SAN ANTONIO – Four Roadrunners scored in double-figures as UTSA led from start to finish in a 72-58 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Friday evening at the Convocation Center.
Keaton Wallace led the Roadrunners with 14 points, while George Willborn III and Kendell Ramlal combined to shoot 9 of 9 in scoring 12 and 11 points, respectively. Nick Allen rounded out UTSA's double-digit efforts with 10 points, including a pair of threes.
Ramlal's 11 points were a career-high, as were his four field goals.
UTSA shot 53 percent, making 25 of its 47 attempts, including nine from 3-point range. The Birds outrebound AMCC 31-26 and outscored the Islanders 26-16 in the paint.
Joseph Kilgore led the Islanders with a game-high 18 points, while Kareem South and Emmanuel Toney each scored 11. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi shot 40 percent (19 of 47) overall, but 70 percent (7 of 10) from three.
Wallace pushed the Roadrunners' lead to 49-29 at the 17:37 mark of the second half with his fourth 3-pointer of the game, and second in as many trips down the floor. UTSA scored only three points at the free-throw line over the next six-plus minutes until Ramlal sparked the Roadrunners with a block on the defensive end and a bucket on the ensuing possession, providing a 54-38 margin.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got no closer the rest of the way as the Roadrunners scored 20 points over the final 10 minutes – including a pair of highlight-reel dunks by Willborn III and Ramlal – to secure their fourth win over the young season.
After missing its first shot of the game, UTSA connected on each of its next eight to take a 19-5 lead five minutes into the contest. AMCC trimmed the Birds' lead to 19-11 on back-to-back 3-pointers, but UTSA let the visitors get no closer as a Wallace three sparked a 6-0 run that left the white-clad Roadrunners up 23-13 at the under-8 media timeout. The Roadrunners later stretched its lead out to 39-23 on a trey by Wallace and two consecutive deep makes from Austin Karrer.
The Roadrunners took a 41-27 lead into the intermission after shooting 60 percent (15 of 25) and owning a 16-10 rebounding edge. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi made 42 percent of its attempts through the opening 20 minutes.
Up next
UTSA returns to the road to take on American Athletic Conference member Tulsa on Tues., Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. The game can be viewed live via WatchESPN and the ESPN app.
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