Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at Alabama Crimson Tide

· Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

24-11, 7-7 Away

Final
75 - 96

Alabama Crimson Tide

30-5, 15-0 Home

No. 1 seed Alabama rolls past Texas A&M-CC; Miller scoreless

The Crimson Tide (30-5) set aside their off-court distractions and buried 10 first-half 3s in a predictably easy win over the 16th-seeded Islanders (24-11) at Legacy Arena, less than an hour from campus.

Miller, the All-American who has been beset by questions about his presence at the scene of a fatal shooting, sat out the final 14 minutes and missed all five field goal attempts. His previous low was eight points against Houston on Dec. 10.

Miller hasn't been accused of any crime in the shooting, which led to capital murder charges against then-teammate Darius Miles and another man.

Alabama didn't need the 6-foot-9 freshman to have a big game to advance to play eighth-seeded Maryland on Saturday in the South Region. The Tide coasted after leading 54-34 by the half.

Nick Pringle, a junior college transfer who came in averaging 3 points a game, scored 17 and had a season-high 13 rebounds. Mark Sears made three 3s in a 58-second span of the first half and scored 15 points. Jahvon Quinerly scored 13 and Nimari Burnett had 11.

Noah Clowney scored all 10 of his points in the first five-plus minutes, including three 3s.

Trevian Tennyson led the Islanders with 20 points. Isaach Mushula scored 16 and Owen Dease 14. The Islanders have never beaten a ranked team.

Coach Steve Lutz has lifted the Islanders to two straight NCAA Tournaments since taking over a team that had gone 5-19 the year before his arrival.

The Islanders were without Terrion Murdix (left knee injury), the Southland League defensive player of the year.

BIG PICTURE

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: Advanced with its first tourney win in a play-in game against Southeast Missouri State.

Alabama: Made 8 of 11 3s early and 15 of 33 (45.5%) in the game. Got to play in an arena full of crimson-and-white against the big underdogs.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00	End of Game	75 - 96
2nd 0:00	End of 2nd half	75 - 96
2nd 0:00	Ross Williams made Three Point Jumper.	75 - 96
2nd 0:08	Nick Pringle made Dunk.	72 - 96
2nd 0:18	Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.	72 - 94

Statistics

AMCC		ALA
26-75	FG	33-70
35	Field Goal %	47
7-20	3PT	15-33
35	Three Point %	45
16-18	FT	15-23
89	Free Throw %	65
44	Rebounds	48
17	Offensive Rebounds	15
27	Defensive Rebounds	33
8	Assists	21
4	Steals	4
3	Blocks	8
6	Turnovers	8
0	Team Turnovers	0
6	Total Turnovers	8
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Off Turnovers	9
13	Fast Break Points	15
28	Points in Paint	36
18	Fouls	18
0	Largest Lead	24

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 15,126 | 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
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 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Florida	16-2	-	27-8
Arkansas	13-5	3	28-9
Alabama	13-5	3	25-10
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-9
Tennessee	11-7	5	25-12
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-12
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Kentucky	10-8	6	22-14
Missouri	10-8	6	20-13
Texas	9-9	7	21-15
Oklahoma	7-11	9	20-15
Auburn	7-11	9	20-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17

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