Texas Rio Grande Valley tops Kansas City 76-64
EDINBURG, Texas -- Lesley Varner II and Jordan Jackson scored 17 points apiece as Texas Rio Grande Valley beat Kansas City 76-64 on Thursday night. Javon Levi added 15 points for the Vaqueros.
Varner II hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line. He added nine rebounds. Levi also had 12 assists for the Vaqueros.
Jahshire Hardnett had 17 points for the Roos (9-8, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference), whose four-game win streak ended with the loss. Josiah Allick added 10 points.
Texas Rio Grande Valley (5-10, 1-1), which snapped its five-game losing streak, plays Chicago State at home on Saturday. Kansas City plays New Mexico State on the road on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Summit League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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South Dakota State | 9-3 | - | 15-6 |
South Dakota | 11-4 | +0.5 | 13-10 |
North Dakota State | 11-5 | - | 13-11 |
Oral Roberts | 10-5 | 0.5 | 13-10 |
North Dakota | 8-8 | 3 | 9-16 |
UM Kansas City | 7-7 | 3 | 11-12 |
Western Illinois | 5-9 | 5 | 7-14 |
Omaha | 3-11 | 7 | 5-19 |
Denver | 1-13 | 9 | 2-19 |
2020-2021 Western Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 8-2 | - | 14-5 |
Utah Valley | 8-3 | 0.5 | 10-9 |
California Baptist | 5-5 | 3 | 12-8 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-2 | 3 | 9-6 |
Seattle U | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-9 |
New Mexico State | 4-6 | 4 | 7-7 |
Dixie State | 4-8 | 5 | 8-11 |
Tarleton | 3-7 | 5 | 8-10 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | 3 | 0-9 |