The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (23-10, 16-4 Southland) face off against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (19-16, 14-8 OVC) Tuesday at University of Dayton Arena in the NCAA Tournament First Four.
Southeast Missouri State defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 89-82 in overtime at Ford Center on March 4 in the Ohio Valley Conference Tourney Championship, their fourth win in a row. Chris Harris was the standout player with 26 points and six rebounds.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won their fourth in a row in the Southland Conference Tourney Championship on Wednesday at The Legacy Center, beating the Northwestern State Demons 75-71. Jalen Jackson topped the scoresheet with 17 points. With 16 points and seven rebounds, Owen Dease also impressed.
Phillip Russell is averaging 18.2 points per game to lead the Redhawks in scoring this season. Russell also has dished 5.0 assists per game. Meanwhile, Josh Earley is grabbing 5.0 rebounds. Trevian Tennyson (15.7 ppg) and Isaac Mushila (14.4) have powered the Islanders’ offense.
Mushila also has posted 9.7 rebounds per game. Terrion Murdix has distributed 5.3 assists per game. The Islanders are averaging 80.4 points per game, ranking as one of the most explosive offenses in the country (17th).
In the last 10 games, Southeast Missouri State is 6-4 with an average margin of +1.6 (79.6-78.0). Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has gone 9-1 over the last 10, scoring 80.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 70.1 (+10.0 margin).
REDHAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Chris Harris: 29.6 | 22.0 | +7.6
Adam Larson: 3.2 | 6.8 | -3.6
Points per game:
Chris Harris: 20.2 | 15.4 | +4.8
Rebounds per game:
Chris Harris: 7.0 | 4.7 | +2.3
Assists per game:
Aquan Smart: 2.8 | 2.2 | +0.6
ISLANDERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
De’Lazarus Keys: 17.8 | 13.0 | +4.8
Ross Williams: 8.0 | 13.1 | -5.1
Points per game:
Jalen Jackson: 9.0 | 7.0 | +2.0
Ross Williams: 6.4 | 9.7 | -3.3
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Texas A&M CC -3.5 (-110)
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