UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Arizona's big men power Wildcats past Vaqueros 104-50
Koloko, a 7-foot-1 junior, played 19 minutes and surpassed his career highs for both points and rebounds while tying his career best by blocking five shots for the second straight game. Tubelis, a 6-11 sophomore, took 16 minutes — all but two coming in the first half — to put together his stat line as the Wildcats took a 25-point halftime lead.
Justin Kier and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 13 points with Oumar Ballo, a 7-foot transfer from Gonzaga, finishing with 12 for the Wildcats (2-0).
Ricky Nelson scored 14 points and Justin Johnson and Mike Adewunmi added 10 each for the Vaqueros (1-1).
Tubelis scored 11 points in a 16-2 run to start the game and the Wildcats went on to a 49-24 halftime lead.
Three straight 3-pointers started a 12-0 run with 7 1/2 minutes left in the game and by the time it ended the Wildcats led by 51.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Shane Nowell Steal. | 50 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:12 | RayQuan Taylor Turnover. | 50 - 104 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Justin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 104 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 ARIZ |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-67 | FG | 34-56 |
| 22 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-24 | FT | 25-35 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 57 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 11,862 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 31-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 28-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-10 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-11 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-11 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 19-14 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |