CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - DeMarcus Gatlin had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Sam Houston State rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final six minutes to defeat Texas A&M Corpus Christi 55-51 Saturday.
Gatlin's three-point play with 57 seconds left put the Bearkats (12-9, 5-4 Southland) ahead 51-50 and Darius Gatson hit four straight free throws in the final minute to seal it.
Johnathan Jordan had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Corpus Christi (2-17, 1-8).
Gatlin scored the first seven points of the second half to help Sam Houston State pull within 28-27. The game was tied 31-31 when Corpus Christi pulled back ahead, taking a 44-36 lead on Jordan's 3-pointer with 5:59 remaining.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Bearkats and gave them a season sweep of the Islanders. In the previous meeting, Sam Houston State also rallied with a late 10-2 run to win 61-57.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Sam Houston State (12-9) « | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-17) | 28 | 23 | 51 |
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| Sam Houston State Bearkats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Thomas, F | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Holyfield, F | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Gatlin, G | 30 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| D. Gatson, G | 30 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| P. Baxter, G | 27 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. McKinney | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| N. Mason | 17 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| T. Motley | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| A. Harwell | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. McKay | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Bond | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17-50 | 18-21 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 55 | |
| 34% | 85.7% | ||||||
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Nelson, F | 34 | 2-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Francis, F | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Jordan, G | 38 | 6-12 | 5-8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| J. King, G | 27 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| H. Ali, G | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| Z. Knowles | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Currie | 17 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| B. Pye | 11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| N. Maxey | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Martinez | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 18-48 | 10-14 | 33 | 13 | 21 | 51 | |
| 37.5% | 71.4% | ||||||
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