UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Lamar Cardinals
Brankovic has 18 as UT Rio Grande Valley beats Lamar 83-72
BEAUMONT, Texas -- — Filip Brankovic's 18 points helped UT Rio Grande Valley defeat Lamar 83-72 on Tuesday.
Brankovic also contributed eight rebounds for the Vaqueros (4-6, 1-1 Southland Conference). Marvin McGhee scored 18 points while going 6 of 11 (6 for 9 from 3-point range) and added seven rebounds. Koree Cotton shot 3 of 10 from the field and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points, while adding nine rebounds.
Andrew Holifield led the way for the Cardinals (5-5, 0-2) with 24 points. Lamar also got 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals from Cody Pennebaker. Rob Lee Jr. finished with 12 points.
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Game Information
Beaumont, TX
Referee:Danny Chance
Referee:Matthew Martinez
Referee:Daniel Shafer
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 15-1 | - | 22-3 |
| McNeese | 13-3 | 2 | 20-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 10-6 | 5 | 14-11 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 9-7 | 6 | 13-12 |
| New Orleans | 9-7 | 6 | 11-14 |
| Nicholls | 9-7 | 6 | 10-15 |
| Lamar | 7-9 | 8 | 12-13 |
| Incarnate Word | 5-11 | 10 | 10-15 |
| East Texas A&M | 5-11 | 10 | 10-16 |
| SE Louisiana | 5-11 | 10 | 8-17 |
| Northwestern State | 5-11 | 10 | 7-18 |
| Houston Christian | 4-12 | 11 | 8-17 |
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