Kansas City Roos 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>
83 - 59
83 - 59
UMKC wins 83-59, now tied with UT Rio Grande Valley in WAC
The victory moves the Kangaroos into a tie with the Vaqueros for fifth place with two games left in the regular season. UMKC plays conference leader New Mexico State Saturday in Las Cruces.
The Roos held UTRGV to just 19 first-half points, taking a 23-point lead into intermission. They held the Vaqueros to 30.8 percent shooting for the game (16 of 52), including 4 of 14 from beyond the 3-point stripe.
Brandon McKissic finished with 14 points for UMKC (10-19, 5-7), with Marco Smith adding 12, Xavier Bishop 11 and Jordan Giles 10.
Nick Dixon scored 20 points to lead UTRGV (14-15, 5-7). Terry Winn added 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | UMKC Turnover. | 83 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:33 | John Crnogorac made Layup. Assisted by Nick Mora. | 83 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:55 | Xavier Bishop made Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 57 |
| 2nd 1:22 | UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout | 80 - 57 |
Statistics
 KC |
 RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-69 | FG | 16-52 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 11-12 | FT | 23-29 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 23 | Fouls | 12 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,163 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,163 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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 |