UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
42 - 45
42 - 45
Utah Valley St. gets by Texas-Pan American 45-42
The score was tied 21 at the break. Zach Nelson hit a 3-pointer and Mitch Bruneel, who also had nine points, scored to give Utah Valley a 26-21 lead to open the second half, and built a 39-32 advantage with 9:56 left.
Shaquille Boga hit a 3-pointer with 2:54 left to pull Texas-Pan American within 42-40. Aird made a free throw then Lauri Toivonen answered with a layup to cut the Wolverines' lead to 43-42 with 20 seconds left. Holton Hunsaker made two free throws to seal the victory for Utah Valley.
The Wolverines (18-10, 12-3 Western Athletic Conference) clinched at least a share of the conference regular season title.
Boga had 14 points and Shaquille Hines had 10 for UTPA (9-21, 5-10).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 42 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Zach Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 42 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Shaquille Boga missed Three Point Jumper. | 42 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Keawe Enos. | 42 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Zach Nelson. | 42 - 45 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 UVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-49 | FG | 14-53 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 26 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 3-21 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 3-7 | FT | 14-19 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: UCCU Center
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 2,641 | Capacity:
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 2,641 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |