UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Utah Tech Trailblazers
· NCAA Men's BasketballDemings and Rainwater score 12 to lead Utah Tech over UT Rio Grande Valley 81-64
Demings finished 5 of 6 from the field for the Trailblazers (8-13, 4-6 Western Athletic Conference). Rainwater shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line. Tanner Christensen, Jaylen Searles and Noah Gonsalves all had 11 points.
JJ Howard led the Vaqueros (6-15, 2-8) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and three steals. CJ Booker added 19 points for UT Rio Grande Valley.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:27 | Daylen Williams made Free Throw. | 64 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Daylen Williams made Free Throw. | 63 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on Hamed Olayinka. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Jaylen Searles made Dunk. | 62 - 81 |
| 2nd 1:04 | J.J. Howard made Dunk. | 62 - 79 |
Statistics
RGV |
UTU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 31-59 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 16-25 | FT | 9-13 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Burns Arena
Location: St. George, UT
Attendance: 1,455 | Capacity:
Location: St. George, UT
Attendance: 1,455 | 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 |


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