1 | 2 | T | |
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RGV | 25 | 37 | 62 |
NMSU | 39 | 39 | 78 |
New Mexico St. beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 78-62
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Jabari Rice had 20 points as New Mexico State won its 16th straight game and clinced the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship, getting past Texas Rio Grande Valley 78-62 on Saturday night.
Terrell Brown had 18 points for New Mexico State (22-6, 13-0). Ivan Aurrecoechea added 10 rebounds.
Lesley Varner II had 23 points for the Vaqueros (12-15, 7-6), whose six-game winning streak ended with the loss. Javon Levi added 13 points and 11 assists.
The Aggies improve to 2-0 against the Vaqueros for the season. New Mexico State defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-62 on Jan. 25. New Mexico State plays Grand Canyon on the road on Thursday. Texas Rio Grande Valley takes on Cal State Bakersfield on the road on Thursday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ruben Ramos
- Marc A. Beasley
- John Paul Guerrero
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Houston Christian | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
SE Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Incarnate Word | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
McNeese | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Nicholls | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |