TALLAHASSEE, FL. - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team returns to the road as they take on the Florida State Seminoles on Friday night. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. Central, as the Islanders enter off back-to-back wins and a 2-1 record.
The Islanders and the Seminoles are meeting for the fifth time in program history. Florida State holds a 3-1 series lead all-time, with the Islander's lone win coming in 2004. Corpus Christi is coming off wins in their last two games, at Louisiana and their home opener against Dallas Christian. FSU is coming off a home defeat to No.1-ranked Florida on Tuesday night.
The Islanders are coming off a 102-58 win against Dallas Christian on Tuesday night in their home opener.
Khi Wallace led the Islanders with 18 points, 8-for-10, and seven rebounds off the bench in 14 minutes. The Islanders bench has been dominating opponents this season. They are 15th in the country, scoring 46.3 points per game, and they had 71 against the Crusaders on Tuesday night. Corpus Christi is 28th in the country in rebounding margin, +15.3 per game on the season.
Desmond Kent Jr. and
Daniel Michelini-Jackson are the leading scorers for the Islanders on the season. Michelini-Jackson has started all three games for Corpus Christi, averaging 10 points per game and knocking down six of the team's 13 threes on the season. Kent Jr. is leading the team with 10.3 points per game. He scored in double figures off the bench in the Islanders' first two games at Texas State and at Louisiana.
The Seminoles are coming off an 81-72 defeat at home against Florida on Tuesday night. The Gators have defeated the Noles six straight-games. FSU was led by Sebastian Rancik, who scored 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting.
The game can be seen on ACC Network Extra on Friday night
here, and live stats can be followed during the contest
here.
Game 4 // A&M-Corpus Christi at Florida State
Date: Friday. Nov. 13
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Tallahassee, FL.
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