Prairie View A&M Panthers @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 57 | |
| 38 | 32 | 70 |
UT Rio Grande Valley holds off Prairie View, wins 79-57
EDINBURGH, Texas -- Lesley Varner II scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Texas-Rio Grande Valley rode a 10-point first-half lead to a 79-57 victory over Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night.
Varner hit two free throws and knocked down a jumper with :44 left in the first half and Greg Bowie hit a pair of free throws to put UTRVG up by 10 points at intermission.
The Vaqueros shot 38.9 percent from their home floor (21 of 54) and hit just 2 of 12 from distance. Defensively they held Prairie View to just 31.4 percent from the field (22 of 70).
Bowie finished with 14 points and Terry Winn III added 12 for Texas-Rio Grande Valley (3-1).
Gerard Andrus scored 18 points and Devonte Patterson grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Panthers (1-2).
Game Information
Edinburg, TX
Referee:Art Brown
Referee:Brad Fowler
Referee:Joe Wilbert III
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 9-1 | - | 12-11 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7-3 | 2 | 10-13 |
| Southern | 6-4 | 3 | 10-13 |
| Jackson State | 6-4 | 3 | 7-16 |
| Grambling | 5-4 | 3.5 | 11-11 |
| Alabama A&M | 5-5 | 4 | 12-11 |
| Florida A&M | 5-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Texas Southern | 5-5 | 4 | 7-14 |
| Prairie View A&M | 4-6 | 5 | 9-14 |
| Alabama State | 4-6 | 5 | 7-16 |
| Alcorn State | 3-7 | 6 | 4-18 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-9 | 8.5 | 1-22 |
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 14-1 | - | 21-3 |
| McNeese | 12-3 | 2 | 19-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 9-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 9-6 | 5 | 13-11 |
| Nicholls | 9-6 | 5 | 10-14 |
| New Orleans | 8-7 | 6 | 10-14 |
| Lamar | 7-8 | 7 | 12-12 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-10 | 9 | 10-14 |
| East Texas A&M | 5-10 | 9 | 10-15 |
| Houston Christian | 4-11 | 10 | 8-16 |
| SE Louisiana | 4-11 | 10 | 7-17 |
| Northwestern State | 4-11 | 10 | 6-18 |
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