Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· Leon Black Classic
Final
79 - 91
79 - 91
Johnson's 26 lead UT Rio Grande Valley over N. Arizona 91-79
Johnson was 8 of 16 shooting, including 1 for 3 from distance, and went 9 for 10 from the line for the Vaqueros (4-2). Will Johnston added 20 points while shooting 5 for 8 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free throw line, and they also had five assists. Ahren Freeman was 9 of 14 shooting and 1 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 19 points.
Nik Mains finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Lumberjacks (2-5). Northern Arizona also got 14 points, five assists and two steals from Jalen Cole. Liam Lloyd also had 12 points and four assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Ahren Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Justin Johnson made Free Throw. | 79 - 91 |
Statistics
NAU |
RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 28-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 11-13 | FT | 31-35 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Bert Ogden Arena
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,355 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,355 | 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 | 21-15 |
| 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 | - | 28-6 |
| 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 |


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