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
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
Lamar | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
Northwestern State | 2-0 | - | 5-6 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Incarnate Word | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
Houston Christian | 1-1 | 1 | 4-9 |
McNeese | 0-0 | 1 | 6-5 |
SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
New Orleans | 0-1 | 1.5 | 2-9 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
East Texas A&M | 0-2 | 2 | 2-11 |