Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 57
Cal State Bakersfield tops Texas-Rio Grande Valley 70-57
Bakersfield (19-8, 9-3), which lost at conference-leading New Mexico State on Thursday, clinched the No. 2 seed when the Aggies beat Seattle on Saturday. Bakersfield plays at Grand Canyon (10-2) on Feb. 27 and Seattle (6-6) March 5.
Rio Grande Valley grabbed a 35-31 lead, starting the second half with two J.J. Thompson 3-pointers and a Dakota Slaughter layup. But Jaylin Airington scored back-to-back buckets that started a 14-2 run over the next four minutes to grab control.
Airington scored 12 points and had four of the Roadrunners' nine steals on 13 Rio Grande Valley turnovers.
Shaquille Hines led the Vaqueros with 13 points; Thompson added 12 and Slaughter 11. The Vaqueros and Missouri-Kansas City are contesting the tournament's fifth seed.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Matt Smith Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Everett Osborne missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Brent Wrapp made Free Throw. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Brent Wrapp made Free Throw. | 69 - 57 |
Statistics
 CSUB |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 20-61 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 18-25 | FT | 10-15 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,299 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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 |