It’s the first full day of March Madness when a member of the Big 12 takes on a program from the Big Ten on the hardwood in a South Region matchup coming to you from the Yellowhammer State. The 16th-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders take on the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide with the winner advancing to the second round while the loser goes home Thursday afternoon. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 in the First Four in Dayton Tuesday night, covering the line as a three-point favorite. Alabama crunched #18 Texas A&M 82-63 as a five-point favorite in the title game of the SEC Tournament Sunday afternoon. These teams have met just once in their history with Alabama picking up a 76-54 at home on December 22, 2004.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earned the first NCAA Tournament win in school history as they took down Southeast Missouri State in the First Four Tuesday night. The Islanders improved to 24-10 overall and were 14-4 in the Southland Conference during the season. Against Southeast Missouri State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi scored the first six points and led by as many as eight in the opening half before heading to the locker room with a 33-27 halftime lead. The Islanders led by 10 midway through the second half and were up 61-52 with 5:45 remaining only to see the Redhawks storm back. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi saw Southeast Missouri State tie the game at 64 with 3:07 to go before retaking the lead: they didn’t relinquish it the rest of the way. The Islanders shot 38.6% from the field, including four of 18 from three-point range, and cashed in 27 of 35 free throw attempts in the win. Jalen Jackson scored a career-high 22 points whi le pulling down six rebounds to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the win.
On the year, the Islanders are 17th in the nation in scoring offense with 80.2 points per game. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 53rd in rebounding as they pull down 37.1 rebounds per game while they dish out an average of 15.5 assists per game, which is 31st in the country. The Islanders are below average on the defensive end of the floor, ranking 256th in scoring defense by allowing 72.5 points a night. Trevian Tennyson leads the team with 15.6 points per game this season. Isaac Mushila (14.4 points, 9.7 rebounds) and Terrion Murdix (13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists) each average in double figures as well. Ross Williams, Jalen Jackson, De’Lazarus Keys, Jordan Roberts, Owen Dease, Simeon Fryer, Tyrese Nicholson and Jourdyn Grandberry all average solid minutes for coach Steve Lutz. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is shooting 45.5% from the field as a team this season. The Islanders connect on 7.7 three-pointers per contest while shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc as a team. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is stellar at the charity stripe, ranking sixth in the nation by converting 78.9% of their attempts as a team.
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