Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· South Padre Island Battle on the Beach
Final
89 - 87
89 - 87
Cone leads N. Arizona over Texas Rio Grande Valley 89-87
Nik Mains added 20 points for the Lumberjacks. Mains also had eight rebounds. Carson Towt had 15 points and seven rebounds for Northern Arizona (3-2), which has won its last three. Mason Stark added 13 points.
Justin Johnson scored a career-high 35 points and had 10 rebounds for the Vaqueros (2-2), hitting 15 of 18 field goals. LaQuan Butler added 16 points. Mike Adewunmi had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ricky Nelson added 10 points and eight assists.
Nelson drove the length of the floor but missed a potential tying shot as time expired.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Northern Arizona Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ricky Nelson missed Layup. | 89 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jalen Cone made Free Throw. | 89 - 87 |
Statistics
NAU |
RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 35-64 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 17-25 | FT | 12-20 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: South Padre Island Convention Center
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Attendance: 1,340 | Capacity:
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Attendance: 1,340 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |


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