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Nicholls Colonels at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nicholls Colonels
1-0, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
111 - 106
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
0-1, 0-1 Home

Rutledge leads Nicholls to 111-106 shootout win over UTRGV

Jahvaughn Powell added 18 points and Maurice O'Field contributed nine in the win. The last time the Colonels scored at least 111 points was against Loyola on Nov. 27, 1996 in a 112-70 victory.

After a Saddler dunk, UTRGV went on an 8-0 run for a 96-84 lead with 7:42 to play. But Peters reeled off four consecutive length-of-the-floor layups and O'Field hit a 3 to close to a point.

Peters made a pair of free throws and Powell hit a layup for 104-101 lead with 3:07 remaining and Nicholls never trailed again.

Xavier McDaniel Jr. led the Vaqueros with 27 points and 13 rebounds, Nick Dixon scored 17 points; Jordan Jackson, 14; Lesley Varner Jr., 13; and Moe McDonald 11.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 111 - 106
2nd 0:08 Lafayette Rutledge Defensive Rebound. 111 - 106
2nd 0:08 Xavier McDaniel Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 111 - 106
2nd 0:17 Tevon Saddler made Free Throw. 111 - 106
2nd 0:17 Tevon Saddler made Free Throw. 110 - 106

Statistics

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37-81 FG 39-89
46 Field Goal % 44
14-33 3PT 7-29
42 Three Point % 24
23-29 FT 21-35
79 Free Throw % 60
53 Rebounds 50
18 Offensive Rebounds 20
35 Defensive Rebounds 30
21 Assists 22
5 Steals 10
4 Blocks 4
21 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 25
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
29 Fouls 23
5 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse

Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 924 | 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
Full Standings