UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Sam Houston Bearkats
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 47 | 78 | |
SHSU | 37 | 49 | 86 |
Sam Houston St. tops Texas Rio Grande Valley 86-78
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- — Savion Flagg had 27 points and 17 rebounds as Sam Houston got past Texas Rio Grande Valley 86-78 on Monday night.
Demarkus Lampley had 19 points for Sam Houston (7-8, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Jarren Cook added 15 points. Javion May had 3 points and 11 rebounds.
Justin Johnson had 22 points for the Vaqueros (5-8, 0-1). Marek Nelson added 19 points. Mike Adewunmi had 12 points and seven rebounds.
Ricky Nelson, the Vaqueros' second leading scorer coming into the contest at 11 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 5).
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Game Information
Huntsville, TX
Referee:Winston Stith
Referee:Larry Spaulding
Referee:Kevin Virginillio
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 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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