Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi's Jalen Jackson shoots against Southeast Missouri State's Phillip Russell during the first half of a First Four college basketball game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Dayton, Ohio. – Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as 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.
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. 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. Ross Williams added 13 points, Tennyson scored 12 and De’Lazarus Keys pulled down 10 rebounds.Harris scored 23 points before fouling out for No. 16 seed Southeast Missouri State, the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion.
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