New Mexico State Aggies at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 48
Nephawe leads New Mexico State over UTPA 69-48
The victory gave the Western Athletic Conference regular-season champions (20-10, 12-1) a 20-win season for the 26th time, and the fourth in a row and sixth in the last eight seasons under coach Marvin Menzies.
Nephawe collected his fourth double-double of the season and tied for seventh on the Aggies' all-time career rebounding list with Hamidu Rahman (2008-12) with 737.
Ian Baker added 13 points and Daniel Mullings 12.
Everett Osborne led the Broncs (9-20, 3-10) with 13 points. UTPA failed to score over the final 5:14 with New Mexico State finishing on a 10-0 run.
The game was originally scheduled to be played last Saturday but was postponed when the Aggies couldn't make it to Edinburg after their flight was canceled because of poor weather.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jalyn Pennie Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Everett Osborne missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Dan Kimasa Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Braxton Huggins missed Jumper. | 69 - 48 |
Statistics
 NMSU |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 18-52 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 17-20 | FT | 8-11 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 787 | 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 | 6 | 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 |