UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. Houston Christian Huskies

FINAL

Jan 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTRGV	31	37	68
HCU	24	27	51

Game Recap

UT Rio Grande Valley wins 68-51 over Houston Christian. Marvin McGhee's 17 points helped UT Rio Grande Valley defeat Houston Christian 68-51 on Saturday.

Player Stats

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	26	4-8	2-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	3	12
13Julien Gomez	29	3-5	0-1	0-0	5	4	4	0	2	0	6
0Jaylen Washington	32	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	6	4	0	1	2	4
4Koree Cotton	32	7-12	2-4	0-0	2	3	2	2	3	1	16
10Marvin McGhee III	35	6-9	3-6	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	0	17
12Kwo Agwa	12	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	8
21Marshal Destremau	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Always Wright	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
5Zae Blake	15	1-7	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3
22Jalen Ricks	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	8-1844.4%	4-4100%	20	22	11	3	9	8	68

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Demarco Bethea	34	6-9	0-0	2-4	10	2	2	0	5	1	14
8Trent Johnson	33	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	8	0	1	4	1	0
5D'Aundre Samuels	33	4-9	2-4	2-2	5	2	1	1	1	2	12
3Kylin Green	35	2-13	1-5	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	0	5
0Demari Williams	25	3-7	1-2	1-2	2	0	3	0	2	1	8
10Caleb Gaston	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
13Ahjany Lee	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Ryan Bartley	25	3-5	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	8
24Bryson Monroe	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	20-4742.6%	6-1637.5%	5-862.5%	26	14	6	2	18	6	51

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTRGVHCU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Houston Christian.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UT Rio Grande Valley.
+3 (19:29) Kylin Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trent Johnson assists).
03
(19:11) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(19:07) Demarco Bethea Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:52) Demarco Bethea makes layup (Trent Johnson assists).
05
+2 (18:34) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
25
+2 (18:11) Demarco Bethea makes layup (Trent Johnson assists).
27
(17:43) Koree Cotton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:23) Demari Williams makes layup (Trent Johnson assists).
29
+2 (17:01) Koree Cotton makes driving layup.
49
(16:37) Demarco Bethea bad pass turnover.
(16:37) Jaylen Washington Steal.
+2 (16:29) Julien Gomez makes driving layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
69
(16:06) Kylin Green misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:03) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:56) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
89
(15:27) Trent Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:24) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:18) Filip Brankovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
119
(14:59) Demari Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:59) Trent Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:59) Koree Cotton Block.
(14:54) Kylin Green misses layup.
(14:51) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(14:27) Demarco Bethea Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) D'Aundre Samuels makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
1111
(13:54) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(13:52) D'Aundre Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Demari Williams bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:06) Koree Cotton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kwo Agwa assists).
1411
+2 (12:31) Ryan Bartley makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
1413
+2 (12:16) Kwo Agwa makes 2-foot dunk (Julien Gomez assists).
1613
(11:52) Demarco Bethea bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:24) Marvin McGhee III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zae Blake assists).
1913
(10:51) Kylin Green misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:47) Jalen Ricks Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Jaylen Washington misses 15-foot jumper.
(10:17) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(10:07) Zae Blake misses layup.
(10:07) D'Aundre Samuels Block.
(10:07) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(10:03) Zae Blake misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(10:01) Ryan Bartley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:56) Kylin Green makes driving layup (D'Aundre Samuels assists).
1915
(9:36) Marvin McGhee III misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:33) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:31) Jalen Ricks makes 16-foot jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
2115
(8:57) Demarco Bethea misses layup.
(8:55) Jalen Ricks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:35) Marvin McGhee III makes driving layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
2315
(8:13) Trent Johnson bad pass turnover.
(7:59) Zae Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:56) Jaylen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(7:55) Jaylen Washington misses layup.
(7:50) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Kylin Green misses layup.
(7:44) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Zae Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) Ryan Bartley Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) team shot clock turnover .
(6:45) Filip Brankovic bad pass turnover.
(6:45) Demari Williams Steal.
(6:28) Caleb Gaston bad pass turnover.
(6:28) Julien Gomez Steal.
(6:16) Koree Cotton traveling turnover.
+3 (5:54) D'Aundre Samuels makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2318
+2 (5:45) Kwo Agwa makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Always Wright assists).
2518
(5:01) Ahjany Lee bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:44) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Julien Gomez assists).
2718
(4:26) D'Aundre Samuels misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:22) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Zae Blake out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:46) Demari Williams misses layup.
(3:46) Kwo Agwa Block.
(3:42) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Kwo Agwa misses layup.
(3:38) Trent Johnson Block.
(3:36) Trent Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) Kylin Green misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:17) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:01) Kwo Agwa makes layup (Always Wright assists).
2918
(2:43) Demarco Bethea bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Zae Blake Steal.
(2:38) Zae Blake misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Houston Christian Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) UT Rio Grande Valley Coach's Challenge (Upheld) UT Rio Grande Valley charged with a timeout.
(2:13) Kylin Green misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:11) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Demarco Bethea.
(1:53) Jaylen Washington bad pass turnover.
(1:53) Demari Williams Steal.
(1:53) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
+3 (1:46) Ryan Bartley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Demarco Bethea assists).
2921
+2 (1:33) Marvin McGhee III makes layup (Filip Brankovic assists).
3121
+3 (1:20) Ryan Bartley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylin Green assists).
3124
(0:56) Julien Gomez bad pass turnover.
(0:56) Demarco Bethea Steal.
(0:40) Kylin Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:37) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(0:16) Filip Brankovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:12) Demarco Bethea Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Demari Williams misses layup.
(0:04) Demarco Bethea Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTRGV

HCU

68Points51

28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)20-47(42.6%)

8-18(44.4%)3-Point(%)6-16(37.5%)

4-4(100.0%)Free Throw(%)5-8(62.5%)

24(5)Rebounds(Offensive)29(9)

22Assists14

11Steals6

3Blocks2

11Turnovers19

8(0)Fouls(Technical)6(0)

23Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Sharp Gymnasium · Houston, TX

attendance: 798 (79.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -2.5

over/under: 140.5