RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the Tarleton State University Texans 79-64 on Saturday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
Junior
Justin Johnson led the Vaqueros (6-15, 1-8 WAC) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Junior
Ricky "Doc" Nelson scored nine points with a career-high tying 10 assists. Freshman
RayQuan Taylor scored nine points with seven rebounds. Graduate student
Jeff Otchere scored a season-high nine points with two blocks.
Freddy Hicks led the Texans (10-13, 5-5 WAC) with 29 points, four rebounds and two steals.
Montre Gipson scored 13 points with five rebounds and seven assists.
Shamir Bogues scored 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Tahj Small finished with 10 points with four rebounds.
Taylor connected on a dunk and Johnson nailed a three as the Vaqueros took an early 5-4 lead.
The Texans went on a 17-5 run to go up 21-10 midway through the half.
The Vaqueros scored five of the next seven points, pulling within 23-15 on an Otchere layup.
The Texans pushed their lead to 37-23 before a Nelson three made the score 37-26 with about a minute left in the half. The Texans hit a pair of baskets right before the buzzer, though, to take a 42-26 lead into the locker room.
The Texans extended their lead to 55-35 early in the second half. Adewunmi hit a three and Johnson made a layup to spark an 11-4 run to bring the Vaqueros within 59-46.
The Vaqueros were again within 13 on an Otchere dunk that made the score 61-48 and a pair of Otchere free throws that made the score 63-50, but that's as close as they got.
UTRGV hosts Lamar on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Lew Hill Tribute Night at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at
UTRGVTickets.com. The party starts in the Schlotzsky's Vaquero Village at 5:30 p.m. Those unable to attend the game in person can watch in the United States on
ESPN+ or internationally on the
WAC Digital Network.
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