record in Loss to SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – In a night that was highlighted by bench contributions, junior Kerry Richardson broke the school record for single-game field goal percentage in an 80-68 defeat for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program against Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
 
Richardson was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor, which broke the previous record of 7-for-7 set three times. He registered a career-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds, three steals and a block.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi (3-14, 0-8 SLC) outscored SFA (12-3, 8-1 SLC) off the bench 53-14.
 
Another career-high came from freshman Eden Davis who registered 11 points. Eight different Islanders came off the bench to score.
 
Most of the bench scoring game in the second half where A&M-Corpus Christi shot .600 (15-25). Though, the Islanders dug themselves a deep hole early and trailed by 29 in the second half before making a run late.
 
The Lumberjacks were guided by Gavin Kensmil who finished with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. SFA shot .552 (32-58) from the field in the game.
 
The Lumberjacks built an 11-0 lead early after forcing five turnovers in the first five minutes. The Islanders got on the board with a put-back by senior Perry Francois, but SFA kept its foot on the pedal and extended the edge to 36-10 at the 5:36 mark.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi created some offense near the end of the first half and the Lumberjacks called timeout after Richardson threw down a fast-break dunk to make it a 40-19 game with 3:46 remaining. Though, SFA still lead 49-28 at the intermission.
 
The Lumberjacks scored the first six points of the second half to carry a 55-28 advantage with 16:52 remaining.
 
A lot of A&M-Corpus Christi's scoring came late. An 8-0 run trimmed the deficit to 73-55, and the Islanders finished the game on a 7-0 spurt, which included a three-pointer by junior Javae Lampkins.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi will remain on the road Saturday when they travel to Abilene Christian for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
 
NOTES
- It was SFA's first home win against the Islanders in the last three tries after A&M-Corpus Christi won in Nacogdoches in back-to-back years.
 
- Richardson's historic night came after his previous career-high was six points coming in. He broke the school record 7-for-7 field goal percentage, last done by Jelanie Currie on Dec. 20, 2014 at Cal State Northridge. The other two Islanders to do it were Rashawn Thomas in 2013-14 and Josh Ervin in 2005-06.
 
- Richardson became the seventh different Islander this year to score at least 20 points in a game.
 
- Davis upped his career-high from eight points set at UNO on Jan. 20. His three made field goals and four made free throws were also career-bests.
 
- Head coach Willis Wilson carries a 90-78 record against Southland Conference opponents. He's won 141 games overall since arriving at The Island University and is the program's career leader in coaching victories.
 
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