UT Martin Skyhawks at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 64
72 - 64
Tennessee-Martin pulls away from Rio Grande Valley 72-64
Jacolby Mobley added 15 and Alex Anderson 11 for the Skyhawks (3-7), who scored nine straight points to start a 12-2 run to go up 71-61 with 28 seconds left.
Howard's free throw tied the game at 59 with 4:56 to play. Mobley ended the surge with a layup. After two free throws by the Vaqueros (3-6), that made it 67-61 with 1:45 to play, Myles Taylor and Howard, who also had 12 rebounds, made four free throws to seal it.
The Skyhawks made 10 of 12 free throws in the last five minutes and 17 of 21 in the game.
Shaquille Hines and J.J. Thompson had 17 points each for Rio Grande Valley, which trailed 34-26 at the half, and Dakota Slaughter added 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tenn-Martin Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Shaquille Hines missed Jumper. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:09 | J.J. Thompson Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:09 | J.J. Thompson missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 64 |
Statistics
 UTM |
 RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 22-60 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 17-21 | FT | 14-19 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,169 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,169 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |