Dallas Christian Crusaders at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UTRGV overwhelms NCCAA-level Dallas Christian 116-51
The game marked the return to the court for the Vaqueros following the sudden death of coach Lew Hill at the age of 55 on Feb. 7.
In tribute to the defensive-minded Hill, the Vaqueros grabbed a program record 27 steals topping the previous school record of 24 set on Jan. 5, 1981 against Texas Lutheran. It was the first time the Vaqueros have forced at least 30 turnovers since forcing 30 at Texas State on Dec. 5, 2009.
The win is the first collegiate head coaching victory for interim head coach Jai Steadman, who is in his seventh season with the program.
Versache Buchanan led the Crusaders with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Uche Dibiamaka Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Javontae Valdez missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 116 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Nick Mora made Free Throw. | 51 - 116 |
Statistics
 RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 17-54 | FG | 39-77 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 10-16 | FT | 27-36 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 27 |
| 14 | Steals | 27 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 47 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 5 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 47 | Total Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 48 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 36 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 27 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 66 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 55 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 55 | 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 |
| 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 |