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Texas Southern outlasts Texas A&M-CC 76-67 in First Four

AP
Mar 15, 2022

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Bryson Etienne scored 21 points and Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67 on Tuesday night in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers earned their third NCAA Tournament win in five seasons and will play top-seeded Kansas in the Midwest first round.

''I feel like anybody can go to any big school,'' Etienne said. ''We're men just like them. We put our shoes on like them, pants, shirt. It's March Madness, so madness can happen.''

PJ Henry hit a go-ahead free throw to highlight a 7-0 run in which Texas Southern (19-12) took the lead and never surrendered. He finished with 14 points and shot 10 of 13 at the free throw line.

''One of the things we talked about was playing extremely hard every second, every play,'' Texas Southern coach Johnny Jones said. ''It took that against that team to be able to finish down the stretch.''

John Walker III added 16 points. Brison Gresham grabbed 13 rebounds and scored six points as the First Four returned to the University of Dayton Arena for the first time in three seasons.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-12) led by as many as eight points in the opening period and four in the second half. The Islanders' season ended after they won the Southland Conference tournament Saturday.

''We weren't going to be able to finish things at the rim because they've got really good shot blockers,'' Texas A&M-Corpus Christi coach Steve Lutz said. ''At times we did that, but at times we really didn't make good decisions at the rim.''

Trevian Tennyson led the Islanders with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting while Simeon Fryer scored 12 and Terrion Murdix added 10.

The Tigers led 32-30 at halftime after trailing for over 10 minutes in the first half. Both teams shot below 40% from the field in the opening period, combining for 15 turnovers and seven steals.

LATE DEFENSE

Texas Southern held the advantage on the glass 45-37, including a commanding 25-13 edge in the second half.

The Islanders made just one of their last 11 shots as the Tigers held them to seven points in the final 6:04. Beginning the second half 5 of 7 from 3-point range, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 1 of 8 in the final 8:58.

Gresham, who transferred last offseason from Houston, grabbed his most rebounds in 14 games.

''He came in with zero ego and has shown a great deal of leadership with their basketball team and he's a very impactful player defensively,'' Jones said. ''He's one of those guys that gives you what is needed.''

HOT SECOND HALVES

Etienne scored his most points in 17 games and 13 of those came in the second half.

Henry had 12 in the same span. Texas Southern ramped things up and shot 44% in the second half after beginning 40% from the field.

''Any time we come out, we just try to play hard,'' Etienne said. ''We know guys are going to try to play hard against us, so we just try to prepare for that and exceed their energy.''

BIG PICTURE

Texas A&M-CC: The Islanders shot 47.4% at the free throw line. They entered with a season average of 74.4% there.

''It wasn't our night,'' Lutz said. ''We missed a lot of shots and free throws we normally make.''

Texas Southern: The Tigers forced nine turnovers and had four steals.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M-CC: Season finished.

Texas Southern: Travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to play No. 1 Kansas on Thursday.

