UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at McNeese Cowboys
· Southland Tournament - Semifinal
Johnson leads McNeese to 84-80 3OT win over UTRGV in Southland Conference Tournament semifinal
On UTRGV's final possession, Johnson forced a turnover and then sealed it with a dunk.
The No. 2 seed Cowboys (27-5) will face top-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the championship on Wednesday.
Johnson also had 12 rebounds and seven steals for the Cowboys (27-5). Tyshawn Archie scored 14 point and Jovohn Garcia finished with 12 points. The Cowboys picked up their eighth straight win.
Koree Cotton led the Vaqueros (19-14) with 20 points, 13 rebounds and two steals. UT Rio Grande Valley also got 17 points and eight rebounds from Marvin McGhee. Jaylen Washington also had 13 points and four steals.
The Cowboys' Garwey Dual hit the game-tying dunk with six seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Johnson scored seven points in third overtime.
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| 5 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 84 |
| 5 0:00 | End of 3rd OT | 80 - 84 |
| 5 0:03 | Carl Cherenfant subbing in for McNeese | 80 - 84 |
| 5 0:03 | DJ Richards Jr. subbing out for McNeese | 80 - 84 |
| 5 0:03 | UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout | 80 - 84 |
Statistics
 RGV |
 MCN |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 30-80 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 18-23 | FT | 16-31 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 35 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 13 | Lead Changes | 13 |
| 21 | Percent Led | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,481 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-4 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 27-5 |
| 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 |