UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 66
53 - 66
Cal State Bakersfield beats UTPA 66-53
Aly Ahmed added 14 points, hitting 6 of 8 from the free-throw line, and Kevin Mays had 12 points to go with 11 rebounds as Bakersfield (5-13, 1-2 Western Athletic Conference) snapped a three-game skid.
Both teams shot comparably from the floor but Bakersfield hit 7 of 18 from 3-point range, while UTPA (7-12, 1-2) sank just one from beyond the arc.
Bakersfield broke away late in the first half with a 12-2 run bookended by 3-pointers from Cortez Conners to make it 32-18, and took a 41-26 advantage into the break. UTPA (7-12, 1-2) got as close as 55-49 on a tip-in from Isaiah Hobbs late in the second but the comeback stalled.
Dan Kimasa led UTPA with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:12 | Kevin Mays Steal. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Shaquille Hines Turnover. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Shaquille Hines Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Shaquille Boga missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:25 | UT Pan American Timeout | 53 - 66 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 CSUB |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 22-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 1-7 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-18 | FT | 15-21 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Icardo Center
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 1,245 | Capacity:
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 1,245 | 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 |