UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's BasketballSam Houston St. tops Texas Rio Grande Valley 86-78
Demarkus Lampley had 19 points for Sam Houston (7-8, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Jarren Cook added 15 points. Javion May had 3 points and 11 rebounds.
Justin Johnson had 22 points for the Vaqueros (5-8, 0-1). Marek Nelson added 19 points. Mike Adewunmi had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Ricky Nelson, the Vaqueros' second leading scorer coming into the contest at 11 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marek Nelson made Layup. | 78 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Marek Nelson Steal. | 76 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kuba Karwowski Turnover. | 76 - 86 |
Statistics
RGV |
SHSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 30-66 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 14-37 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 17-23 | FT | 12-21 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 131 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 131 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-4 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 27-5 |
| 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-6 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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