COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M Corpus-Christi coach Willis Wilson paid Texas A&M center Tyler Davis the ultimate compliment on Monday night -- that others should mirror Daviss game.Tyler Daviss effort speaks for itself, Wilson said. A lot of big kids around the country can learn from the way he plays.Davis scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting as A&M defeated TAUM-CC 86-69 on Monday night.The Aggies (5-2) led 45-33 at halftime and kept the Islanders (5-2) at arms length the rest of the way, overwhelming their undersized opponent down low and outscoring TAMU-CC 40-24 on points in the paint.My teammates just found me in the right spots, Davis said. It was my job to post hard and create angles for the guards, and they got me the ball so I could score.As for that career high in points, and Wilsons commendation?Were supposed to play well inside against smaller teams, Davis said with a shrug. I felt like we attacked the inside.Admon Gilder tied his season high with 17 points for A&M and Tonny Trocha-Morelos scored 13. Cole Martinez had 13 points and Rashawn Thomas added 12 for the Islanders.The Islanders outrebounded the Aggies 39-31, but committed 16 turnovers, including seven by Thomas, and A&M outscored TAMU-CC 19-11 on points off turnovers.We didnt even win the rebound war in this game, Davis said. We lost by eight. Tomorrow our focus is going to be putting bodies on people.Texas A&M had 21 assists on 31 field goals and shot 54 percent overall.We didnt defend like we wanted to, maybe because of not playing for seven or eight days, A&M coach Billy Kennedy said. I just know we need to get better defensively.BIG PICTUREThe Aggies looked rusty after having not played for more than a week (a Nov. 27 loss to UCLA for a second-place finish in the Wooden Legacy), and failed to distance themselves from their outmanned opponent until very late in the contest. A&M plays three home games in six days this week, however, so rust should not be an issue by this weekend.The Islanders, whose only other loss was at Cal Poly on Saturday, kept their contest against a Southeastern Conference foe competitive throughout. They also considered it good experience for an upcoming big-name game, at Oklahoma State on Dec. 22.UP NEXTAfter playing three consecutive games away from Reed Arena, Texas A&M will play its second straight home game on Wednesday night against Denver.TAMU-CC returns to Corpus Christi, where theyre undefeated in four games, to host St. Marys (of Texas) on Friday.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe teams combined for 11 blocks, including seven by A&M. Aggies guard D.J. Hogg collected a season-high three rejections, after entering the game with five in six prior contests.TURNING POINTThe Aggies led by three points (28-25) with a little more than six minutes remaining in the first half when Aggies guard JC Hampton capitalized on a turnover by Rashawn Thomas with a layup. In the following couple of minutes A&M increased its lead to double digits, where it would stay the rest of the way.HE SAID ITYoure going to have a hard time beating anybody, let alone on the road, if you cant get to the free-throw line more than six times. TAMU-CC coach Willis Wilson on the Islanders shooting 6 of 6 from the free-throw line compared to 16 of 24 for the Aggies.HE SAID IT, TOO:These games are all preparation for SEC play. So theyre as important as any games were playing.A&M center Tyler Davis on facing opponents from smaller conferences. 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The loss of James Tedesco to a broken jaw is likely to be offset by the return of Luke Brooks from a knee complaint for Wests Tigers crucial round 24 NRL clash against Penrith on Friday.The Tigers need to win their remaining three matches against the Panthers, the Warriors and Canberra to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2011.The 10th placed joint venture sits one point behind Gold Coast in eighth place but they have been hit hard by the loss of NSW fullback Tedesco, who is expected to miss the remainder of the season.However the Tigers are set to welcome back Brooks who has missed the last two matches due to a knee injury.Brooks took part in the Tigers captains run at Campbelltown on Friday ahead of the loss to the Titans, but coach Jason Taylor erred on the side of caution in holding back his halfback.The Tigers didnt train on Monday, but Brooks is expected to take part in sessions on Tuesday and Thursday at their Concord Oval base ahead of the Pepper Stadium encounter with the Panthers, who sit on seventh on 26 points, a win more than Wests.Back-rower Kyle Lovett was confident Brooks would be back on board for the fiinal three games of the regular season.dddddddddddde was training last week and he looked pretty good, we will see how he is closer to Friday, he said.It is always a boost getting a player like Luke back in the team he has been really good for us.Jack Littlejohn, who has filled in capably in Brooks absence, will fall out of Jason Taylors side upon the return of his first choice No.7.Jordan Rankin will fill in for Tedesco, with Melbourne signing Josh Addo-Carr expected to be brought in on the wing.Obviously Teddy is a big loss to the team, he has been a great player for us, Lovett said.But we have to get on with it, there are still three games to go and we are still a chance to get into the finals.Rankin is a chance to be there and we have a few other good outside backs who could fill in there. Lovett said Tedesco was in reasonably good spirits despite his latest injury setback.He said he is ok, we will find out how he is after surgery, he said.He has had a few injuries but he is really good at bouncing back. ' ' '