UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. Nicholls Colonels

FINAL

Feb 9, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTRGV	55	37	92
NICH	30	42	72

Game Recap

Washington scores 26 to lead UT Rio Grande Valley over Nicholls 92-72 for 8th straight victory. Jaylen Washington scored 26 points and UT Rio Grande Valley beat Nicholls 92-72 on Monday night to up its winning streak to eight.

Player Stats

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	27	6-10	0-3	4-4	4	3	0	0	3	1	16
13Julien Gomez	20	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	2	1	0	2	4	2
0Jaylen Washington	32	10-12	1-1	5-5	1	6	1	0	4	2	26
4Koree Cotton	26	4-6	3-5	4-4	7	2	0	0	3	3	15
10Marvin McGhee III	31	7-10	4-6	0-0	6	1	2	0	1	3	18
3Dane Christensen	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
12Kwo Agwa	14	4-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	1	8
2Demarris Winters	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Always Wright	8	1-2	1-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
5Zae Blake	18	0-2	0-2	2-4	5	0	1	0	1	3	2
22Jalen Ricks	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	33-5263.5%	9-2142.9%	17-2085.0%	35	15	6	1	15	20	92

NICHOLLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Grant Sanders	30	4-5	2-3	1-5	1	1	2	0	1	2	11
5Sincere Malone	34	5-9	0-0	3-4	6	4	0	0	5	1	13
22Jalik Dunkley	28	2-4	0-1	1-4	7	2	0	3	1	0	5
0Jalin Rice	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
24Zee Hamoda	34	6-15	2-7	2-3	2	2	2	0	1	3	16
8Kevin Pazmino	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jaylen Searles	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13Christian Winborne	11	1-6	0-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
21Nick Krass	16	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	4	5
1Trae English	26	7-14	3-7	3-4	0	2	5	0	0	4	20

