Men’s Hoops: Scouting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (1-0) vs. TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ISLANDERS (1-1)
Place/Time: Welsh-Ryan Arena/Today, 7:00 PM
Last NU win vs. Texas A&M Corpus-Christi: Feb. 14, 2005 at Welsh-Ryan Arena, 59-51.
NU Player to Watch: John Shurna. After scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in an exhibition game against Robert Morris (Ill.) College, the freshman forward scored six points and did not have a rebound in the season opener against Central Arkansas.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Player to Watch: Justin Reynolds is the team’s top returning scorer and is aveaging 9.5 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game. He had eight points and five boards against Illinois on Sunday.
NU wins if: the Wildcats keep pressure on the Islanders defensively and dictate the pace of play by creating turnovers.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi wins if: the Islanders can crash the boards and force the Cats to pay more attention to rebounding than to their pressure defense.
AT THE BUZZER: Senior Craig Moore’s two 3-point makes in Sunday’s game tied him for the all-time lead in school history with Vedran Vukusic. Moore has made 212 3-point field goals in his career. Vukusic still leads Moore by 25 attempts in the school record book.
Daily prediction: NU 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 52
