1 | 2 | OT | T | |
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SHSU | 39 | 31 | 16 | 86 |
RGV | 29 | 41 | 20 | 90 |
UTRGV survives Sam Houston St. 90-86 in double overtime
EDINBURG, Texas -- Lesley Varner II recorded career highs in points and rebounds and tied a career-high steals mark and UT Rio Grande Valley beat Sam Houston State 90-86 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
Varner scored 33 points with 13 rebounds and five steals.
Kai Mitchell made back-to-back jump shots for Sam Houston State to tie it at 86 in the second overtime, but the Bearkats never scored again. Jordan Jackson made a pair of foul shots with 74 seconds to go and Varner sealed it with a pair of foul shots with 2 seconds left. Sam Houston State missed its last four shots.
Trailing 82-78 with less than a minute left in the first overtime, Jackson and Varner each made a pair of free throws to force the second extra session. Anthony Bratton threw down a dunk for the Vaqueros with 6 seconds left at the end of regulation to tie it at 70 apiece.
Jackson scored 15 for UTRGV (3-5) and Bratton posted career highs in points and rebounds with 12 and 14, respectively. Javon Levi tied a career-high distributing 13 of the Vaqueros' 20 assists.
Zach Nutall led Sam Houston State (4-4) with 22 points and Mitchell grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds and scored 18.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Winston Stith
- Larry Spaulding
- Derek Schulte
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Sam Houston | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 1 | 22-10 |
Western Kentucky | 8-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Liberty | 7-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
UTEP | 7-9 | 6 | 18-16 |
Middle Tennessee | 7-9 | 6 | 14-19 |
New Mexico State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-19 |
Jacksonville State | 6-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Florida International | 5-11 | 8 | 11-22 |
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Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
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UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |