Georgia Southern 78, Texas A&,M-Corpus Christi 69
12/28/2007 11:29 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -Louis Graham scored 19 points to lead Georgia Southern to a 78-69 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday night in the opening round of the Islander Invitational.
The Eagles (9-2) fell behind by as many as seven points in the opening minutes, but used a 9-4 run to cut their deficit to two about midway through the first half. A Trumaine Pearson layup with 5:22 left in the half put Georgia Southern up for good.
Willie Powers scored 11 points for Georgia Southern. Matthew Fields had 10 rebounds, while the Eagles picked up 10 steals.
They overcame a double-double from the Islanders' Justin Reynolds, who finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds. It was his fourth double-double of the season. The Islanders fell to 2-8.
Georgia Southern will play Rhode Island in the tournament championship game Saturday.
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