UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 75
82 - 75
UT Rio Grande Valley beats Texas A&M-CC 82-75 in OT
Xavier McDaniel Jr. added 14 points with 12 rebounds for the Vaqueros (2-1). Lesley Varner Jr. sank a 3-pointer with just over a minute left in regulation to tie the game and send it into overtime.
The Vaqueros led 40-34 at the break but fell behind in the second period and trailed 65-59 with 3:50 to go in regulation. Down by three, Varner hit one from distance to cinch it up at 68 with 1:07 remaining and it held, forcing the overtime.
Lew Stallworth kicked off the extra period with a layup and Dixon followed with a three-point play to give the Vaqueros a 73-70 edge and they never trailed the rest of the way.
Joseph Kilgore led the Islanders (1-2) with 21 points and seven rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 82 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Greg Bowie Steal. | 82 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Kyle Brown Turnover. | 82 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:10 | Nick Dixon made Free Throw. | 82 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:10 | Nick Dixon made Free Throw. | 81 - 75 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 AMCC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 23-51 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 32-39 | FT | 23-32 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fouls | 27 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Hilliard Center
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Attendance: 1,437 | Capacity:
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Attendance: 1,437 | 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 |