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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
8-6, 1-6 Away
Final
88 - 94
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-5, 6-1 Home

Southern Utah secures 94-88 OT win over UT Rio Grande Valley

Jones shot 5 for 7 from 3-point range for the Thunderbirds (10-5, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference). Jason Spurgin added 18 points on 8-of-10 from shooting, eight rebounds and five blocks. Harrison Butler contributed 15 points and seven rebounds.

SUU's Maizen Fausett hit two free throws with 3:39 left in OT to tie the game at 82 and Dee Barnes gave the Thunderbirds the lead for good on a layup 49 seconds later. Butler's layup with 14 seconds left sent the game to OT tied at 79.

Will Johnston led the way for the Vaqueros (8-6, 0-2) with 31 points. Justin Johnson added 25 points and three steals. Sherman Brashear totaled 10 points and six rebounds.

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These two teams both play Thursday. Southern Utah visits Tarleton State while UT Rio Grande Valley hosts Seattle U.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 94
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 88 - 94
3rd 0:09 Will Johnston made Jumper. 88 - 94
3rd 0:13 Dee Barnes made Free Throw. 86 - 94
3rd 0:13 Dee Barnes made Free Throw. 86 - 93

Statistics

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34-75 FG 31-65
45 Field Goal % 48
6-20 3PT 5-15
30 Three Point % 33
14-20 FT 27-37
70 Free Throw % 73
38 Rebounds 43
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
25 Defensive Rebounds 32
8 Assists 16
8 Steals 6
6 Blocks 6
17 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 2
2 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 22
9 Fast Break Points 22
50 Points in Paint 52
29 Fouls 20
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: America First Events Center

Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,204 | 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