Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 on Tuesday night to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 4 of 4 at the free-throw line in the final 15 seconds to ice the game and help the Islanders advance to play top-seeded Alabama in the South Region.The 16th-seeded Islanders , winners of the Southland Conference, returned to the First Four for a second straight season and led for all but 23 seconds.
Southeast Missouri State erased a 10-point deficit and tied it at 64 when Chris Harris made both free throws with 3:07 left. Trevian Tennyson scooped in a layup off the glass to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi a 72-69 lead with 22 seconds left, but Phillip Russell drove for a layup on the other end to bring the Redhawks within one.
Jalen Jackson, who scored a game-high 22 points, goes up for a shot as Nate Johnson defends during Texas A&M-CC’s 75-71 win over Southeast Missouri State.Jalen Jackson made two foul shots with 14 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 74-71, and Russell came up short on a good look at a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds to go.Jackson led the Islanders with 22 points, going 14 of 18 at the free-throw line.
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