SEATTLE, Wash. – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's basketball team used a 10-0 run late in the second half to beat Seattle U 67-62 on Saturday at the Redhawk Center.
This was UTRGV's (10-11, 2-3 WAC) first-ever victory at Seattle U (12-8, 0-5 WAC) in six tries.
Junior
Lesley Varner II led UTRGV with 16 points and five rebounds. Senior
Terry Winn III scored nine points with seven rebounds.
Myles Carter led Seattle U with 28 points and 15 rebounds.
Terrell Brown scored 18 points with seven rebounds.
UTRGV trailed 53-49 with seven minutes remaining when Varner hit two free throws and a jumper, sophomore
Javon Levi and Winn eachsunk two free throws, and graduate student
Solomon Hainna made a layup to give UTRGV a 59-53 lead.
UTRGV pushed the lead to 63-56 on a jumper by graduate student
Tyson Smith before allowing Seattle U's first basket in four and a half minutes, a Brown layup. Carter followed with a layup to bring Seattle U within three, but Levi made two free throws and a layup to put the game on ice.
After Seattle U held the lead for most of the first seven minutes, sophomore
Greg Bowie II hit a jumper and a three and then Varner made back-to-back baskets as UTRGV scored nine-straight points as part of a 14-2 run to take a 21-12 lead.
Seattle U responded with eight-straight points to pull within one before Smith pushed back with a three-pointer to make the score 24-20.
UTRGV led by four twice more, including 32-28 on a layup by junior
Jordan Jackson early in the second half. After a Carter layup, the game stayed within one possession for over 12 minutes before UTRGV grabbed the lead for good during its 10-0 run.
UTRGV returns home on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the "Pack the House" promotion against defending WAC Champion New Mexico State at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive free t-shirts. There will be a
halftime performance by the Xtreme Team High Flying Dunk Team. Doors open at 6.
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