UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 83
58 - 83
Houston beats UT Rio Grande Valley 83-58
It was the third double-double in the last four games for Dotson who was 8 of 13 from the field including six 3-pointers for the Cougars (8-2). Rob Gray Jr. added 16 points and five rebounds, Danrad Knowles had 14 points and Armoni Brooks chipped in 10 off the bench.
A Knowles dunk sparked a 10-0 surge midway through the first half that gave Houston a 26-10 lead with 9:59 to go in the period. Dotson drained three 3-pointers in the final 2:47 to help stretch it to 39-26 at the break.
In the second period, a dunk by Gray made it 60-38 with 11:35 to go and the Cougars cruised to the win.
Antonio Green scored 11 and grabbed five rebounds for the Vaqueros (5-9).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Lesley Varner Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mateen Hirbod missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mateen Hirbod Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Mateen Hirbod missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 83 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 29-56 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 10-12 | FT | 15-20 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Fertitta Center
Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
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 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |