Friday, December 23, 2011

Bethune-Cookman downs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 61-52

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Texas A&M–Corpus Christi men's basketball team was unable to overcome an early second-half surge by Bethune–Cookman on Thursday afternoon, falling 61-52 at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic at the Orleans Arena.

The Islanders trailed just 30-28 at halftime, but Bethune-Cookman hit three 3-pointers in the first four minutes of the second half to jump out to a double-digit lead and never look back.

The Islanders (1-9) play Kennesaw State (2-9) at 2 p.m. Friday at Orleans Arena. Kennesaw State lost to Tennessee Tech 81-68 on Thursday.

Bethune-Cookman (4-8), which plays Tennessee Tech at 4 p.m. Friday, had only one win over a Division I opponent before beating the Islanders.

Chris Hawkins-Mast led A&M-Corpus Christi with 15 points to go along with his eight rebounds. James King scored a career-high 10 points, but was the only other Islanders player to reach double digits. King played a career-high 25 minutes, shattering his old mark of five minutes against Missouri State.

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