A&M-Corpus Christi Goes Cold against UNO

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A tough shooting night from both the field and free throw line was too much for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program to overcome in a 79-70 final against New Orleans on Thursday in the Dugan Wellness Center.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi (16-7, 3-3 SLC) shot .328 from the floor and .614 from the free throw line. The Islanders entered the night shooting .459 from the field and .749 from the charity stripe including .803 in conference.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi garnered a pair of big performances off the bench as junior Trevian Tennyson scored a team-high 15 points and junior Jalen Jackson added 14. The Islanders outscored UNO (13-8, 6-0 SLC) by a wide 37-13 margin in bench scoring.
 
Junior Isaac Mushila tallied a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds. He helped the Islanders outrebound the Privateers 40-38. It led to a 15-6 edge in second chance points.
 
Derek St. Hilaire, the league's leading scorer, finished with 25 points for the Privateers. Troy Green ended with 13 points and Tyson Jackson 11.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi led 10-8 early after a three-pointer by senior Myles Smith. The game was tied 16-16 midway through the half after a bucket by Jackson when UNO went on a 6-0 run to go up 22-16 with 6:37 left.

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The Privateers extended their lead to 29-19 late in the half and were still in front 31-22 at the intermission after a free throw by Mushila.
 
UNO quickly pushed its advantage up to 39-24 early in the second.
 
A three-pointer and two free throws by Jackson cut it to 60-52 with 8:49 to go. However, the Islanders never got closer than that. They still trailed 70-62 after a lay-up by junior Terrion Murdix with 3:11 remaining, but the Privateers got timely buckets and made free throws down the stretch.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi will have Saturday off from competition before returning to the court next Thursday for a rematch with the Privateers in New Orleans. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
NOTES
- The Islanders are now 8-2 at home this year and 209-103 all-time at home.
 
- Mushila entered the game ranked 21st in the country in rebounding with 9.5 per outing and will see his average go up. He recorded his ninth double-double and fourth in the last five games. It was also his 19th double-figure scoring game and 10th double-digit rebounding performance of the year.
 
- Tennyson continued his streak of hitting a three-pointer in every game this year. He was 3-of-8 from long range and notched his 13th double-figure scoring game and third in a row.
 
- Jackson turned in his sixth double-figure scoring game of the year and his highest scoring total in conference play. He was 4-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
 
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