UC Irvine Anteaters at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 73
59 - 73
UT Rio Grande Valley rallies late to beat UC Irvine 73-59
Dan Kimasa added 12 points for the Vaqueros (6-6) who trailed by 11 at intermission before outscoring UC Irvine 46-21 in the second half.
UC Irvine led 34-17 late in the first half and 38-27 at the break. But UTRGV opened the second half on a 13-4 surge, cutting the Anteaters (4-8) lead to 42-40 with 12:17 to play.
Max Hazzard answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to help stretch it to 50-42 with 9:50 left but UC Irvine scored only one field goal the rest of the game, allowing Kimasa, Dixon and Leslie Varner Jr. to lead the Vaqueros' comeback. Kimasa tied it at 52-all on a 3-point play and led the final 8-0 push to the final score.
Hazzard scored 16 points to lead the Anteaters who have lost three straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Lesley Varner Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Max Hazzard missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Nick Dixon made Jumper. | 59 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:49 | Greg Bowie Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 71 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 25-62 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 10-13 | FT | 20-27 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 602 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 602 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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 |