J.J. Thompson 12-11-15
Roman Madrigal
J.J. Thompson (#3)
59
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 3-7
68
Winner Texas St. TXST 4-2
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV
3-7
59
Final
68
Texas St. TXST
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 25 34 59
Texas St. TXST 30 38 68

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls at Texas State

EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the Texas State University Bobcats 68-59 on Sunday at Strahan Coliseum.
 
Graduate student J.J. Thompson led the Vaqueros (3-7) with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting, including 2-of-6 from behind the arc, plus 6-of-6 from the line, five assists and two steals. Graduate student Dakota Slaughter scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-4 from behind the arc, with seven rebounds. Senior Shaquille Hines scored 14 points with eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
 
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury led the Bobcats (4-2) with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting and four steals. Emani Gant scored 13 points with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Cameron Naylor scored 10 points with seven rebounds and four assists.
 
Gant hit three early baskets as the Bobcats jumped out to an 8-2 lead. The Bobcats then extended their lead to 10 at 16-6 on a Naylor dunk. It was still a 10-point game at 19-9 mid-way through the first half when three baskets by Slaughter, including a three-pointer, powered a 9-2 run to bring the Vaqueros within three.
 
The Bobcats pushed their lead back out to seven at 32-25 early in the second half, but Thompson hit two layups and a three and then Hines made a three as part of a 10-2 run to give the Vaqueros their first lead at 35-34.
 
The Bobcats took the lead back and pushed their lead out to seven at 51-44 at the 9:50 mark on a pair of Gilder-Tilbury free throws, but the Vaqueros came back to tie the game by using a 9-2 run that was puncutuated by a pair of Hines free throws with 6:54 left.
 
The Bobcats scored the next seven points to go up 60-53 on a Gant layup. The Vaqueros pulled to within 60-57 on a pair of Thompson free throws, but that's as close as they got.
 
The Vaqueros are back in action on Monday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. when they open up the Global Sports Hoops Showcase against host Utah State.

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