RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team set a program record for three-pointers made in a season but lost a close Southland Conference (SLC) game, 66-60, Monday against the Incarnate Word (UIW) Cardinals at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
The Vaqueros (14-13, 6-10 SLC) made five three-pointers to give them a season total of 280 three-pointers made surpassing the 276 three-pointers made in 2016-17.
Redshirt junior guard
Howie Fleming Jr led the Vaqueros with 15 points. Junior guard
Trey Miller scored 14 points and had three rebounds. Graduate student guard
DK Thorn scored 13 points and had three steals.
Cliff Davis, who is a senior guard, scored eight points and three rebounds.
Dylan Haymen paced Incarnate Word (13-14, 6-10 SLC) with 19 points and Jalin Anderson scored 17 points for the Cardinals.
The game started quickly with both teams exchanging baskets. Davis, forward redshirt sophomore Marshal Destremau, fifth year guard
K.T Raimey, and Fleming scored three-point shots to give the Vaqueros a lead of 27-19. Both teams had strong defense and solid rebounds to keep the game close.
Miller's driving layup helped build momentum to spark a 34-26 lead. The Cardinals responded with a 5-0 run keeping the pressure on the Vaqueros. Freshman guard
Jaylen Washington got a steal and turned it into an assist for Thorn's layup to give UTRGV a 36-31 lead going into the half.
UIW came out of the locker room strong to close the gap 38-37 with a three-point play. UTRGV quickly responded with baskets from Davis and Thorn.
The game was fast paced and physical which allowed the Cardinals to score off free throws. UTRGV maintained strong defense keeping the lead with UIW following close behind. Miller scored a three-pointer and a driving layup to give the Vaqueros a small lead of 54-50.
The Cardinals made a three-point shot that gave them the lead at 54-55. The Cardinals defense forced a four-minute scoring drought that was ended by senior forward
Kwo Agwa. UIW then pulled ahead 62-58. While the Vaqueros tried to mount a comeback, UIW closed the game on a 4-0 scoring run to secure the win.
The Vaqueros will play Nicholls in Thibodaux, Louisiana Saturday at 3.p.m.
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