North Dakota Fighting Hawks at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 70
UT Rio Grande Valley tops North Dakota 70-56
Jordan Jackson scored 13 points with three steals, Terry Winn II had 12 and Greg Bowie II added 10 for the Vaqueros (7-4), who shot 36 percent and made 20 of 25 free throws. Johnny Crnogorac blocked three shots.
Jackson and Levi hit consecutive 3-pointers for a 45-27 lead early in the second half, but Cortez Seales scored six straight in a 9-0 run and the Fighting Hawks closed to 61-52 on his free throws with 3:18 left. Jackson replied with a dunk and UTRGV outscored North Dakota 7-4 from there.
The Fighting Hawks led briefly, but Solomon Hainna's free throw put the Vaqueros up for good, 8-7, and they made 18 first-half steals before taking a 35-18 halftime lead.
Seales scored 17 points with seven rebounds and Kienan Walter added 15 with seven boards for North Dakota (4-5), which shot 35 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jal Bijiek made Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Tyson Smith made Free Throw. | 53 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Tyson Smith made Free Throw. | 53 - 69 |
Statistics
 UND |
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-49 | FG | 22-61 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 15-18 | FT | 20-25 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 21 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 29 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 29 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 527 | 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 |