HAMMOND, La. – Kareem South had a game-high 22 points to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to its sixth-straight win over Southeastern, 67-54, in Southland Conference action Wednesday night in the University Center.

    Senior guard Eddy Polanco had 11 points to lead Southeastern (13-10, 7-3 Southland). Senior forward James Currington added 10 points and five rebounds, while senior guard Joshua Filmore and junior guard Marlain Veal had eight apiece. Senior guard Jabbar Singleton had a team-high six rebounds. The Lions shot 34.5 percent for the game.

    Sean Rhea added 11 points and Joseph Kilgore 10 for Corpus Christi (7-12, 4-5 Southland), which won its third straight overall. The Islanders shot 46 percent from the field and were 14-of-14 from the line, going 10-for-10 in the final minute.

    Corpus Christi led 26-24 at the break. Filmore put Southeastern ahead 29-28 with a 3-pointer at the 17:05 mark of the second half. But Rhea answered with a dunk off an alley-oop from South to put the Islanders ahead for good with 16:53 left. A Kilgore 3 gave Corpus Christi a 48-40 lead with 7:17 remaining. The Lions twice cut the deficit to five, the second time at 53-48 on a 3 by Singleton with 3:24 left, but could get no closer.

    Junior forward Moses Greenwood hooked in a shot to give Southeastern a 7-6 lead at the 15:41 mark of the opening half. The Islanders then went on a 9-0 run to take a 15-7 lead on a jumper by Deion Rhea with 11:59 left.

    Senior forward Jordan Capps scored off a Polanco assist to break a 5:42 scoreless spell for the Lions. Veal and Polanco beat the shot clock with 3s on successive possessions and Polanco added another 3 to tie the game at 18 with 6:14 remaining. A Filmore jumper and two free throws put Southeastern up 24-23 before Myles Smith converted a three-point play with 1:20 left to give Corpus Christi the 26-24 halftime lead.
 
NOTES:
   Southeastern's last win against Corpus Christi came on Jan. 26, 2013, 69-65 in Hammond. The Islanders now lead the series, 11-3.
 
QUOTES:
Southeastern head coach Jay Ladner:
   "First of all, give Corpus Christi credit. I have great respect for (Islanders) coach (Willis) Wilson. They didn't do anything that surprised us. We knew we were going to see a great game plan, a packed line defense. Early on, we strayed from our offensive game plan and by the time we kind of got it going, we were already playing from a deficit. It was just one of these nights that we've had. It kind of reminded me of McNeese (a 71-62 loss earlier this season). We just struggled to get something going." 
 
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