CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Will Nelson had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead hot-shooting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a 78-64 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday night.
Johnathan Jordan added 21 points for the Islanders (5-21, 4-10 Southland), who shot 60 percent from the floor and snapped a three-game losing streak. Jordan's six assists gave him a tie for his school's single-season assists record, which he set last year as a freshman.
Roosevelt Johnson led the Lions (10-16, 8-7) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Dre Evans chipped in 14 points, and Jeffery Ricard had 13.
A back-and-forth first half ended with the Islanders taking a 35-30 lead into halftime. A&M never trailed thereafter and led by as many as 17 in the closing minutes.
The Islanders improved to 6-3 in the all-time series against the Lions and avenged a 67-53 loss in Hammond, La., earlier this season.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Southeastern Louisiana (10-16) | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5-21) « | 35 | 43 | 78 |
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| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Johnson, F | 35 | 4-9 | 7-12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| R. Woods, F | 14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| B. Fortenberry, G | 36 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| D. Evans, G | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| J. Ricard, G | 25 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Nelson | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| A. Benton | 20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| O. Ochie | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Campbell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. James | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-41 | 15-23 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 64 | |
| 46.3% | 65.2% | ||||||
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Williamson, F | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Z. Knowles, F | 16 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Francis, F | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Jordan, G | 38 | 8-9 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| H. Ali, G | 25 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Nelson | 32 | 5-7 | 12-14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| J. Currie | 17 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| B. Pye | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| N. Maxey | 15 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Martinez | 5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 26-43 | 20-26 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 78 | |
| 60.5% | 76.9% | ||||||
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