Nicholls Colonels vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros — UT Rio Grande Valley win 86-68, Mar 9, 2026
| 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| NICH | 32 | 36 |
| RGV | 44 | 42 |
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 NICH | 32 | 36 | 68 |
 RGV | 44 | 42 | 86 |
How it finished
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros pulled away from the Nicholls 86–68. F. Brankovic led all scorers (21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST). T. English answered with 17 for the Nicholls, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 12-0 UT Rio Grande Valley run. The ball moved for the UT Rio Grande Valley — 20 assists to 11, and that was the margin.
UT Rio Grande Valley won Q1 by 12 (32–44), the period that decided it.
Field goals: Nicholls 44%, UT Rio Grande Valley 58%.
From deep: Nicholls 25%, UT Rio Grande Valley 50%.
Rebounds: Nicholls 27, UT Rio Grande Valley 27.
Turnovers: Nicholls 14, UT Rio Grande Valley 13.
Points in the paint: Nicholls 32, UT Rio Grande Valley 36.
Scoring summary
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Julien Gomez makes layup (Always Wright assists)Score55-77
Sincere Malone makes 6-foot jumperScore57-77Julien Gomez makes 9-foot jumper (Marvin McGhee III assists)Score57-79Sincere Malone makes free throw 1 of 2Score58-79Sincere Malone makes free throw 2 of 2Score59-79Trae English makes free throw 1 of 2Score60-79Trae English makes free throw 2 of 2Score61-79Jalik Dunkley makes layup (Grant Sanders assists)Score63-79Marvin McGhee III makes 16-foot jumperScore63-81Jalik Dunkley makes driving layup (Nick Krass assists)Score65-81Christian Winborne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Sanders assists)Score68-81Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 2Score68-82Filip Brankovic makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-83Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists)Score68-86Next on the schedule
Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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