Islanders Continue Road Trip at SHSU Wednesday on ESPN+

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Playing its second of a three-game road trip to conclude the regular season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program will ride to Sam Houston for a 6:30 p.m. tip Wednesday at Johnson Coliseum on ESPN+.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi (4-18, 1-12 SLC) will look to bounce back from a 66-47 defeat at Lamar on Monday where freshman Lado Laku came off the bench to score a career-high nine points. He was three-for-three from the field.
 
The Islanders will look to even the season series against Sam Houston after dropping a tight 75-70 decision at home on Jan. 27. The game was tied 64-64 with 4:08 left when SHSU hit a pair of free throws and a three-pointer to go up five with 2:10 remaining. A&M-Corpus Christi, which overcame a 12-point deficit, battled until the end but just couldn't get back in front in the closing minutes. Junior Simeon Fryer came off the bench to net 22 points.
 
The Islanders have used a balanced scoring attack as seven different student-athletes average at least 7.7 points per game.
 
Sophomore Jalen White leads the team with 11.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game on the season. He's recorded at least 20 points and seven rebounds in three of the last four games. White has a pair of double-doubles on the year.
 
Senior Nolan Bertain ranks second in the Southland Conference in three-point percentage (.417). He's made at least three long-range shots in eight games this year.
 
Junior De'Lazarus Keys is the team's leading rebounder with 6.8 per game. Keys, who missed the entire non-conference slate due to injury, is second on the team in scoring with 9.1 points per outing.
 
SHSU (18-7, 12-2 SLC) is coming off an 83-70 road win at Houston Baptist. The Bearkats have won five of their last six games including a 97-57 victory over Central Arkansas in their last home game.
 
The Bearkats are 11-0 at home this year.
 
Zach Nutall is one of the league's top scorers with 19.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Demarkus Lampley is also a threat with 14.8 points per outing. Lampley scored 21 points and Nutall 18 points in the first meeting between the two teams this season.
 
In addition to ESPN+, the game can be heard live for free on NewsTalk K-E-Y-S 1440 AM/98.7 FM with Steven King on the call.
 
NOTES
- Seven different Islanders have scored 20 points in a game this year. Junior Kerry Richardson submitted a career-high 20 points at Stephen F. Austin and broke the school record for single-game field goal percentage with an 8-for-8 mark.
 
- Senior Perry Francois ranks seventh in the SLC in blocks with 1.0 per game. He averages 7.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and is shooting a team-high .591 from the field, including .529 in conference.
 
- Before A&M-Corpus Christi's final home game against UNO on Feb. 24, the Islanders honored five student-athletes on Senior Night. They distinguished Javae Lampkins, Myles Smith, Perry Francois, Peyton Smith and Nolan Bertain. All five are on pace to graduate with degrees this spring.
 
- Head coach Willis Wilson carries a 91-82 record against Southland Conference opponents. He's has won 142 games overall since arriving at The Island University and is the program's career leader in coaching victories.
 
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