Game: Lamar Cardinals vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Location: American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX
TV: ESPN+
American Bank Center is where the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (13-12) will meet the Lamar Cardinals (12-13) on Saturday.
The Lamar Cardinals took the court against Northwestern State and took a loss by a final of 70-68 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Cardinals finished with 19 and Northwestern State racked up 14 personal fouls. They buried 7 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. Northwestern State ended up shooting 65.0% from the free throw line by converting 13 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Northwestern State collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn’t able to record a rejection. Northwestern State earned 19 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Lamar allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cardinals knocked down 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Lamar finished the contest with a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 56) and made 6 of 16 shots from beyond the arc.
Rob Lee Jr. is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and pulled down 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor and earned 2 assists.
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Lamar will take the court with a record of 12-13 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Lamar is pulling in 37.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 380 dimes for the campaign, which is 106th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cardinals are connecting on 34.8% on 3-pointers (183 of 526) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.1 pts per game (278th in the nation) while shooting 43.8% from the floor.
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On defense, the Cardinals have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 fouls. They concede 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 60th in college in opponents points per game (68.8). The Cardinals are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (581 of 1,340) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 165th in college hoops in giving up assists with 326 surrendered for the season.
For their last game, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders went home defeated by a final of 84-78 when they played New Orleans. In regard to cleaning the glass, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi permitted New Orleans to pull down 38 in total (6 offensive). They shot 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 2 out of 9 and finished the game at 42 of 56 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Islanders allowed New Orleans to convert 20 out of 46 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for this game. When the game finished, the Islanders went 24 out of 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.5%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi buried 4 of 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to bury 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.3%. New Orleans committed 25 fouls for the matchup which took the Islanders to the charity stripe for a total of 37 shots. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Islanders were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game.
Sheldon Williams was important for the Islanders for the game. He made 7 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood, but didn’t record an assist.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has a win-loss mark of 13-12 this year. The Islanders are committing 20.6 fouls every game while shooting 67.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per game (224th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has scored 1,835 points on the year (73.4 per game) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Islanders are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 189th in college.
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense gives up 30.1% on three-point shots (145 of 481) and opponents are connecting on 70.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.3 assists and 32.9 rebounds per contest, which is 37th and 90th in D-1. The Islanders on the defensive side of the court are 50th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (106th in the country).
Who will win tonight’s NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take Lamar
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