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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Utah Tech Trailblazers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
8-5, 1-5 Away
Final
66 - 81
Utah Tech Trailblazers
9-5, 6-0 Home

Utah Tech tops UT Rio Grande Valley in WAC opener, 81-66

Pope added five rebounds and five assists for the Trailblazers (9-5). Jacob Nicolds added 18 points while going 6 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from distance, and 4 for 4 from the line, and he also had nine rebounds. Tanner Christensen was 3 of 7 shooting and 4 of 7 from the free throw line to finish with 10 points. The Trailblazers extended their winning streak to six games.

Will Johnston led the Vaqueros (8-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and two steals. UT Rio Grande Valley also got 11 points and nine rebounds from Daylen Williams. In addition, Dima Zdor finished with eight points.

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Both teams play on Saturday. Utah Tech visits Utah Valley while UT Rio Grande Valley travels to play Southern Utah.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 81
2nd 0:05 Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound. 66 - 81
2nd 0:09 Isaiah Barganier missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 81
2nd 0:14 Hagen Wright made Dunk. 66 - 81
2nd 0:14 Hagen Wright Offensive Rebound. 66 - 79

Statistics

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25-67 FG 24-56
37 Field Goal % 43
6-26 3PT 9-24
23 Three Point % 38
10-15 FT 24-31
67 Free Throw % 77
28 Rebounds 51
8 Offensive Rebounds 15
20 Defensive Rebounds 36
12 Assists 18
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 9
2 Fast Break Points 11
36 Points in Paint 28
23 Fouls 18
0 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Burns Arena

Location: St. George, UT
Attendance: 710 | 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

2025-26 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 3 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 8 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19
Full Standings