Scores

Final

Sam Houston St 55

(12-9, 5-4 Southland)

Texas A&M-CC 51

(2-17, 1-8 Southland)

2:00 PM ET, February 2, 2013

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX

1 2 T
SHSU 20 3555
AMCC 28 2351

Top Performers

Sam Houston State: D. Gatlin 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Texas A&M-CC: J. Jordan 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Sam Houston St. 55, Texas A&,M-CC 51

Associated Press

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- 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.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SHSU
AMCC
Points 55 51
FG Made-Attempted 17-50 (.340) 18-48 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 3-16 (.188) 5-17 (.294)
FT Made-Attempted 18-21 (.857) 10-14 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 10

Game Leaders

 
SHSU
AMCC
PointsD. Gatlin 15J. Jordan 17
ReboundsD. Gatlin 10J. Jordan 11
AssistsP. Baxter 3J. Jordan 4
StealsP. Baxter 1W. Nelson 2
BlocksD. Gatlin 1Z. Knowles 1
Team Stats: Sam Houston State | Texas A&M-CC

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 4, 2013 @SHSU 61, AMCC 57Recap
» Feb 2, 2013 SHSU 55, @AMCC 51Recap

Next 5 Games

SHSU
AMCC
02/07 MCNS 8:45pm
02/09 LAM 4:45pm
02/14 @ORU 8:30pm
02/16 @CARK 5:15pm
02/20 SFA 8:45pm
 02/07 LAM 8:30pm
02/09 MCNS 8:00pm
02/14 @CARK 9:00pm
02/16 @ORU 8:30pm
02/19 NWST 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Sam Houston State | Texas A&M-CC

Southland Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Stephen F. Austin16-227-4
Northwestern State15-323-8
Oral Roberts13-518-14
Sam Houston State8-1017-17
McNeese State7-1114-17
Central Arkansas7-1113-17
Southeastern Louisiana10-813-18
Nicholls State8-109-21
Texas A&M-CC5-136-23
Lamar1-173-28
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