Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at Lamar Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 79
Garth scores 22, Lamar beats Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-76
Joey Frenchwood had 12 points and a season-high tying nine assists for Lamar (17-11, 9-6 Southland Conference). The Cardinals have won four of their last five games.
Frenchwood hit a 3 to give Lamar its first lead during a 16-6 run that made it 49-46 when Weisbrod made a layup with about 13 minutes to play. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Joseph Kilgore converted a 3-point play to make it 51-all, but Garth answered with a 3-pointer that sparked a 10-3 spurt and the Cardinals led the rest of the way. Myles Smith made a jumper to trim the Islanders' deficit to 65-63, but Lamar made 6 of 8 from the field in the last five-plus minutes to seal it.
Kareem South led Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8-16, 5-9 Southland Conference) with a career-high 26 points. Smith, a freshman, finished with a season-high 19 points and Kilgore scored 18.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Joey Frenchwood made Free Throw. | 74 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Joey Frenchwood made Free Throw. | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Kareem South Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Zjori Bosha missed Free Throw. | 72 - 77 |
Statistics
 AMCC |
 LAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 30-56 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-13 | FT | 12-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,953 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |