Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
92 - 87
Texas A&M-CC secures last tourney slot with 92-87 victory
Going into the last game there were three teams vying for the No. 8 and final seed in the tournament. The Islanders (11-17, 8-10) survived to play another day and will see tournament action on Wednesday in Katy, Texas.
Texas A&M-CC was behind 39-34 at the break but had a 76-73 lead after Kareem South drained consecutive 3-pointers with 4:45 remaining. Houston Baptist stayed close and trailed 85-84 with less than a minute to go after scoring six unanswered points. David Bloom made two free throws and Kilgore followed with the dunk and three free throws to secure the win.
Kilgore was 10 of 27 from the floor while making 15 of 22 free throws. Myles Smith added 21 points, with Sean Rhea contributing 12 and South with 11.
David Caraher had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Houston Baptist (6-25, 2-16) which finished the season with five straight losses.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 92 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Houston Baptist Offensive Rebound. | 92 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | David Caraher missed Three Point Jumper. | 92 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:04 | David Caraher Defensive Rebound. | 92 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Joseph Kilgore missed Free Throw. | 92 - 87 |
Statistics
 AMCC |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 28-60 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 23-35 | FT | 22-41 |
| 66 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 30 | Fouls | 23 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 842 | 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 |