UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs McNeese Cowboys — McNeese win 84-80, Mar 10, 2026
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGV | 23 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| MCN | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RGV | 23 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 80 |
 MCN | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 84 |
How it finished
McNeese Cowboys survived it 84–80 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. L. Johnson led all scorers (27 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST). K. Cotton answered with 20 for the UT Rio Grande Valley, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 9-0 UT Rio Grande Valley run. It changed hands 13 times and was tied on 13 separate occasions. The McNeese lived in the paint, 40 points to 28, and that was the margin.
McNeese won Q1 by 8 (23–31), the period that decided it.
Field goals: UT Rio Grande Valley 44%, McNeese 38%.
From deep: UT Rio Grande Valley 33%, McNeese 32%.
Rebounds: UT Rio Grande Valley 47, McNeese 48.
Turnovers: UT Rio Grande Valley 24, McNeese 10.
Points in the paint: UT Rio Grande Valley 28, McNeese 40.
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.
Javohn Garcia makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-72Larry Johnson makes 6-foot dunkScore72-74DJ Richards Jr. makes layup (Garwey Dual assists)Score72-76
Julien Gomez makes layupScore74-76Garwey Dual makes free throw 1 of 2Score74-77Jaylen Washington makes 13-foot jumper (Julien Gomez assists)Score76-77Larry Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2Score76-78Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2Score77-78Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2Score78-78Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes 5-foot dunk (Garwey Dual assists)Score78-80Julien Gomez makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-80Julien Gomez makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-80Larry Johnson makes layup (Garwey Dual assists)Score80-82Larry Johnson makes 2-foot dunkScore80-84Next on the schedule
Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros