Northwestern State Demons vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros — UT Rio Grande Valley win 74-62, Mar 2, 2026
| 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| NWST | 30 | 32 |
| RGV | 39 | 35 |
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 NWST | 30 | 32 | 62 |
 RGV | 39 | 35 | 74 |
How it finished
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros took it 74–62 over the Northwestern State. K. Cotton led all scorers (21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST). W. Williams answered with 18 for the Northwestern State, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 10-0 UT Rio Grande Valley run. The UT Rio Grande Valley lived in the paint, 38 points to 34, and that was the margin.
UT Rio Grande Valley won Q1 by 9 (30–39), the period that decided it.
Field goals: Northwestern State 48%, UT Rio Grande Valley 49%.
From deep: Northwestern State 30%, UT Rio Grande Valley 39%.
Rebounds: Northwestern State 34, UT Rio Grande Valley 31.
Turnovers: Northwestern State 13, UT Rio Grande Valley 9.
Points in the paint: Northwestern State 34, UT Rio Grande Valley 38.
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.
Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2Score49-59Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2Score49-60
Izzy Miles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Micah Thomas assists)Score52-60Kwo Agwa makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists)Score52-62Koree Cotton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists)Score52-65Jaylen Washington makes layupScore52-67Izzy Miles makes free throw 1 of 2Score53-67Izzy Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Willie Williams assists)Score56-67Willie Williams makes 2-foot dunk (Chip Brunt assists)Score58-67Jaylen Washington makes driving layupScore58-69Chip Brunt makes layupScore60-69Marvin McGhee III makes layupScore60-71Micah Thomas makes layupScore62-71Koree Cotton makes 23-foot three pointerScore62-74Next on the schedule
Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
Northwestern State Demons
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros