Northwestern State Demons vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Mar 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NWST	30	32	62
UTRGV	39	35	74

Game Recap

Cotton scores 21 to lead UT Rio Grande Valley to 74-62 victory over Northwestern State. Koree Cotton scored 21 points to help UT Rio Grande Valley defeat Northwestern State 74-62 on Monday night in a Southland Conference regular-season finale.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Willie Williams	32	8-11	0-0	2-2	11	3	2	1	1	3	18
4CJ Larry	21	2-5	0-1	1-2	1	3	0	0	3	3	5
3Landyn Jumawan	28	1-3	1-3	3-4	4	0	0	0	0	3	6
11Chris Mubiru	28	2-8	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2	4
5Micah Thomas	33	4-10	0-1	2-2	2	6	0	0	3	2	10
10Kordrick Turner	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21J.C. Riley Jr.	5	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0Izzy Miles	26	3-7	2-3	4-7	2	0	1	1	5	1	12
1Chip Brunt	17	2-2	0-0	1-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	-	23-4847.9%	3-1030.0%	13-2259.1%	26	14	4	2	12	15	62

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	21	2-6	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	3	4
13Julien Gomez	20	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	3	0
0Jaylen Washington	31	5-10	1-2	2-3	3	8	1	0	2	2	13
4Koree Cotton	32	8-14	4-7	1-1	7	1	0	2	2	3	21
10Marvin McGhee III	33	5-12	2-8	1-2	3	1	2	0	0	2	13
3Dane Christensen	14	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	4
12Kwo Agwa	19	4-6	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	4	9
2Demarris Winters	18	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	6
1Always Wright	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	9-2339.1%	7-1070.0%	28	16	7	2	8	19	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNWSTUTRGV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern State.
+3 (19:40) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
03
+2 (19:16) Willie Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Micah Thomas assists).
23
(18:47) Jaylen Washington misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(18:44) Willie Williams Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Foul on Jaylen Washington.
(18:37) CJ Larry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:37) Northwestern State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:37) CJ Larry makes free throw 2 of 2.
33
(18:20) Koree Cotton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:15) Micah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:06) CJ Larry makes driving layup.
53
(17:49) Koree Cotton misses layup.
(17:47) Northwestern State Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
+1 (17:28) Landyn Jumawan makes free throw 1 of 3.
63
+1 (17:28) Landyn Jumawan makes free throw 2 of 3.
73
+1 (17:28) Landyn Jumawan makes free throw 3 of 3.
83
+3 (17:19) Marvin McGhee III makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaylen Washington assists).
86
(16:47) CJ Larry bad pass turnover.
(16:47) Julien Gomez Steal.
+2 (16:43) Marvin McGhee III makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
88
(16:26) Foul on Julien Gomez.
+2 (16:22) Willie Williams makes layup (Micah Thomas assists).
108
(16:08) Filip Brankovic misses 6-foot hook shot.
(16:04) Landyn Jumawan Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Micah Thomas misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:56) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:52) Marvin McGhee III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
1011
(15:25) Micah Thomas misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:23) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:15) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
1013
(14:50) Izzy Miles misses layup.
(14:47) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(14:33) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(14:33) Jaylen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Izzy Miles Block.
(14:27) Marvin McGhee III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Jaylen Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
1015
(13:56) Izzy Miles bad pass turnover.
(13:27) Foul on Kordrick Turner.
+1 (13:27) Marvin McGhee III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
(13:27) Marvin McGhee III misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:27) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(13:05) Micah Thomas bad pass turnover.
(13:05) Marvin McGhee III Steal.
+2 (12:55) Marvin McGhee III makes driving layup.
1018
+2 (12:47) Chris Mubiru makes 2-foot dunk (Micah Thomas assists).
1218
(12:18) Jaylen Washington misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:12) Demarris Winters Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Kwo Agwa.
(12:02) Kwo Agwa turnover.
+2 (11:34) CJ Larry makes layup.
1418
(11:19) Kwo Agwa misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:16) Willie Williams Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Izzy Miles bad pass turnover.
(10:47) Filip Brankovic misses 8-foot hook shot.
(10:43) Izzy Miles Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Izzy Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:27) Willie Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:26) Willie Williams Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:14) Demarris Winters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
1421
(9:50) CJ Larry misses layup.
(9:48) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:41) Always Wright makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1423
(9:18) Foul on Demarris Winters.
+1 (9:18) Chip Brunt makes free throw 1 of 2.
1523
(9:18) Chip Brunt misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:17) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Julien Gomez misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:58) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Willie Williams misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(8:34) Demarris Winters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Dane Christensen makes layup (Filip Brankovic assists).
1525
(7:53) team shot clock turnover .
(7:26) Marvin McGhee III misses layup.
(7:21) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:21) Filip Brankovic misses tip in layup.
(7:21) Izzy Miles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:18) Izzy Miles makes driving layup.
1725
(6:44) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(6:44) Julien Gomez turnover.
(6:33) Izzy Miles misses driving layup.
(6:30) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Foul on Willie Williams.
+1 (6:23) Dane Christensen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1726
+1 (6:23) Dane Christensen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1727
+2 (6:12) Chip Brunt makes layup (Micah Thomas assists).
1927
(5:59) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(5:59) Willie Williams Steal.
+2 (5:54) Willie Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Chip Brunt assists).
2127
+2 (5:42) Jaylen Washington makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2129
(5:13) Chris Mubiru misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:10) Willie Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:08) Willie Williams makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2329
(4:45) Foul on Landyn Jumawan.
+2 (4:37) Kwo Agwa makes 3-foot dunk (Marvin McGhee III assists).
2331
+2 (4:03) J.C. Riley Jr. makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Micah Thomas assists).
2531
(3:43) Foul on Landyn Jumawan.
(3:41) Koree Cotton misses layup.
(3:38) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Foul on Micah Thomas.
(3:24) Micah Thomas turnover.
+3 (3:10) Demarris Winters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Koree Cotton assists).
2534
+2 (2:44) Micah Thomas makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (CJ Larry assists).
2734
+2 (2:28) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
2736
+2 (2:11) Micah Thomas makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
2936
+3 (2:00) Koree Cotton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
2939
(1:37) Landyn Jumawan misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:37) Northwestern State Offensive Rebound.
(1:36) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(1:36) J.C. Riley Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:36) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Filip Brankovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) CJ Larry bad pass turnover.
(1:06) Jaylen Washington Steal.
(1:02) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(0:57) Chris Mubiru Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Izzy Miles misses layup.
(0:33) Northwestern State Offensive Rebound.
(0:33) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(0:33) J.C. Riley Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:33) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Marvin McGhee III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:04) Northwestern State Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
+1 (0:04) Izzy Miles makes free throw 1 of 2.
3039
(0:04) Izzy Miles misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:03) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NWST

UTRGV

62Points74

23-48(47.9%)Field Goal(%)29-59(49.2%)

3-10(30.0%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)31(7)

14Assists16

4Steals7

2Blocks2

13Turnovers9

15(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

5Largest Lead15

Game Details

Monday, March 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM

UTRGV Fieldhouse · Edinburg, TX

attendance: 1,717 (68.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -9.5

over/under: 139.5