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Southland Tournament - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Northwestern State Demons Wrap - Northwestern State Wins 79-62

Northwestern State grabbed a 79-62 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday, behind a 17-point effort from Jairus Roberson at Leonard E. Merrell Center.

Northwestern State got 17 points from Chudier Bile and another 13 points from Brian White. C.J. Jones contributed 5 assists, while Nikos Chougkaz cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got 19 points from Jordan Hairston in a losing cause and another 10 points from Perry Francois. Myles Smith contributed 3 assists for them, while Elijah Schmidt had 8 rebounds.

Northwestern State was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-24.