Islanders Men's basketball falls to Lamar

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Story Headlines 
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men's basketball team fell to Lamar University, 63-58, on Saturday afternoon at the American Bank Center.
- The Islanders fall to 11-16 overall and 6-8 in Southland action. The Cardinals improved to 16-12 overall and 9-6 in league play.
- Emmanuel Toney hit three three-pointers and finished with a team-high 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting. He was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line and added three assists and a steal.
- Trailing by 11 with 1:14 to play, A&M-Corpus Christi went on a quick 8-0 run to pull to within three with 31 seconds to play. But Lamar hit four free throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory.

Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders shot 43.2 percent from the field (19-for-44) and hit 14-of-19 attempts at the free throw line (73.7 percent).
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held a 20-16 advantage in points in the paint and tied the Cardinals in rebounding at 30-30.
- The Islanders outscored the Cardinals, 36-34, in the second half.
- Kareem South scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting. He made three three-pointers and hit both of his free throw attempts. He also had five assists and two steals.
- Irshaad Hunte started and scored 12 points with a team-high seven rebounds. He blocked two shots and had a pair of steals while going 5-for-8 from the field.
- Jashawn Talton had eight points, two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 24 minutes.
- Kyle Brown had four rebounds, two points and two assists in 22 minutes of action.
- Elijah Schmidt had four points and four rebounds, going 2-for-2 from the field. He had an assist, a block and a steal.
- Peyton Smith tied a career-high with 13 minutes of action. He tied for the team-high with three assists and had no turnovers while grabbing one rebound.

Islander Notables
- South has now scored in double figures 16 times this year and 50 times in his career ... Toney has now scored in double-figures 10 times this year and 11 times in his career ... Saturday marked Hunte's fifth game in double figures this year ... the Islanders have tied or outrebounded their opponents 26 times this season.

Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will host Abilene Christian on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at the American Bank Center.