Grand Canyon Lopes at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 83
UT Rio Grande Valley edges Grand Canyon 83-81
The Vaqueros (13-12, 4-4 Western Athletic Conference) have won three of their last four games. Grand Canyon (17-8, 6-3) had its two-game win streak snapped, and drops a half-game back of Utah Valley (17-7, 6-2) for second in the conference standings.
McDaniel's 3-pointer gave the Vaqueros an 80-79 lead with 51 seconds left. The teams traded a pair of free throws to make it 82-81. Mike Hoffman made the second of two free-throw attempts to stretch the Vaqueros lead to 83-81 with six seconds to play, and Grand Canyon's Alessandro Lever missed a layup at the buzzer.
Nick Dixon scored 22 points to lead UT Rio Grande Valley.
Lever shot just 4 of 12 from the field, but made 14 of 16 free throws and finished with 22 points to lead the Antelopes. Casey Benson added 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mike Hoffman Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Alessandro Lever missed Layup. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mike Hoffman made Free Throw. | 81 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound. | 81 - 82 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 28-61 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 30-37 | FT | 20-29 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 31 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,038 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |