SE Louisiana visits Texas A&M-CC after Murdix's 21-point game

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

SE Louisiana Lions (8-8, 2-1 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders (10-6, 3-0 Southland)

Corpus Christi, Texas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC plays the SE Louisiana Lions after Terrion Murdix scored 21 points in Texas A&M-CC's 80-71 victory against the Incarnate Word Cardinals.

The Islanders are 7-0 in home games. Texas A&M-CC ranks fifth in the Southland with 9.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Isaac Mushila averaging 3.4.

The Lions are 2-1 against Southland opponents. SE Louisiana is seventh in the Southland allowing 76.2 points while holding opponents to 45.8% shooting.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ross Williams is shooting 44.8% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Islanders, while averaging 11.1 points. Mushila is averaging 13.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games for Texas A&M-CC.

Boogie Anderson is shooting 48.6% and averaging 12.1 points for the Lions. Matthew Strange is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for SE Louisiana.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 6-4, averaging 79.6 points, 31.6 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 9.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.

Lions: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 31.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.