UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. McNeese Cowboys

FINAL

Feb 23, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTRGV	22	46	68
MCN	34	41	75

Game Recap

Johnson leads McNeese over UT Rio Grande Valley 75-68 for sixth straight victory. Larry Johnson totaled 20 points to propel McNeese to a 75-68 victory over UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night, upping the Cowboys' winning streak to six.

Player Stats

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	29	7-11	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	2	15
13Julien Gomez	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	4	2
0Jaylen Washington	30	4-9	1-3	3-6	1	5	0	0	2	3	12
4Koree Cotton	30	2-6	1-5	5-7	8	2	1	0	5	1	10
10Marvin McGhee III	29	3-8	3-8	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	3	9
3Dane Christensen	20	2-2	1-1	2-4	3	1	1	1	3	5	7
12Kwo Agwa	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
1Always Wright	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
5Zae Blake	27	4-9	1-5	0-0	3	1	1	1	3	1	9
22Jalen Ricks	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-5050.0%	8-2729.6%	10-1758.8%	28	12	6	2	16	21	68

MCNEESE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Jerrell Colbert	25	3-4	0-0	4-6	9	0	1	2	0	3	10
8Tyshawn Archie	27	5-15	2-6	3-4	1	3	2	0	1	4	15
6Larry Johnson	36	8-17	0-4	4-4	8	2	2	0	1	1	20
2DJ Richards Jr.	32	2-6	2-6	2-3	1	2	0	0	1	3	8
3Garwey Dual	32	4-8	0-0	1-4	2	5	3	0	3	2	9
15Peitok Machar	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jacolb Fredson-Cole	18	1-4	0-2	4-4	4	2	3	0	1	1	6
13Yanis Ndjonga	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	1	2
23Carl Cherenfant	16	1-2	0-0	3-4	1	1	1	0	3	0	5

TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	4-1822.2%	21-2972.4%	32	15	13	2	10	15	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTRGVMCN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by McNeese.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UT Rio Grande Valley.
+2 (19:45) Jerrell Colbert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Garwey Dual assists).
02
+3 (19:26) Filip Brankovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
32
(18:58) Larry Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Filip Brankovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:31) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:09) Larry Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (DJ Richards Jr. assists).
34
(17:59) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(17:59) Larry Johnson Steal.
(17:54) Tyshawn Archie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(17:46) Jerrell Colbert Block.
(17:43) Jerrell Colbert Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Foul on Jaylen Washington.
+1 (17:35) Tyshawn Archie makes free throw 1 of 2.
35
+1 (17:35) Tyshawn Archie makes free throw 2 of 2.
36
(17:09) Marvin McGhee III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:07) McNeese Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Jerrell Colbert misses layup.
(16:45) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Julien Gomez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Jerrell Colbert Block.
(16:38) Jerrell Colbert Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(16:21) DJ Richards Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:18) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Foul on Garwey Dual.
+2 (16:00) Zae Blake makes 16-foot jumper.
56
+2 (15:42) Tyshawn Archie makes layup.
58
(15:32) Foul on Larry Johnson.
(15:12) Jaylen Washington misses 21-foot jumper.
(15:09) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:08) Koree Cotton makes layup.
78
(14:54) Larry Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:51) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Filip Brankovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:32) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:22) Tyshawn Archie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:10) Zae Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
108
(13:47) Larry Johnson misses 19-foot jumper.
(13:45) Jaylen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(13:35) Larry Johnson Steal.
(13:29) Garwey Dual misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:26) McNeese Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:16) Tyshawn Archie makes layup (DJ Richards Jr. assists).
1010
(13:06) Foul on DJ Richards Jr..
(12:44) team shot clock turnover .
(12:32) Jacolb Fredson-Cole misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:31) Jerrell Colbert Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(12:21) Carl Cherenfant bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:09) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Zae Blake assists).
1210
+3 (11:43) Tyshawn Archie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carl Cherenfant assists).
1213
+2 (11:12) Julien Gomez makes 12-foot jumper.
1413
(11:00) Tyshawn Archie misses layup.
(10:54) Tyshawn Archie Offensive Rebound.
(10:54) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(10:48) DJ Richards Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
(10:33) Zae Blake out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:20) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(10:11) Carl Cherenfant misses layup.
(10:09) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(9:41) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:38) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(9:20) Zae Blake misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:16) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Larry Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Zae Blake misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Garwey Dual Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
+1 (8:30) Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes free throw 1 of 2.
1414
+1 (8:30) Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes free throw 2 of 2.
1415
(8:00) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(7:57) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:49) Larry Johnson makes layup (Garwey Dual assists).
1417
(7:35) Foul on Tyshawn Archie.
(7:35) Koree Cotton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:35) UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:35) Koree Cotton makes free throw 2 of 2.
1517
+2 (7:16) Garwey Dual makes 12-foot jumper.
1519
(7:01) Filip Brankovic bad pass turnover.
(7:01) Tyshawn Archie Steal.
+2 (6:58) Tyshawn Archie makes layup.
1521
(6:32) Jaylen Washington misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:28) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:22) DJ Richards Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyshawn Archie assists).
1524
(6:07) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:52) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Filip Brankovic assists).
1824
(5:29) Jacolb Fredson-Cole misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(5:09) Garwey Dual Steal.
(5:00) Tyshawn Archie bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Koree Cotton Steal.
+2 (4:35) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Koree Cotton assists).
2024
(4:19) Garwey Dual bad pass turnover.
(4:19) Dane Christensen Steal.
+2 (4:15) Kwo Agwa makes 1-foot dunk (Dane Christensen assists).
2224
(3:56) Larry Johnson misses 13-foot jumper.
(3:53) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Koree Cotton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:38) Yanis Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Larry Johnson bad pass turnover.
(3:20) Kwo Agwa Steal.
(2:54) Foul on Yanis Ndjonga.
(2:54) Jaylen Washington misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:54) UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:54) Jaylen Washington misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:53) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Larry Johnson makes driving layup.
2226
(2:32) Koree Cotton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Yanis Ndjonga Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Carl Cherenfant out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Zae Blake bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Tyshawn Archie Steal.
+2 (1:59) Larry Johnson makes driving layup (Tyshawn Archie assists).
2228
(1:27) Zae Blake misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) DJ Richards Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Tyshawn Archie misses layup.
(1:20) Zae Blake Block.
(1:12) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) Jaylen Washington bad pass turnover.
(1:08) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Steal.
+2 (1:05) Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes 2-foot dunk (Tyshawn Archie assists).
2230
(0:39) Always Wright bad pass turnover.
(0:39) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Steal.
(0:37) Foul on Always Wright.
+1 (0:37) Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes free throw 1 of 2.
2231
+1 (0:37) Jacolb Fredson-Cole makes free throw 2 of 2.
2232
(0:21) Foul on Jacolb Fredson-Cole.
(0:09) Jalen Ricks misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:07) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Tyshawn Archie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Garwey Dual Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Garwey Dual makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2234

2nd half

Team Stats

UTRGV

MCN

68Points75

25-50(50.0%)Field Goal(%)25-58(43.1%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)4-18(22.2%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)21-29(72.4%)

33(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

12Assists15

6Steals13

2Blocks2

17Turnovers10

21(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, February 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Legacy Center · Lake Charles, LA

attendance: 2,872 (67.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MCN -11.5

over/under: 146.5