Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
1 | 2 | T | |
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HOWPAY | 12 | 22 | 34 |
AMCC | 43 | 38 | 81 |
Texas A&M-CC routs Howard Payne in season opener, 81-34
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Tre Gray scored 15 points and Irshaad Hunte added 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi routed Division III Howard Payne, 81-34 in its season opener Wednesday night.
Timothy Aguero collected a steal and scored on a fast break to score the first points and put the Yellow Jackets up, but Texas A&M-CC responded with a 16-0 run to put the game out of reach five minutes in. Grey hit a 3 with :13 seconds left to give the Islanders a 31-point lead, 43-12 at intermission.
Texas A&M-CC hit 29 of 67 shots from the field (43.3 percent) but was just 5 of 21 from beyond the arc and 0-9 from distance in the second half.
Kareem South had 13 points for the Islanders.
Howard Payne was held to 13 of 57 from the floor (22.8 percent), including 5 of 24 from deep. Talen Davis led the Yellow Jackets with seven points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ross Cullins
- Steven Chiara
- Bradley Yorkovich
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |