Nicholls Colonels at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's BasketballDunkley scores 22 as Nicholls State defeats UT Rio Grande Valley 71-69
Jaylen Searles added 13 points while going 2 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Colonels (5-8, 4-0 Southland Conference). Sincere Malone shot 3 of 7 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points, while adding five rebounds and three steals.
The Vaqueros (5-8, 1-3) were led in scoring by Jaylen Washington, who finished with 17 points and six assists. UT Rio Grande Valley also got 16 points and nine rebounds from Julien Gomez. Filip Brankovic had 14 points and two blocks.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Julien Gomez makes 30-foot three point jumper (Koree Cotton assists) | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Trae English subbing in for Nicholls | 71 - 66 |
Statistics
NICH |
RGV |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 25-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 17-24 | FT | 11-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 65 | Percent Led | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 613 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 613 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 13-1 | - | 20-3 |
| McNeese | 11-3 | 2 | 18-5 |
| Nicholls | 9-5 | 4 | 10-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-6 | 5 | 12-11 |
| New Orleans | 8-6 | 5 | 10-13 |
| Lamar | 7-7 | 6 | 12-11 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-9 | 8 | 10-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-9 | 8.5 | 6-16 |
| Houston Christian | 4-10 | 9 | 8-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-10 | 9.5 | 8-15 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-11 | 10 | 6-17 |


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