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1st Half
TXCC
Islanders
30
TXSO
Tigers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		De'Lazarus Keys vs. Joirdon Karl Nicholas (Tigers gains possession)
19:49		Joirdon Karl Nicholas turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Mushila steals)
19:40		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
19:38		Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
19:30		Joirdon Karl Nicholas turnover (lost ball)
19:12		De'Lazarus Keys misses two point jump shot
19:10		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
19:01		Justin Hopkins misses three point jump shot
18:59		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists)	2-0
18:32	+2	John Jones makes two point layup	2-2
18:32		Terrion Murdix shooting foul (John Jones draws the foul)
18:32		John Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:32		Myles Smith defensive rebound
18:02	+3	Isaac Mushila makes three point jump shot (Myles Smith assists)	5-2
17:47	+3	John Walker III makes three point jump shot (John Jones assists)	5-5
17:33		Isaac Mushila misses two point layup
17:31		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
17:23		A.J. Lawson misses three point jump shot
17:21		Myles Smith defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Simeon Fryer makes two point jump shot (Isaac Mushila assists)	7-5
16:50		Brison Gresham turnover (bad pass) (Myles Smith steals)
16:41		Simeon Fryer misses three point jump shot
16:41		Isaac Mushila offensive rebound
16:41		A.J. Lawson personal foul
16:24		Trevian Tennyson turnover (lost ball)
16:24		John Jones misses three point jump shot
16:22		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Trevian Tennyson makes two point layup	9-5
16:19		Trevian Tennyson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:19		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
16:03		A.J. Lawson turnover (lost ball)
15:58	+2	Trevian Tennyson makes two point layup (Isaac Mushila assists)	11-5
15:42		Stephen Faramade blocks A.J. Lawson's two point jump shot
15:40		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:13		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
15:11		PJ Henry defensive rebound
15:06		John Jones misses three point jump shot
15:04		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
14:57		Brison Gresham shooting foul (Stephen Faramade draws the foul)
14:57		Stephen Faramade misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:57		Stephen Faramade misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:57		Yahuza Rasas defensive rebound
14:38		John Walker III misses three point jump shot
14:36		Myles Smith defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Stephen Faramade makes two point dunk (Terrion Murdix assists)	13-5
14:00	+2	Bryson Etienne makes two point layup	13-7
13:43		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
13:41		Tigers defensive rebound
13:28		John Walker III misses two point jump shot
13:26		Tigers offensive rebound
13:20		Simeon Fryer shooting foul (Bryson Etienne draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-8
13:20	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 3	13-9
13:20	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-10
13:06		Yahuza Rasas shooting foul (Stephen Faramade draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Stephen Faramade makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-10
13:06	+1	Stephen Faramade makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-10
12:42	+2	Yahuza Rasas makes two point hook shot (Jordan Gilliam assists)	15-12
12:28		Terrion Murdix misses three point jump shot
12:26		John Walker III defensive rebound
12:18		John Walker III misses three point jump shot
12:16		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
12:08		Jalen Jackson turnover (traveling)
11:56		Bryson Etienne misses two point jump shot
11:54		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup	17-12
11:33		PJ Henry misses two point jump shot
11:31		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
11:19		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
11:17		Yahuza Rasas defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Yahuza Rasas makes two point layup (Bryson Etienne assists)	17-14
10:46		De'Lazarus Keys misses two point hook shot
10:44		Yahuza Rasas defensive rebound
10:31	+2	John Walker III makes two point layup (Yahuza Rasas assists)	17-16
10:12		Isaac Mushila misses two point layup
10:10		Isaac Mushila offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Isaac Mushila makes two point layup	19-16
9:57		Bryson Etienne turnover (lost ball) (Terrion Murdix steals)
9:50		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
9:48		Simeon Fryer offensive rebound
9:50	+2	Simeon Fryer makes two point putback layup	21-16
9:49		Islanders 30 second timeout
9:49		TV timeout
9:38	+2	Joirdon Karl Nicholas makes two point layup	21-18
9:14		Jordan Gilliam personal foul
9:14		TV timeout
8:54		San Antonio Brinson misses two point jump shot
8:52		Bryson Etienne defensive rebound
8:36		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
8:34		Brison Gresham offensive rebound
8:29	+2	Brison Gresham makes two point layup	21-20
8:16		Brison Gresham blocks De'Lazarus Keys's two point layup
8:14		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
7:54		Jalen Jackson blocks PJ Henry's two point jump shot
7:52		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
7:41		De'Lazarus Keys misses two point jump shot
7:39		Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
7:33	+3	Bryson Etienne makes three point jump shot	21-23
7:21		Myles Smith turnover (bad pass)
7:10		De'Lazarus Keys shooting foul (Joirdon Karl Nicholas draws the foul)
7:10		TV timeout
7:10		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:10		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:10		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
6:54		Brison Gresham blocks Terrion Murdix's two point layup
6:52		Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
6:44		Bryson Etienne misses three point jump shot
6:42		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
6:30		Myles Smith turnover (lost ball) (Bryson Etienne steals)
6:30		San Antonio Brinson personal foul (Bryson Etienne draws the foul)
6:17		Myles Smith personal foul
6:15	+2	Joirdon Karl Nicholas makes two point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	21-25
6:02		Joirdon Karl Nicholas blocks Stephen Faramade's two point layup
6:00		Bryson Etienne defensive rebound
5:56		A.J. Lawson misses two point layup
5:54		Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound
5:46		A.J. Lawson blocks Trevian Tennyson's two point layup
5:44		Joirdon Karl Nicholas defensive rebound
5:32		Jordan Gilliam misses two point jump shot
5:30		San Antonio Brinson defensive rebound
5:22		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
5:20		San Antonio Brinson offensive rebound
5:21		Joirdon Karl Nicholas personal foul
5:14		Isaac Mushila turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Gilliam steals)
5:07		John Walker III misses two point layup
5:05		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
4:55		Isaac Mushila turnover (traveling)
4:37		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
4:35		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
4:28	+2	Stephen Faramade makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists)	23-25
4:17		John Walker III turnover (bad pass)
4:06	+3	Simeon Fryer makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	26-25
3:43	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point layup	26-27
3:26	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup (Simeon Fryer assists)	28-27
3:08		Isaac Mushila personal foul
3:08		TV timeout
3:06	+3	John Walker III makes three point jump shot (A.J. Lawson assists)	28-30
2:50		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
2:48		PJ Henry defensive rebound
2:46		Stephen Faramade personal foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
2:46	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
2:46	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-32
2:30		Terrion Murdix turnover (bad pass) (Joirdon Karl Nicholas steals)
2:07		Isaac Mushila personal foul (John Walker III draws the foul)
2:07		John Walker III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:07		San Antonio Brinson defensive rebound
1:41		John Walker III shooting foul (San Antonio Brinson draws the foul)
1:41		San Antonio Brinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:41		San Antonio Brinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:41		John Walker III defensive rebound
1:24		John Walker III offensive foul
1:24		John Walker III turnover
1:07		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:04		Tigers defensive rebound
0:44		John Jones misses two point jump shot
0:42		Islanders defensive rebound
0:36		Islanders 30 second timeout
0:28		A.J. Lawson personal foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
0:28	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
0:05		Yahuza Rasas turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
0:02		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
0:00		Simeon Fryer offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXCC
Islanders
37
TXSO
Tigers
44

