Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
AMCC | 33 | 26 | 59 |
| 35 | 33 | 68 |
Texas Rio Grande Valley beats Texas A&M-CC 68-59
EDINBURG, Texas -- Graduate student Solomon Hainna scored a career-high 14 points, Greg Bowie II added 10 and Texas Rio Grande Valley beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 68-59 on Monday night.
Tyson Smith finished with nine points and a career-high tying two blocks for UTRGV (5-3), which plays at Houston on Wednesday. Terry Winn III scored eight points with seven rebounds and four assists, and Javon Levi had points and six assists.
Tied at 50 with 9:30 to go, Hainna and Winn made layups, Winn sank a pair of free throws, and Lesley Varner II turned a steal into a layup to give UTRGV the lead for good at 58-50.
Myles Smith scored 20 points for Texas A&M-CC (4-3), which turned it over 17 times. The Islanders' only lead came at 6-5 with 16:16 left before halftime on a layup by Elijah Schmidt. Texas A&M-CC travels to Knoxville to take on No. 6 Tennessee on Sunday.
Game Information
Edinburg, TX
Referee:Larry Spaulding
Referee:Ryan McDaniel
Referee:Jeff Wooten
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 |
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