Winn, Levi help UT Rio Grande Valley beat McNeese 68-64
EDINBURG, Texas -- Terry Winn III made two free throws and Javon Levi hit a jumper in the final seconds to give UT Rio Grande Valley enough cushion to hold off McNeese 68-64 on Saturday night.
Tyson Smith split a pair of free throws to give UT Rio Grande Valley a 63-62 lead with 1:51 left. McNeese could not answer and Winn made the free throws to push the lead to 65-62 with 1:08 remaining before Levi hit his late jumper.
Winn and Levi led the way for the Vaqueros (8-6) with 13 points apiece. Winn, who was 9 of 10 from the line, had six rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Jordan Jackson added 10 points.
Neither team could get rolling as UTRGV shot 42 percent (23-55) while McNeese was 22-of-55 shooting (40 percent). The teams combined to hit just 5 of 30 from beyond the arc.
UTRGV led 37-30 at the half. The Cowboys opened the second half on a 20-12 run to take a 50-49 lead at the 10:59 mark after they made eight straight free throws while the Vaqueros went scoreless for almost four minutes.
Shamarkus Kennedy led McNeese (3-9) with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ruben Ramos
- Tom O'Neill Jr.
- Aaron Schlessinger
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 17-1 | - | 30-4 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 21-12 |
Nicholls | 13-5 | 4 | 20-14 |
Lamar | 12-6 | 5 | 19-14 |
SE Louisiana | 10-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 9-23 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-12 | 11 | 13-20 |
New Orleans | 4-14 | 13 | 10-23 |
Houston Christian | 4-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Incarnate Word | 3-15 | 14 | 8-23 |
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |