UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 72
Utah Valley edges UT Rio Grande Valley 72-70
The two teams played to a 30-30 halftime tie and stayed within five points of each other throughout the second half. Javon Levi sank a jumper to pull the Vaqueros even at 68 with 43 seconds remaining. Casdon Jardine sank two free throws with 24 seconds left to put the Wolverines (8-12, 2/3 Western Athletic Conference) up two, but Sean Rhea's dunk with 14 seconds knotted the score before White nailed his game-winner 14 seconds later.
Washington hit 6 of 12 shots from the floor and made 11 of his 12 free throws for Utah Valley. Fellow reserve Jamison Overton added 16 points and eight rebounds. The Wolverines bench accounted for 43 of their 72 points.
Lesley Varner II totaled 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals to pace the Vaqueros (6-12, 2-3). Levi pitched in with 14 points, eight assists and six boards. Rhea scored 14 with six rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Isaiah White made Layup. Assisted by TJ Washington. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Sean Rhea made Dunk. Assisted by Lesley Varner II. | 70 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:22 | UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Casdon Jardine made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 UVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-63 | FG | 21-50 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 12-17 | FT | 25-31 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Orem, UT
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
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