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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Chicago State Cougars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
17-14, 7-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 77
Chicago State Cougars
3-26, 3-6 Home

Levi lifts Texas Rio Grande Valley over Chicago St. 82-77

Lesley Varner II had 14 points and seven rebounds for Texas Rio Grande Valley (17-14, 8-6 Western Athletic Conference). Tyson Smith added 14 points. Solomon Hainna had 13 points for the visitors.

The Vaqueros were in trouble after the first half, heading into halftime trailing 46-35. But the visitors mounted a second-half rally to get back in it and ultimately earn the narrow five-point victory. The Cougars' 46 points in the first half marked a season high for the team.

Travon Bell scored a career-high 26 points for the Cougars (3-26, 0-14), whose losing streak reached 18 games. Delshon Strickland added 19 points. Anthony Harris had seven rebounds.

The Vaqueros improve to 2-0 against the Cougars on the season. Texas Rio Grande Valley defeated Chicago State 77-46 on Jan. 31. Texas Rio Grande Valley takes on UMKC on the road on Saturday. Chicago State takes on New Mexico State at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 77
2nd 0:00 Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound. 82 - 77
2nd 0:00 Travon Bell missed Three Point Jumper. 82 - 77
2nd 0:01 Solomon Hainna made Free Throw. 82 - 77
2nd 0:01 UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound. 81 - 77

Statistics

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31-57 FG 25-49
54 Field Goal % 51
5-18 3PT 10-16
28 Three Point % 63
15-27 FT 17-28
56 Free Throw % 61
33 Rebounds 29
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 14
11 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Off Turnovers 16
4 Fast Break Points 6
36 Points in Paint 22
19 Fouls 24
7 Largest Lead 13
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Jones Convocation Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 555 | 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 Northeast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Long Island University 15-3 - 24-11
Central Connecticut 12-6 3 18-12
Mercyhurst 10-8 5 17-17
Le Moyne 10-8 5 15-17
New Haven 9-9 6 14-17
Wagner 8-10 7 14-17
Stonehill 8-10 7 12-21
Fairleigh Dickinson 8-10 7 11-21
Saint Francis 5-13 10 7-24
Chicago State 5-13 10 7-25
Full Standings