Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tops St. Edward's 75-66 Eds: APNewsNow. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, St. Edward's 66.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Justin Reynolds had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off St. Edward's 75-66 Saturday night.

Three other players finished in double figures for the Islanders (3-2). Terence Jones scored 16, Kevin Palmer 15 and Horace Bond 10.

Jeff Miner had 23 points for the Hilltopers (0-3), who rallied to briefly take the lead in the second half after trailing 37-22 at intermission.

St. Edward's used a 16-2 run to pull within one point with 10:31 remaining, then took a 56-55 lead with 7:37 to go. Corpus Christi, though, regained the lead on two free throws by Reynolds and never trailed again.

The Islanders committed 19 turnovers, but overcame their miscues by shooting 52.6 percent and outrebounding the Hilltopers 36-29.

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