UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Utah State Aggies
Utah State beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 94-69
LOGAN, Utah -- Chris Smith had 18 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six assists to help Utah State dominate Texas Rio Grande Valley 94-69 on Monday night in the Global Sports Hoops Showcase.
Jalen Moore and Julion Pearre added 13 points apiece and the Aggies (6-3) used 22 assists in making 36 field goals. Lew Evans and Grayson Moore scored 12 each.
Up by 16 at halftime, Shane Rector sparked a 15-3 run with a jumper and Utah State surged to a 65-39 lead and led by as many as 32 points.
The Aggies outscored the Vaqueros 42-24 in the paint and scored 19 points off of 13 turnovers in ending a two-game skid.
Green and Shaquille Hines each scored 20 for the Vaqueros (3-8), with Green making a career-high 6 of 8 3-pointers.
Game Information
Logan, UT
Referee:Duane Allen
Referee:Brent Meaux
Referee:Tony Padilla
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 |
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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