UT Rio Grande Valley edges Rice 69-67
HOUSTON -- Nick Dickson scored 19 points off the bench and UT Rio Grande Valley snapped a four-game skid, edging Rice 69-67 on Saturday afternoon.
Dixon was 6 of 13 from the field, including three 3-pointers for the Vaqueros (4-6). Xavier McDaniel Jr. added 13 points and seven rebounds and Dan Kimasa had 11 points.
Lew Stallworth made three 3-pointers early in the second half to help lift the Vaqueros to a 54-48 lead with 12:15 to play. Rice's Connor Cashaw hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 69-67 with 1:04 remaining but then he and Bishop Mency each missed from distance after that as time expired.
UTRGV led by 11 points, 21-10, early in the first half but fell behind with under a minute to go and trailed 36-32 at the break.
Malik Osborne led the Owls (2-6) with 14 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Darron George
- Jeff Malham
- Kelly Davis
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Lamar | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Northwestern State | 2-0 | - | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Houston Christian | 1-1 | 1 | 4-9 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 1 | 6-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| New Orleans | 0-1 | 1.5 | 2-9 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-2 | 2 | 2-11 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
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