1 | 2 | T | |
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SHSU | 42 | 27 | 69 |
RGV | 25 | 41 | 66 |
Sam Houston St. holds off Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66
EDINBURG, Texas -- — Zach Nutall scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Sam Houston State held on to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66 on Monday night.
Demarkus Lampley added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Bearkats, securing the win when he rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Texas Rio Grande Valley's Connor Raines as time was running out.
Nutall's double-digit scoring streak reached 24 games. Manny Crump chipped in 9 points for Sam Houston State (5-5), Terryonte Thomas scored eight points with six rebounds as the Bearkats snapped a four-game road losing streak.
Sam Houston State dominated the first half and led 42-25 at the break. Texas Rio Grande Valley mounted a charge in the second half, scoring 41 but coming up just short, closing to 67-66 on a LaQuann Butler drive with 15 seconds left.
Nutall made two free throws at the 13-second mark, but the Bearkats’ 27 second-half points were a season low.
Sean Rhea scored a career-high 25 points and had 11 rebounds for the Vaqueros (5-3). Quinton Johnson II added 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Winston Stith
- Ryan McDaniel
- Jon Stigliano
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Liberty | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
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UTEP | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
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Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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Lamar | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northwestern State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
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Stephen F. Austin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Orleans | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
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