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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NICHRGV

24-55FG31-53

44Field Goal %58

5-203PT12-24

25Three Point %50

15-17FT12-12

88Free Throw %100

27Rebounds27

10Offensive Rebounds5

17Defensive Rebounds22

11Assists20

8Steals6

2Blocks3

14Turnovers13

2Team Turnovers2

14Total Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls1

0Total Technical Fouls1

0Flagrant Fouls0

12Points Off Turnovers19

14Fast Break Points11

32Points in Paint36

15Fouls16

2Largest Lead25

3Lead Changes3

1Percent Led98

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.