CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – In its non-conference finale, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program welcomes Our Lady of the Lake for a 4 p.m. tip Wednesday in the Dugan Wellness Center.
It will be the first game in eight days for the Islanders (6-6) who last played on Dec. 20 at Oklahoma State. A&M-Corpus Christi fell 81-58 but outscored the Cowboys 38-37 in the second half. Graduate
Ross Williams netted a team-high 19 points and was 5-of-11 from beyond-the-arc.
A&M-Corpus Christi is a perfect 5-0 at home this year with every win by at least 18 points. The program is 216-106 all-time at home.
A&M-Corpus Christi is coming off a stretch of six games away from home in its last eight. It included 20 days between home games.
In their last home game, the Islanders posted a lopsided 104-69 win over Schreiner on Education Day. A&M-Corpus Christi welcomed students from Zavala Elementary, Crockett Elementary, Gibson Elementary, Evans Elementary and West Oso Elementary.
A&M-Corpus Christi ranks 13th in the nation in steals per game (10.2), 14th in turnovers forced per game (18.3), 15th in free throw percentage (.772) and 18th in bench points per game (31.5). Individually, senior
Isaac Mushila is seventh in offensive rebounds per game (4.0) and 21st in double-doubles (5).
Mushila is one of four Islanders averaging in double-figure scoring along with senior
Trevian Tennyson (12.3 ppg), graduate
Ross Williams (11.1 ppg) and senior
Terrion Murdix (10.5 ppg).
Murdix ranks second in the league in steals (2.2 spg) and assist:turnover ratio (2.5) and is top-five in assists (3.9 apg).
Our Lady of the Lake (7-6) is coming off an 84-82 win over Louisiana College. OLLU is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member that competes in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC).
A&M-Corpus Christi will begin conference play on the road when it travels to Northwestern State for a 2:30 p.m. game Saturday.
NOTES
- The Islanders are 6-0 all-time against Our Lady of the Lake, most recently with a 99-72 win on Dec. 19, 2020.
- The Islanders are 7-0 against non-Division I opponents under head coach
Steve Lutz.
- The Islanders are 8-4 in the month of December under Lutz in two seasons. Their only losses are against Power Five schools Minnesota, Notre Dame, Arizona and Oklahoma State all on the road.
- In two seasons under Lutz, the Islanders are 12-0 when they shoot over 50 percent from the field and 20-1 when the opposition scores below 70 points. This season, the team is 4-0 when they shoot above 33 percent from three-point range.
- The Islanders rank first in the Southland Conference in free throw percentage (.772), defensive rebounding (24.3 drpg) and assist:turnover ratio (1.2). Mushila is the league's leading rebounder with 9.8 per game and nearly averages a double-double with 14.8 points per game.
- Mushila was named to the Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award Watch List, presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball. Mushila was the only player from the Southland Conference on the list.
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