Grambling Tigers at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
93 - 101
93 - 101
Texas Rio Grande Valley gets first victory of season
Nick Dixon added 19 points, Xavier McDaniel Jr. 18, Mike Hoffman 17 and Lew Stallworth 10 points and 10 assists. The Vaqueros (1-5) shot 53.8 percent.
Dixon and Stallworth scored four points each in the overtime when the Vaqueros never trailed.
Grambling's Remond Brown made a steal and scored a layup as time ran out in regulation tie at 88-88.
Averyl Ugba had 26 points and 20 rebounds for the Tigers (1-4). Brown added 25 points and Ervin Mitchell 22 points and 10 rebounds.
The victory came in the Visitors' Bracket semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Vaqueros (1-5) will play St. Francis Brooklyn in the bracket championship game Saturday while Grambling will play Savannah State in the consolation final.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 93 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:15 | UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound. | 93 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:15 | Carlton Lowe missed Jumper. | 93 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:25 | Xavier McDaniel Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Gage Loy. | 93 - 101 |
| 3rd 0:32 | Gage Loy Steal. | 93 - 99 |
Statistics
 GRAM |
 RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-74 | FG | 35-65 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 17-36 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-27 | FT | 14-18 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 24 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 32 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 25 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: The Arena at Northwest FL St
Location: Niceville, FL
Attendance: 380 | Capacity:
Location: Niceville, FL
Attendance: 380 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |