Nicholls Colonels vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Dec 31, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NICH	35	36	71
UTRGV	39	30	69

Game Recap

Dunkley scores 22 as Nicholls State defeats UT Rio Grande Valley 71-69. Jalik Dunkley had 22 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in Nicholls State's 71-69 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday.

Player Stats

NICHOLLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Sincere Malone	34	3-7	0-1	4-5	5	3	3	0	6	3	10
22Jalik Dunkley	37	8-13	0-1	6-9	12	2	1	3	4	0	22
3Jaylen Searles	30	2-9	2-7	7-8	5	4	2	1	4	3	13
13Christian Winborne	31	2-6	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6
1Trae English	25	3-8	2-5	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	3	8
7Grant Sanders	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
8Kevin Pazmino	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
0Jalin Rice	16	0-2	0-1	0-2	1	1	2	0	0	2	0
21Nick Krass	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Zee Hamoda	13	3-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	7

TOTAL	-	23-5145.1%	8-2334.8%	17-2470.8%	26	12	10	4	16	16	71

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	31	5-14	0-4	4-4	5	2	0	2	3	4	14
13Julien Gomez	30	6-10	4-5	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	4	16
4Koree Cotton	32	3-6	1-3	1-4	5	3	2	1	2	4	8
1Always Wright	10	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	3	0	0
10Marvin McGhee III	24	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	2	0	3	3	3
3Dane Christensen	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Kwo Agwa	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Marshal Destremau	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2
0Jaylen Washington	30	6-10	1-3	4-4	2	6	0	1	2	0	17
5Zae Blake	23	2-3	1-2	2-2	4	1	0	0	3	0	7
22Jalen Ricks	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	8-2334.8%	11-1478.6%	31	18	5	4	17	18	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNICHUTRGV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Nicholls.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:37) Christian Winborne misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:35) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Always Wright bad pass turnover.
(19:28) Christian Winborne Steal.
(19:24) Sincere Malone misses layup.
(19:22) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Koree Cotton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:15) Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Jalik Dunkley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Always Wright Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Filip Brankovic misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:27) Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Christian Winborne bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(17:43) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:36) Trae English makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sincere Malone assists).
30
(17:15) Filip Brankovic bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Koree Cotton Steal.
(16:49) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Sincere Malone misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(16:33) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Always Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Julien Gomez Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Marvin McGhee III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Sincere Malone out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:29) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (15:14) Trae English makes 25-foot three pointer.
60
+3 (14:50) Julien Gomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
63
+3 (14:30) Jaylen Searles makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalik Dunkley assists).
93
+3 (14:08) Julien Gomez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
96
(13:46) Trae English misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:41) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Marvin McGhee III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Zee Hamoda Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:51) Grant Sanders makes 2-foot dunk (Sincere Malone assists).
116
(12:36) Zae Blake bad pass turnover.
+3 (12:25) Zee Hamoda makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sincere Malone assists).
146
+2 (12:04) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
148
(11:40) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(11:40) Marvin McGhee III Steal.
(11:36) Marvin McGhee III misses layup.
(11:34) Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:17) Zee Hamoda makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Searles assists).
168
+2 (11:03) Jaylen Washington makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
1610
+2 (10:42) Jalik Dunkley makes layup.
1810
+3 (10:27) Jaylen Washington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Filip Brankovic assists).
1813
(10:13) Jalin Rice misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Jaylen Searles Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:08) Jaylen Searles makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2113
(9:48) Jaylen Washington bad pass turnover.
(9:48) Jaylen Searles Steal.
+2 (9:42) Jalik Dunkley makes layup (Jaylen Searles assists).
2313
(9:28) Foul on Jaylen Searles.
(9:21) Foul on Jalin Rice.
+3 (9:10) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
2316
(8:57) Jaylen Searles misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:54) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Jaylen Washington misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:45) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(8:45) Foul on Jaylen Searles.
+1 (8:45) Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2317
+1 (8:45) Filip Brankovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2318
(8:22) Jalik Dunkley misses layup.
(8:22) Filip Brankovic Block.
(8:21) Jalin Rice Offensive Rebound.
(8:21) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(8:21) Jalin Rice misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:21) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:21) Jalin Rice misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:20) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:04) Filip Brankovic makes driving layup (Always Wright assists).
2320
(7:49) Jalik Dunkley misses dunk.
(7:46) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Always Wright misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:26) Zee Hamoda Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:13) Zee Hamoda makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
2520
+2 (6:53) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Always Wright assists).
2522
(6:24) Trae English misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:22) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Filip Brankovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:12) Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
(6:02) Zee Hamoda misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:00) Trae English Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:59) Trae English makes layup.
2722
(5:52) Foul on Trae English.
(5:45) Filip Brankovic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Zae Blake Offensive Rebound.
(5:39) Zae Blake out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(5:25) Jalik Dunkley bad pass turnover.
(5:12) Foul on Nick Krass.
+1 (5:12) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2723
+1 (5:12) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2724
(4:52) Christian Winborne misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:50) Sincere Malone Offensive Rebound.
(4:36) Christian Winborne misses layup.
(4:36) Jaylen Washington Block.
(4:33) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:25) Marshal Destremau makes 7-foot hook shot (Julien Gomez assists).
2726
(4:06) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
+1 (4:06) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2826
(4:06) Jalik Dunkley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:05) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Julien Gomez misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:47) Jalik Dunkley Block.
(3:43) Julien Gomez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:42) Julien Gomez makes layup.
2828
(3:23) Trae English misses 15-foot jumper.
(3:23) Koree Cotton Block.
(3:20) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(3:06) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:06) Filip Brankovic makes layup.
2830
(2:35) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(2:19) Foul on Trae English.
+1 (2:19) Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2831
+1 (2:19) Filip Brankovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
+3 (2:01) Kevin Pazmino makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalik Dunkley assists).
3132
(1:29) Filip Brankovic misses 5-foot hook shot.
(1:26) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Foul on Koree Cotton.
+1 (1:23) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3232
+1 (1:23) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3332
(1:04) Julien Gomez misses layup.
(1:04) Jalik Dunkley Block.
+2 (1:01) Zae Blake makes layup.
3334
(1:00) Zae Blake Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Jalik Dunkley makes 4-foot hook shot.
3534
+2 (0:31) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
3536
(0:07) Foul on Sincere Malone.
(0:07) Sincere Malone turnover.
+3 (0:02) Zae Blake makes 23-foot three point jumper (Filip Brankovic assists).
3539

2nd half

Team Stats

NICH

UTRGV

71Points69

23-51(45.1%)Field Goal(%)25-56(44.6%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

12Assists18

10Steals5

4Blocks4

16Turnovers19

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 5:30 PM

UTRGV Fieldhouse · Edinburg, TX

attendance: 613 (24.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -3.5

over/under: 145.5