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Nicholls Colonels vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros, Southland Tournament Quarterfinal

College Basketball
Nicholls
14-19
68-86
Final
UT Rio Grande
19-13
Townsley Law Arena

Lead tracker

NICH leadsBiggest lead NICH 2, RGV 25
H1H2
RGV leads
Team1H2HT
NICH323668
RGV444286

Who won: UT Rio Grande 86-68

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros beat the Nicholls Colonels 86-68 in Southland Tournament Quarterfinal on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Townsley Law Arena. The UT Rio Grande outscored the Nicholls 44-32 in the 1st half. Filip Brankovic led the UT Rio Grande in points (21). Trae English led the Nicholls in points (17).

Player of the game

Filip Brankovic

RGV · 21 PTS, 5 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%RGV final
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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:05RGV
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    team shot clock turnover

  4. H2 0:32Marvin McGhee III

    Defensive rebound

    Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.

  5. H2 0:35Christian Winborne

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Christian Winborne misses 23-foot three point jumper

    C. Winborne · 11 PTS

  6. THREEH2 0:43
    Koree Cotton

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    K. Cotton · 18 PTS · ast J. Washington

    Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists)

    NICH 68 - 86 RGV
  7. H2 1:06Julien Gomez

    Defensive rebound

    Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.

  8. H2 1:10Trae English

    Misses layup

    Trae English misses layup

    T. English · 17 PTS

  9. H2 1:21Grant Sanders

    Defensive rebound

    Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 1:22Grant Sanders

    Block

    Grant Sanders Block.

    G. Sanders · 6 PTS

  11. H2 1:22Julien Gomez

    Misses layup

    Julien Gomez misses layup

    J. Gomez · 12 PTS

  12. H2 1:40Grant Sanders
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Grant Sanders bad pass turnover

    G. Sanders · 6 PTS

  13. H2 1:48Dane Christensen

    Misses layup

    Dane Christensen misses layup

    D. Christensen · 2 PTS

  14. H2 1:54Jaylen Washington Jr.

    Jaylen Washington Steal

    Jaylen Washington Steal.

    J. Washington · 15 PTS

  15. H2 1:54Trae English
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Trae English bad pass turnover

    T. English · 17 PTS

  16. H2 2:04Filip Brankovic
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Filip Brankovic makes free throw 2 of 2

    F. Brankovic · 21 PTS

    NICH 68 - 83 RGV
  17. H2 2:04Filip Brankovic
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 2

    F. Brankovic · 21 PTS

    NICH 68 - 82 RGV
  18. H2 2:04Grant Sanders

    Foul on Grant Sanders

    Foul on Grant Sanders.

    G. Sanders · 6 PTS

  19. H2 2:29

    Officialtvtimeout

    Official TV Timeout

  20. THREEH2 2:29
    Christian Winborne

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    C. Winborne · 11 PTS · ast G. Sanders

    Christian Winborne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Sanders assists)

    NICH 68 - 81 RGV
  21. H2 2:35Grant Sanders

    Defensive rebound

    Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 2:38Jaylen Washington Jr.

    Jaylen Washington misses 10-foot jumper

    J. Washington · 15 PTS

  23. SCOREH2 3:07
    Jalik Dunkley

    Driving layup

    J. Dunkley · 8 PTS · ast N. Krass

    Jalik Dunkley makes driving layup (Nick Krass assists)

    NICH 65 - 81 RGV
  24. H2 3:31Marvin McGhee III
    +2

    Jumper, 16 ft

    Marvin McGhee III makes 16-foot jumper

    M. McGhee III · 13 PTS

    NICH 63 - 81 RGV
  25. H2 3:59Koree Cotton

    Defensive rebound

    Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

NICHRGV
Points
Trae English
17
Filip Brankovic
21
Assists
Grant Sanders
5
Koree Cotton
5
Rebounds
Grant Sanders
12
Kwo Agwa
6

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