UT Rio Grande Valley rallies to beat Hampton 80-69
EDINBURG, Texas -- Nick Dixon scored nine of his 21 points in the final 10 minutes to help UT Rio Grande Valley rally past Hampton 80-69 on Saturday night.
Dixon's 3-pointer with 2:11 left gave the Vaqueros (7-8) a 71-66 lead. Hampton's Jermaine Marrow cut the margin to three with a pair of free throws at 1:42, but Rio Grande Valley scored the next nine points before the Pirates (5-10) capped the scoring with a single free throw.
The Vaqueros trailed by 11 early in the second half and were still behind 59-50 shortly after the midpoint. From there, they started with a 14-2 run to take the lead for good and outscored Hampton 30-10 overall.
Terry Winn added 12 points for UT Rio Grande Valley.
Marrow had 22 points, Trevond Barnes added 11 and Kalin Fisher scored 10 for Hampton.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Winston Stith
- Brad Fowler
- Tom O'Neill
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
| Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
| UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
| Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
| Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
| North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |
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 |
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