Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at Abilene Christian Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 78
Abilene Christian holds off Texas A&M-CC 78-71
B.J. Maxwell scored 16 points and Jaylen Franklin dished six assists for the Wildcats (18-4, 7-2 Southland Conference), who made 12 of 24 3-pointers and scored 25 points off of 19 Inslanders' turnovers.
The Wildcats extended a 40-33 halftime lead to 17, 61-44 on Ricks' free throw, but Tony Lewis' 3-pointer sparked a 16-0 run for a 64-63 Islanders' lead with 6:08 to play. Hayden Farquhar made a go-ahead free throw and the Wildcats' pulled ahead by five before the Islanders closed to 72-71 on Lewis' jumper with 54 seconds left.
Jaren Lewis hit a jumper and the Wildcats scored four free throws in the final 20 seconds to seal it.
Tre Gray and Kareem South scored 16 apiece and Irshaad Hunte added 15 for the Islanders (9-11, 4-3), whose bench outscored Abilene Christian's 42-19.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kareem South missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Payten Ricks made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Payten Ricks made Free Throw. | 71 - 77 |
Statistics
 AMCC |
 ACU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-46 | FG | 25-59 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 19-24 | FT | 16-21 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Abilene, TX
Attendance: 1,301 | 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 |
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |