KINGSVILLE, Texas – Two weeks ago when hosting the Emerald Beach Hotel Javelina Classic, the Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team squared off in the final game against Texas A&M International on Kingsville Hampton Inn Court with the Javelinas suffering an 86-77.
The Hoggies (3-5) will be looking to avenge that loss on Wednesday night when they take on the Dustdevils for a second time at 7 p.m. in Laredo. Live stats and video will be available via links from
www.javelinaathletics.com.
Three Javelinas finished with 13-or-more points led by
Rashad Basey. Basey, who leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 19 points a game and is the current LSC Offensive Player of the week, had 23 points and six assists.
Adonis Bailey and
Jordan Jahr each had 13 points in the game. Kingsville had a season-low eight turnovers in the contest.
International, however, hit 60.4% of its shots from the floor and had four players in double figures. Johnel Grey, who is the Dustdevils top scorer with 13 points a game, led the visitors with 23 points, while Damal Donaldson had 20. Kevin Jefferson had 15 points and Jordan Clark dropped in 10. TAMIU won the rebounding war 40-19.
The Hoggies return home to host St. Mary's in a rematch of their season opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. The game is being sponsored by Blake Fulenwider Dodge Chrysler Jeep.