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Simeon Fryer misses three point jump shot
19:40		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
19:23		A.J. Lawson misses two point layup
19:21		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
19:21		Joirdon Karl Nicholas personal foul
18:53		Joirdon Karl Nicholas shooting foul (De'Lazarus Keys draws the foul)
18:53		De'Lazarus Keys misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:53	+1	De'Lazarus Keys makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
18:38	+2	Joirdon Karl Nicholas makes two point layup	31-34
18:17		De'Lazarus Keys misses two point jump shot
18:15		PJ Henry defensive rebound
18:09		PJ Henry turnover (bad pass)
17:59		Terrion Murdix misses two point jump shot
17:57		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Bryson Etienne makes three point jump shot (PJ Henry assists)	31-37
17:28	+2	De'Lazarus Keys makes two point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	33-37
17:11		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
17:09		Joirdon Karl Nicholas offensive rebound
17:06		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses two point layup
17:04		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Simeon Fryer makes three point jump shot (De'Lazarus Keys assists)	36-37
16:34		Terrion Murdix shooting foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
16:34	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-38
16:34		PJ Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:34		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
16:07		Brison Gresham blocks Isaac Mushila's two point layup
16:05		PJ Henry defensive rebound
15:50		Brison Gresham misses two point layup
15:48		Stephen Faramade defensive rebound
15:47		Isaac Mushila misses two point layup
15:42		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
15:40	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point layup (PJ Henry assists)	36-40
15:41		Trevian Tennyson shooting foul (A.J. Lawson draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:41		A.J. Lawson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:41		Stephen Faramade defensive rebound
15:20		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
15:18		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
15:07		Joirdon Karl Nicholas turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Fryer steals)
14:55	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot	39-40
14:31		Stephen Faramade shooting foul (Joirdon Karl Nicholas draws the foul)
14:31	+1	Joirdon Karl Nicholas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
14:31		Joirdon Karl Nicholas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:31		Bryson Etienne offensive rebound
14:24		Stephen Faramade shooting foul (Bryson Etienne draws the foul)
14:24	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-42
14:24	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
14:04		Brison Gresham blocks Trevian Tennyson's two point layup
14:02		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
13:57		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:51		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
13:50	+2	John Walker III makes two point floating jump shot	39-45
13:41		Brison Gresham personal foul
13:35	+2	Trevian Tennyson makes two point layup	41-45
13:11		A.J. Lawson misses two point layup
13:09		Brison Gresham offensive rebound
13:07	+2	Brison Gresham makes two point tip shot	41-47
13:01	+2	De'Lazarus Keys makes two point hook shot	43-47
12:47	+2	PJ Henry makes two point layup	43-49
12:35		PJ Henry shooting foul (Myles Smith draws the foul)
12:35		Myles Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:35	+1	Myles Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-49
12:15		Bryson Etienne turnover (lost ball) (Trevian Tennyson steals)
11:57		De'Lazarus Keys turnover (lost ball) (John Walker III steals)
11:52		Bryson Etienne misses three point jump shot
11:50		A.J. Lawson offensive rebound
11:43		A.J. Lawson misses two point layup
11:41		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists)	47-49
11:35		TV timeout
11:09		John Walker III misses two point layup
11:07		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
10:49	+3	Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Myles Smith assists)	50-49
10:26		Yahuza Rasas turnover (traveling)
9:58	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup	52-49
9:48	+2	Bryson Etienne makes two point layup	52-51
9:29		Simeon Fryer misses two point jump shot
9:27		John Walker III defensive rebound
9:20		PJ Henry turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Faramade steals)
9:15		PJ Henry personal foul
8:59	+3	Myles Smith makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	55-51
8:45		Myles Smith personal foul
8:45		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:45		TV timeout
8:36		Trevian Tennyson blocks A.J. Lawson's two point layup
8:34		Jalen Jackson defensive rebound
