NCAAB

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at UT Arlington Mavericks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
6-4, 2-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 65
UT Arlington Mavericks
3-5, 3-2 Home

Varner II propels UT Rio Grande Valley to victory

The Vaqueros snapped a seven-game slide against UT Arlington and at 6-4 have matched their best start since the 2007-08 season.

Andres Ibarguen finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds for his first double-double with UT Arlington (3-5). No other Maverick scored in double figures.

UTRGV led 32-29 at halftime and Varner had baskets to begin and end a 9-0 surge to open the second half for a 41-29 advantage.

The Mavericks rallied back and took a 56-54 lead on four straight free throws by Ibarguen and Pedro Castro with 4:56 remaining in the game. But Varner sank a 3-pointer, Greg Bowie II had a layup and Varner capped the 8-0 run with three free throws after being fouled beyond the arc to give the Vaqueros a 64-56 lead with 2:15 left. UT Arlington got no closer than four points from there.

The Mavericks had a 46-27 rebound advantage but sank just 1 of 12 from beyond the arc.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 65
2nd 0:22 Javon Levi Defensive Rebound. 76 - 65
2nd 0:28 DJ Bryant missed Layup. 76 - 65
2nd 0:32 Javon Levi made Free Throw. 76 - 65

Statistics

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25-53 FG 22-56
47 Field Goal % 39
4-13 3PT 1-12
31 Three Point % 8
22-35 FT 20-24
63 Free Throw % 83
27 Rebounds 46
10 Offensive Rebounds 19
17 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 9
11 Steals 8
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 11
21 Fast Break Points 8
36 Points in Paint 38
21 Fouls 28
12 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 1,330 | 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

2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 3 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 7 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19
Full Standings