Houston Christian Huskies at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 84
Texas A&M-CC beats Houston Baptist, gets tourney berth
Houston Baptist led 78-77 on Qon Murphy's layup with 1:54 left before Lewis hit his jumper. Elijah Schmidt's 3-pointer on the next possession put the Islanders up 81-78 and Jordan Hairston and Irshaad Hunte combined for three free throws from there.
Hairston made 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Myles Smith had 18 with five assists for the Islanders (14-17, 10-10), whose tournament seeding remains to be determined. Schmidt scored 12 points.
The Islanders forced a season-high 23 turnovers and scored a season-high 42 first-half points.
Jalon Gates hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Huskies (4-25, 4-16), who made a season high 13 of 20 3s (65%) but finished last in conference standings. Ian DuBose added 17 points to move into eighth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,446 career points. Murphy hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
The Islanders evened the season series against the Huskies with the win. Houston Baptist defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82-77 on Feb. 1.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Irshaad Hunte Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Irshaad Hunte Block. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ian DuBose missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ian DuBose Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 AMCC |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 32-64 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-20 | 3PT | 10-21 |
| 65 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 11-14 | FT | 10-12 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 35 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Attendance: 1,637 | 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 |