8:30		A.J. Lawson blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup
8:28		John Walker III defensive rebound
8:11	+2	PJ Henry makes two point layup	55-53
7:53	+2	Trevian Tennyson makes two point layup (Stephen Faramade assists)	57-53
7:26		Stephen Faramade shooting foul (John Walker III draws the foul)
7:26	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
7:26	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-55
7:11		Simeon Fryer misses three point jump shot
7:09		Bryson Etienne defensive rebound
7:00		Bryson Etienne misses three point jump shot
6:58		Brison Gresham offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Brison Gresham makes two point layup	57-57
6:37	+2	De'Lazarus Keys makes two point hook shot (Terrion Murdix assists)	59-57
6:11	+2	Bryson Etienne makes two point layup (Brison Gresham assists)	59-59
6:04	+2	Simeon Fryer makes two point dunk (Terrion Murdix assists)	61-59
5:32		Terrion Murdix shooting foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
5:32	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	61-60
5:32	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	61-61
5:32	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	61-62
5:17		Brison Gresham personal foul
4:55		De'Lazarus Keys misses two point jump shot
4:53		Islanders offensive rebound
4:55		Islanders turnover (shot clock violation)
4:40		John Walker III misses two point layup
4:38		Brison Gresham offensive rebound
4:33		Brison Gresham misses two point layup
4:31		Brison Gresham offensive rebound
4:28		Brison Gresham misses two point layup
4:26		Isaac Mushila defensive rebound
4:17		Brison Gresham blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup
4:15		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
4:11	+2	A.J. Lawson makes two point layup	61-64
3:50		Terrion Murdix misses three point jump shot
3:48		Brison Gresham defensive rebound
3:27		Isaac Mushila personal foul (John Walker III draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:27	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
3:27	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
3:11		Isaac Mushila misses two point floating jump shot
3:09		A.J. Lawson defensive rebound
2:54		John Walker III misses two point jump shot
2:52		Simeon Fryer defensive rebound
2:33		Brison Gresham shooting foul (Trevian Tennyson draws the foul)
2:33		Trevian Tennyson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:33	+1	Trevian Tennyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-66
2:12		Jalen Jackson personal foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
2:12	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
2:12		PJ Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:12		Stephen Faramade defensive rebound
1:51		Islanders 30 second timeout
1:43		Myles Smith misses three point jump shot
1:41		Tigers defensive rebound
1:37		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:19		Jalen Jackson personal foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
1:19	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
1:19	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
1:09		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
1:07		John Walker III defensive rebound
1:05		Simeon Fryer personal foul (Bryson Etienne draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
1:05	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-71
1:02		Islanders 30 second timeout
0:53		Bryson Etienne shooting foul (Terrion Murdix draws the foul)
0:53		Terrion Murdix misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:51		Simeon Fryer personal foul (John Walker III draws the foul)
0:51	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
0:51	+1	John Walker III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
0:44		Myles Smith misses three point jump shot
0:42		Myles Smith offensive rebound
0:39	+3	Terrion Murdix makes three point jump shot (Myles Smith assists)	66-73
0:38		Islanders 30 second timeout
0:37		A.J. Lawson turnover (bad pass) (Myles Smith steals)
0:34		Bryson Etienne shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:34		Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
0:29		John Walker III turnover (bad pass) (Myles Smith steals)
0:25		Myles Smith misses two point layup
0:24		John Walker III defensive rebound
0:23		Terrion Murdix personal foul (Bryson Etienne draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
0:23	+1	Bryson Etienne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-75
0:17		Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot
0:15		PJ Henry defensive rebound
0:14		Terrion Murdix personal foul (PJ Henry draws the foul)
0:14		PJ Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14	+1	PJ Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
0:09		Brison Gresham blocks Jordan Roberts's three point jump shot
0:07		Bryson Etienne defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bryson Etienne defensive rebound