Northwestern State Demons at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
62 - 74
62 - 74
Cotton scores 21 to lead UT Rio Grande Valley to 74-62 victory over Northwestern State
Cotton also had seven rebounds for the Vaqueros (18-13, 14-8). Jaylen Washington and Marvin McGhee both scored 13.
Willie Williams led the way for the Demons (10-21, 8-14) with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two steals. Izzy Miles had 12 points and Micah Thomas added 10 points and six assists.
UT Rio Grande Valley took the lead with 15:47 left in the first half and did not trail again. McGhee had 11 points for a 39-30 advantage at the break.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | CJ Larry misses 23-foot three point jumper | 62 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Koree Cotton makes 23-foot three pointer | 62 - 74 |
Statistics
NWST |
RGV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 29-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 13-22 | FT | 7-10 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 5 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Venue: UTRGV Fieldhouse
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,717 | Capacity:
Location: Edinburg, TX
Attendance: 1,717 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 27-4 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 26-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-17 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-18 |
| 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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