Jan. 21, 2009
Box Score
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got some strong 3-point shooting and defeated Lamar, 89-71, on Wednesday night at the Montagne Center.
A&M-Corpus Christi (10-9, 4-0 Southland) shot 55 percent in the game and fed off a 7-for-12 first-half performance from outside in winning its fourth-straight game. It was Lamar's first home loss this season and snapped its 20-game home court winning streak.
The game put a damper on a strong night for Lamar forward Jay Brown, who tied the school-record for blocks in a game with nine, while scoring eight points and grabbing 12 rebounds. His nine blocks tie B. B. Davis' mark set against UTA in 1980 and match the seventh time a player has altered as many attempts in an Division I game this season.
Lamar (10-7, 1-3 Southland) shot 42 percent and wasn't able to hold an early lead. The Cardinals used a 6-0 run at the midway point of the first half to take a 19-11 lead. The teams traded buckets the next two times down the floor before the Islanders scored seven points in 40 seconds to take a 24-23 advantage with 7:30 left.
An Anthony Miles 3-pointer tied the game at 29 with just over five minutes to play in the half but A&MCC made three treys in an 18-4 run to take a 47-35 lead into the locker room.
A few minutes into the second half Lamar found itself down 55-37 before outscoring A&MCC 18-7 over a 4:12 stretch. The run was capped off by a 6-0 stretch that cut the deficit to 62-55 with 12:41 in the contest.
But the Islanders scored nine unanswered to push their lead back to double-digits at 71-55.
Kenny Dawkins led Lamar in scoring with 17 points and three of the teams' five 3-pointers. Ashton Hall finished with 13 points, while Tristan Worrell had 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting and eight boards.
A&MCC was paced by 23 from Kevin Palmer who was 6-of-11 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the free throw line. Tim Green came off the bench to add 17.
Lamar will return to action on Saturday when it travels to San Marcos, Texas, to face Texas State (8-9, 1-3 SLC). Tip-off at Strahan Coliseum is set for 4 p.m. Central time.
