UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Texas State Bobcats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 34 | 59 | |
TXST | 30 | 38 | 68 |
Texas State tops Texas-Rio Grande Valley 68-59
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Kavin Gilder-Tilbury scored 22 points and Texas State topped Texas-Rio Grande Valley 68-59 on Sunday.
Gilder-Tilbury was 8 of 11 from the floor to help the Bobcats (4-2) shoot nearly 52 percent -- despite the team going 2 of 9 from beyond the arc. Emani Gant had 13 points and Cameron Naylor added 10.
Texas-Rio Grande Valley (3-7) was led by J.J. Thompson with 18 points and five assists. Dakota Slaughter had 15 points and seven rebounds while Shaquille Hines added 14 points and eight boards.
Hines made a pair of free throws with 6:54 to go to pull the Vaqueros into a tie at 53. Gilder-Tilbury scored the next five points to start Texas State's 13-4 run to put it away.
Texas State had 12 steals as Texas-Rio Grande Valley turned it over 22 times.
Game Information
San Marcos, TX
Referee:Joe Wilbert III
Referee:Johnny Wilkins
Referee:Ross Cullins
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| 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 |
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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