Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Texas A&M-CC knocks off Stephen F. Austin 71-63
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Ehab Amin scored 22 points, Rashawn Thomas added 20, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi knocked off Southland Conference leader Stephen F. Austin 71-63 on Saturday.
Texas A&M-CC (13-11, 8-4) dealt Stephen F. Austin its first conference loss of the season (20-4, 10-1) and ended the Lumberjacks' 19-game winning streak.
The Islanders trailed much of the first half, but closed on a 22-5 run and led 35-25 at the break.
Stephen F. Austin trimmed the deficit to two by scoring the first eight points of the second half, but then went scoreless for 7:38 as the Islanders built their lead back up to 47-33 with 11:26 to go. SFA chipped away again, and Ty Charles' 3-pointer made it 59-55 with 4:56 left.
But Amin responded with a 3-pointer, then the Islanders made eight straight free throws in the last two minutes to preserve the win.
Thomas Walkup paced SFA with 25 points while Charles had 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jason Simank
- Kelly Hunt
- Raymond Shipps
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |

