Box Score SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rashad Basey had 27 points, five blocks and three steals Tuesday night but it was enough for the Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team to overcome a second-half surge by No. 19 St. Mary's in an 80-65 loss in the season opener for the Javelinas at Bill Greehey Arena.
The Javelinas are now 0-1 and next head to Colorado to participate in the Al Kaly's Shriners Classic hosted by Colorado State-Pueblo. The Javelinas will face the top-ranked team in the nation in the first game at 3 p.m. Friday when they face Metro State.
Thomas Diaz drained a 3-point basket at the 14:35 mark to give the Javelinas a 51-50 lead. The Hoggies, however, would be outscored by the Rattlers (2-1) 30-14 the remainder of the way.
Basey was joined in double figures by Ronald Scott who had 12 points in his debut. Diaz had nine points on three treys and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. The Javelinas finished the game with impressive 10 turnovers while forcing 16. However, the hosts out-rebounded the 48-28 and held a 42-20 advantage on points in the paint.
Four Rattlers finished in double digits. Isaiah Matthews had 15 points, while Justin Alexander Joe Monroe added 12 and 11 points off the bench. Fred Wilson added 10. St. Mary's bench out-scored Kingsville's 39-7.