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

RGV leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NICH	32	36	68
RGV	44	42	86

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

NICHRGV

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:05RGV
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:32
Defensive rebound
Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:35
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Christian Winborne misses 23-foot three point jumper
C. Winborne · 11 PTS
THREEH2 0:43
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
H2 1:06
Defensive rebound
Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:10
Misses layup
Trae English misses layup
T. English · 17 PTS
H2 1:21
Defensive rebound
Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:22
Block
Grant Sanders Block.
G. Sanders · 6 PTS
H2 1:22
Misses layup
Julien Gomez misses layup
J. Gomez · 12 PTS
H2 1:40
TO
Bad pass turnover
Grant Sanders bad pass turnover
G. Sanders · 6 PTS
H2 1:48
Misses layup
Dane Christensen misses layup
D. Christensen · 2 PTS
H2 1:54
Jaylen Washington Steal
Jaylen Washington Steal.
J. Washington · 15 PTS
H2 1:54
TO
Bad pass turnover
Trae English bad pass turnover
T. English · 17 PTS
H2 2:04
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Filip Brankovic makes free throw 2 of 2
F. Brankovic · 21 PTS
NICH 68 - 83 RGV
H2 2:04
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 2
F. Brankovic · 21 PTS
NICH 68 - 82 RGV
H2 2:04
Foul on Grant Sanders
Foul on Grant Sanders.
G. Sanders · 6 PTS
H2 2:29
Officialtvtimeout
Official TV Timeout
THREEH2 2:29
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
H2 2:35
Defensive rebound
Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:38
Jaylen Washington misses 10-foot jumper
J. Washington · 15 PTS
SCOREH2 3:07
Driving layup
J. Dunkley · 8 PTS · ast N. Krass
Jalik Dunkley makes driving layup (Nick Krass assists)
NICH 65 - 81 RGV
H2 3:31
+2
Jumper, 16 ft
Marvin McGhee III makes 16-foot jumper
M. McGhee III · 13 PTS
NICH 63 - 81 RGV
H2 3:59
Defensive rebound
Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.