TOTAL	-	26-5944.1%	8-2828.6%	12-2254.5%	17	12	11	3	8	18	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTRGVNICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nicholls.
+2 (19:45) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
20
(19:18) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
(19:18) Sincere Malone misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:18) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:18) Sincere Malone makes free throw 2 of 2.
21
(19:05) Filip Brankovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Jalik Dunkley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:43) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(18:19) Julien Gomez Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:16) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
51
+3 (17:58) Grant Sanders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sincere Malone assists).
54
+3 (17:36) Marvin McGhee III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
84
(17:20) Foul on Julien Gomez.
+1 (17:20) Sincere Malone makes free throw 1 of 2.
85
+1 (17:20) Sincere Malone makes free throw 2 of 2.
86
(17:04) Jaylen Washington bad pass turnover.
(17:04) Jalin Rice Steal.
+2 (16:59) Sincere Malone makes driving layup.
88
(16:46) Julien Gomez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Foul on Julien Gomez.
+2 (16:37) Sincere Malone makes layup (Zee Hamoda assists).
810
+3 (16:17) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three pointer.
1110
(15:48) Zee Hamoda misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:45) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Zae Blake misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(15:05) Sincere Malone misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(15:00) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Koree Cotton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:53) Zae Blake Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:44) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
1310
(14:12) Sincere Malone misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:10) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:10) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (13:44) Jaylen Washington makes layup.
1510
(13:44) Foul on Grant Sanders.
+1 (13:44) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 1.
1610
+2 (13:19) Jalik Dunkley makes 10-foot jumper.
1612
+2 (13:06) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Koree Cotton assists).
1812
(12:53) Trae English misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:50) Sincere Malone Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Christian Winborne misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Sincere Malone Offensive Rebound.
(12:37) Trae English misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Jaylen Searles.
(12:13) Marvin McGhee III misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:10) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Christian Winborne misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Kwo Agwa bad pass turnover.
(11:50) Trae English Steal.
(11:45) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(11:45) Kwo Agwa Steal.
(11:24) Zae Blake bad pass turnover.
(11:24) Trae English Steal.
(11:18) Trae English misses driving layup.
(11:16) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Foul on Trae English.
(10:52) Foul on Nick Krass.
(10:49) Foul on Jaylen Searles.
+1 (10:49) Jalen Ricks makes free throw 1 of 2.
1912
+1 (10:49) Jalen Ricks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2012
(10:39) Foul on Zee Hamoda.
(10:39) Zee Hamoda turnover.
(10:25) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:06) Zee Hamoda makes 21-foot step back jumpshot.
2014
(9:53) Foul on Nick Krass.
+1 (9:53) Zae Blake makes free throw 1 of 2.
2114
+1 (9:53) Zae Blake makes free throw 2 of 2.
2214
+3 (9:35) Zee Hamoda makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sincere Malone assists).
2217
(9:25) Foul on Trae English.
+1 (9:25) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2317
+1 (9:25) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2417
+3 (9:01) Grant Sanders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalin Rice assists).
2420
+2 (8:47) Koree Cotton makes layup (Filip Brankovic assists).
2620
(8:30) Foul on Zae Blake.
(8:15) Trae English misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:10) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
2820
(7:38) Foul on Zae Blake.
(7:35) Zee Hamoda misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Always Wright misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(7:15) Jalin Rice Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Zee Hamoda misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) Marvin McGhee III makes driving layup.
3020
+2 (6:43) Zee Hamoda makes layup (Sincere Malone assists).
3022
+2 (6:18) Filip Brankovic makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
3222
(6:06) Grant Sanders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(5:37) Jalin Rice misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Always Wright Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Foul on Zee Hamoda.
(5:28) Always Wright misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:28) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(5:28) Jalik Dunkley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:27) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Koree Cotton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dane Christensen assists).
3522
+2 (4:50) Jalik Dunkley makes driving layup (Zee Hamoda assists).
3524
(4:50) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(4:50) Jalik Dunkley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:49) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Demarris Winters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:34) Jalik Dunkley Block.
(4:34) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:24) Always Wright makes 25-foot three pointer.
3824
(3:58) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(3:58) Trae English misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:58) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:58) Trae English makes free throw 2 of 2.
3825
+3 (3:52) Marvin McGhee III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Filip Brankovic assists).
4125
(3:29) Foul on Jaylen Washington.
+1 (3:29) Trae English makes free throw 1 of 2.
4126
+1 (3:29) Trae English makes free throw 2 of 2.
4127
+2 (3:15) Kwo Agwa makes 0-foot dunk (Koree Cotton assists).
4327
(2:52) Christian Winborne misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) Jalik Dunkley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:36) Sincere Malone makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
4329
(2:15) Filip Brankovic misses 5-foot hook shot.
(2:11) Marvin McGhee III Offensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Trae English.
+1 (2:01) Koree Cotton makes free throw 1 of 2.
4429
+1 (2:01) Koree Cotton makes free throw 2 of 2.
4529
(1:48) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(1:48) Jalik Dunkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:48) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:48) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
4530
+3 (1:27) Marvin McGhee III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
4830
(1:16) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(1:16) Marvin McGhee III Steal.
(0:53) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Marvin McGhee III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:48) Filip Brankovic makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Marvin McGhee III assists).
5030
(0:35) Zee Hamoda misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:05) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
5230
(0:00) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Jaylen Washington Steal.
+3 (0:00) Jaylen Washington makes 33-foot three point jumper.
5530

2nd half

Team Stats

UTRGV

NICH

92Points72

33-52(63.5%)Field Goal(%)26-59(44.1%)

9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)

17-20(85.0%)Free Throw(%)12-22(54.5%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)19(8)

15Assists12

6Steals11

1Blocks3

16Turnovers9

20(1)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

26Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, February 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM

David R. Stopher Gymnasium · Thibodaux, LA

attendance: 521 (13.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -3.5

over/under: 147.5