1 | 2 | T | |
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RGV | 37 | 50 | 87 |
CHST | 32 | 49 | 81 |
Dixon sparks UT Rio Grande Valley past Chicago State 87-81
CHICAGO -- Nick Dixon finished with 30 points and eight rebounds, Terry Winn added his second double-double of the season and UT Rio Grande Valley ended a four-game skid against Chicago State with an 87-81 victory on Saturday.
Winn totaled 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals to help the Vaqueros (11-11, 3-3 Western Athletic) hand the Cougars (2-21, 0-6) their 17th straight defeat. Xavier McDaniel Jr. scored 13 points and Javon Levi handed out seven assists for Rio Grande Valley, which shot 51 percent and ended a three-game WAC slide.
Glen Burns paced Chicago State with 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Fred Sims Jr. scored 20 and Deionte Simmons delivered 14 points and eight rebounds.
Chicago State jumped out to an 18-8 lead, but the Vaqueros battled back and used an 8-2 spurt to close out the half for a 37-32 lead at intermission. Simmons hit 1 of 2 free throws to pull the Cougars within 69-68 with 7:23 remaining, but Dixon sandwiched a pair of 3-point plays around a Winn layup to push the Vaqueros' lead to 77-70 and they stayed ahead from there.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brent Meaux
- Eric Anderson
- Aaron Schlessinger
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
2023-24 Division I Independents Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 13-19 |