Seattle U Redhawks vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 35 | 60 | |
SEA | 39 | 38 | 77 |
Seattle downs UT Rio Grande Valley 77-60 to advance in WAC
LAS VEGAS -- Richaud Gittens led five Seattle players in double figures with 17 points and the fourth-seeded Redhawks beat No. 5 seed UT Rio Grande Valley 77-60 Thursday night in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.
Seattle (20-12) will play top-seeded New Mexico in a semifinal game on Friday.
The Redhawks built a 21-10 before UT Rio Grande Valley used a 10-5 spurt close within six on pair of Nick Dixon free throws with 5:47 before halftime. Seattle countered with a 13-2 run and led 39-25 at the break.
UT Rio Grande Valley got back in it with 16-2 run with Dixon scoring nine points and Lew Stallworth's free throw reduced Seattle's lead to 53-49 with 8:23 remaining. The Redhawks took control again with a 10-2 run in less than three minutes and were up by double figures the rest of the way.
Seattle got 16 points from Joe Hearlihy, 12 each from Aaron Menzies -- with 10 rebounds -- and Matej Kavas and Jordan Hill scored 11.
Dixon led the Vaqueros (15-17) with 24 points.
Game Information
Las Vegas, NV
Referee:Doran Gotschall
Referee:Wilson Holland
Referee:Rick O'Neill
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 11-1 | - | 18-3 |
| McNeese | 10-2 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 7-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Nicholls | 7-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Lamar | 6-6 | 5 | 11-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 6-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
| New Orleans | 6-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Northwestern State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 6-14 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-8 | 7 | 9-12 |
| Houston Christian | 4-8 | 7 | 8-13 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-13 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-9 | 8 | 6-15 |
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 9-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Santa Clara | 9-1 | 0.5 | 18-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 8-1 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Pacific | 6-4 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| San Francisco | 5-5 | 4.5 | 13-10 |
| Washington State | 5-5 | 4.5 | 10-13 |
| Oregon State | 4-6 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| San Diego | 4-6 | 5.5 | 10-13 |
| Seattle U | 3-7 | 6.5 | 14-9 |
| Portland | 3-7 | 6.5 | 10-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2-8 | 7.5 | 11-12 |
| Pepperdine | 1-9 | 8.5 | 6-17 |
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