UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 107
81 - 107
New Mexico St. rolls past Rio Grande 107-81 in season finale
The Aggies (25-5, 11-3) finish as the No. 2 seed into the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday.
Ian Baker added 21 points and seven assists, Braxton Huggins had 16 points and Matt Taylor had 11 points and eight rebounds.
New Mexico State led through much of the first half and a Baker 3-pointer followed by a Taylor dunk gave the Aggies a comfortable 40-29 advantage with 5:52 to go. They led 51-44 at the break and by double figures through most of the second half.
Nick Dixon led the Vaqueros (10-21, 2-12) with 35 points. UT Rio Grande Valley closes on a nine-game skid and will enter the WAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 107 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Moe McDonald made Free Throw. | 81 - 107 |
| 2nd 0:23 | UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound. | 80 - 107 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Moe McDonald missed Free Throw. | 80 - 107 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Tanveer Bhullar. | 80 - 107 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-68 | FG | 34-65 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-19 | FT | 31-39 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Pan American Center
Location: Las Cruces, NM
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Location: Las Cruces, NM
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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 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 |