UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Utah Valley Wolverines
· WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
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63 - 83
63 - 83
Utah Valley defeats UTPA 83-63 in WAC tournament
The victory sends the Wolverines (20-10) into a Friday semifinal with fifth-seeded Idaho (15-17).
Utah Valley used a 10-0 first-half spurt to take the lead for good and extended its advantage with a 19-1 run for a 51-26 lead at the break that would remain in double figures in the second half. Hunsaker scored 15 points over the two runs.
Ben Aird had 13 rebounds to lead a 34-14 advantage. He became the first Wolverine to surpass 1,000 career rebounds. Mitch Bruneel added 18 points.
Boga led UTPA with 21 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Hurley Johnson made Layup. | 63 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Keawe Enos made Jumper. | 61 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Hayes Garrity Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Blake Provost missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 81 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 UVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 31-44 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 70 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 10-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 67 |
| 11-22 | FT | 11-11 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 14 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 9 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Orleans Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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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 |