Chicago State Cougars @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Texas Rio Grande Valley tops Chicago St. 85-63
EDINBURG, Texas -- — Mike Adewunmi recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to carry Texas Rio Grande Valley to an 85-63 win over Chicago State on Thursday night.
Xavier Johnson had 16 points for Texas Rio Grande Valley (6-11, 1-4 Western Athletic Conference), which ended its four-game losing streak. Marek Nelson added 13 points and three blocks. Ricky Nelson had six assists. Justin Johnson had a career-high 13 rebounds plus seven points.
Texas Rio Grande Valley posted a season-high 21 assists.
Dominique Alexander had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars (5-13, 1-4). Coreyoun Rushin added 13 points. Favour Chukwukelu had 11 points.
Brandon Betson, the Cougars' leading scorer heading into the matchup at 14 points per game, was held to only 4 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
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Game Information
Edinburg, TX
Referee:Winston Stith
Referee:Brent Dugas
Referee:Dan Nowakowski
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-11 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-16 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 15-16 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 13-16 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-20 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 11-20 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 27-4 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 26-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 17-14 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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