New Mexico State Aggies at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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78 - 61
78 - 61
New Mexico State handles Texas-Pan American 78-61
The Aggies (21-8, 10-3 West Coast) outscored UTPA 45-28 after the break. They shot 68 percent overall from the floor and made 17 of 24 free throws. Sim Bhullar had 15 points, while Tshilidzi Nephawe added 12 and Renaldo Dixon had 10.
Javorn Farrell led Texas-Pan American (8-20, 4-9) with 19 points. Shaquille Hines added 13 points and Lauri Toivonen had 11.
Bhullar's dunk with 19 seconds left in the first half tied the game at 33 heading to intermission.
New Mexico State then opened the second half with a 14-2 run, including a pair of dunks by Bhullar and one by Mullings, to take over the game. UTPA got within nine on Farrell's jumper with 9:51 left, but a 9-2 spurt by the Aggies put things out of reach.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Travon Landry Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Blake Provost missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tshilidzi Nephawe made Dunk. | 78 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Tshilidzi Nephawe Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 61 |
Statistics
 NMSU |
 RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-41 | FG | 22-56 |
| 68 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-8 | 3PT | 2-10 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 17-24 | FT | 15-16 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 19 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,002 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,002 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |