Angelo State Rams @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Texas-Rio Grande Valley survives D-II Angelo State 76-75
EDINBURG, Texas -- J.J. Thompson scored a career-high 31 points and Texas-Rio Grande Valley survived against Division II Angelo State 76-75 on Sunday.
Thompson's layup with 1 second to go was the difference-maker, after Angelo State took the lead on Tre' Bennett's 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go.
The Vaqueros (3-5) led by seven with 1:36 left, but Angelo State made four 3-pointers in the last 1:28 -- three by Bennett, before Thompson won it.
Thompson was 8 of 15 from the floor, 11 of 19 from the line and made 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. He grabbed six rebounds and had six assists. Dakota Slaughter scored 18 points and Dan Kimasa added 14 for Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
Bennett paced Angelo State with 26 points with eight rebounds and Shelton Boykin added 11 points.
Thompson's 3-pointer with 1:04 left in the first helped Rio Grande Valley to a five-point lead at the break, 37-32.
Game Information
Edinburg, TX
Referee:Ronnie Hernandez
Referee:Keith Kimble
Referee:Marques Pettigrew
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland 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 |
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