UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Seattle U Redhawks
Crook leads Seattle past Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 70-59
SEATTLE -- Jack Crook scored 16 points with 8-for-12 shooting and Emmanuel Chibuogwu added 13 more to lead Seattle past Texas-Rio Grande Valley 70-59 on Saturday night.
Manroop Clair contributed 12 points, Brendan Westendorf had 11 and William Powell 10 for Seattle (8-11, 2/3 Western Athletic Conference), which hit 51 percent of its 55 shots from the field to snap a two-game skid. Crook also had five assists.
The Redhawks took the lead for good with a 3-pointer from Clair that sparked a 6-2 spurt for a 32-27 advantage at the break.
Early in the second half, Seattle pulled away again with a 9-2 burst bookended with buckets from Crook to stretch the margin to 51-41 with 11:03 left and held off Rio Grande Valley (6-15, 2-4) down the stretch.
Dakota Slaughter and J.J. Thompson led the Vaqueros with 14 points each. Shaquille Hines added 13 and Antonio Green 11.
Game Information
Seattle, WA
Referee:Larry Spaulding
Referee:Dick Cartmell
Referee:Mark Cook
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 |
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |




