Lamar Cardinals vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

FINAL

Feb 16, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
LAM	30	35	65
UTRGV	32	38	70

Game Recap

Player Stats

LAMAR	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Braden East	26	6-14	0-0	0-2	9	0	0	2	0	0	12
22Andrew Holifield	35	2-7	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	1	5
24Rob Lee Jr.	32	4-12	2-3	4-6	1	4	0	0	2	3	14
3King-Njhsanni Wilhite	24	2-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	5
0Cody Pennebaker	30	6-6	0-0	0-0	10	2	1	1	1	3	12
20Spencer Ezewiro	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10Errol White	15	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
32Janko Bulajic	11	1-3	0-0	1-4	3	0	0	0	2	4	3
11Eian Lowe	20	5-8	2-2	1-2	6	2	0	0	0	2	13
5Jayden Gambrell	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	6-1154.5%	7-1643.8%	37	14	1	4	6	18	65

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	25	8-16	3-8	0-1	4	2	0	2	0	2	19
13Julien Gomez	24	1-5	0-1	5-5	0	3	1	0	0	1	7
0Jaylen Washington	29	2-8	0-2	2-2	2	8	0	0	0	1	6
4Koree Cotton	30	5-12	1-3	4-5	7	1	0	1	1	2	15
10Marvin McGhee III	29	1-3	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	3
3Dane Christensen	12	0-3	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
12Kwo Agwa	9	1-2	1-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
21Marshal Destremau	6	1-1	1-1	2-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
2Demarris Winters	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Always Wright	11	1-3	1-1	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	2	4
5Zae Blake	15	1-4	0-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	0	2
22Jalen Ricks	6	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	22-6136.1%	9-2832.1%	17-2373.9%	30	17	3	3	2	14	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLAMUTRGV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Lamar.
+2 (19:34) Koree Cotton makes layup (Filip Brankovic assists).
02
+2 (19:18) Cody Pennebaker makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Andrew Holifield assists).
22
+3 (18:59) Filip Brankovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
25
(18:31) Rob Lee Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:27) Cody Pennebaker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:21) Braden East makes layup (Andrew Holifield assists).
45
(18:01) Filip Brankovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Marvin McGhee III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:52) Koree Cotton makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Filip Brankovic assists).
48
(17:37) King-Njhsanni Wilhite bad pass turnover.
(17:18) Koree Cotton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:15) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(17:15) Braden East Block.
(17:11) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(16:58) Julien Gomez misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:56) Braden East Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:51) Cody Pennebaker makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
68
(16:29) Koree Cotton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:24) Andrew Holifield Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:14) King-Njhsanni Wilhite makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
88
(16:02) Filip Brankovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Cody Pennebaker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:54) Rob Lee Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cody Pennebaker assists).
118
(15:17) Filip Brankovic misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(15:13) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) Foul on Cody Pennebaker.
(15:05) Jaylen Washington misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:01) Kwo Agwa Offensive Rebound.
(15:00) Zae Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:57) Jaylen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(14:36) Jaylen Washington misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(14:33) Errol White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) Cody Pennebaker makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Rob Lee Jr. assists).
138
(13:44) Foul on Janko Bulajic.
+1 (13:44) Kwo Agwa makes free throw 1 of 2.
139
(13:44) Kwo Agwa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:42) Errol White Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Rob Lee Jr. misses driving layup.
(13:20) Lamar Offensive Rebound.
(13:12) Janko Bulajic misses 6-foot hook shot.
(13:09) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Always Wright misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(12:58) Kwo Agwa Offensive Rebound.
(12:45) Dane Christensen misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:41) Eian Lowe Defensive Rebound.
(12:29) Janko Bulajic misses layup.
(12:27) Janko Bulajic Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Foul on Kwo Agwa.
(12:25) Janko Bulajic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:25) Lamar Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:25) Janko Bulajic makes free throw 2 of 2.
149
+3 (12:07) Marvin McGhee III makes 24-foot three pointer (Zae Blake assists).
1412
(11:45) Foul on Janko Bulajic.
(11:45) Janko Bulajic turnover.
+3 (11:34) Kwo Agwa makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
1415
+2 (11:14) Braden East makes 3-foot dunk (Eian Lowe assists).
1615
+2 (10:55) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup.
1617
(10:34) Braden East misses 7-foot hook shot.
(10:32) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Jaylen Washington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:01) Lamar Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(9:41) King-Njhsanni Wilhite misses driving layup.
(9:41) Filip Brankovic Block.
(9:38) Jaylen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Dane Christensen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:31) Braden East Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Demarris Winters.
(9:23) Rob Lee Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Demarris Winters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:07) Zae Blake makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
1619
+2 (8:58) Braden East makes layup (Rob Lee Jr. assists).
1819
+2 (8:45) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
1821
(8:21) Braden East misses layup.
(8:19) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Zae Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:05) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:59) Demarris Winters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Errol White Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Errol White misses 18-foot jumper.
(7:44) Zae Blake Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Jaylen Washington misses driving layup.
(7:22) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:21) Filip Brankovic misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) Braden East Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Andrew Holifield misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:59) Eian Lowe Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Koree Cotton.
+3 (6:35) Eian Lowe makes 25-foot three pointer.
2121
(6:04) Always Wright misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:56) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(5:42) Foul on Rob Lee Jr..
+1 (5:42) Julien Gomez makes free throw 1 of 2.
2122
+1 (5:42) Julien Gomez makes free throw 2 of 2.
2123
(5:27) Braden East misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(5:24) Braden East Offensive Rebound.
(5:21) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(5:21) Braden East misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:21) Lamar Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:21) Braden East misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:21) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Kwo Agwa misses layup.
(5:01) Braden East Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Braden East misses layup.
(4:49) Braden East Offensive Rebound.
(4:48) Braden East misses layup.
(4:46) Eian Lowe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) Eian Lowe makes layup.
2323
+2 (4:26) Julien Gomez makes layup.
2325
(4:26) Foul on Rob Lee Jr..
+1 (4:26) Julien Gomez makes free throw 1 of 1.
2326
(3:57) Eian Lowe misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:54) Always Wright Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Marvin McGhee III misses driving layup.
(3:49) Cody Pennebaker Block.
(3:46) Eian Lowe Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) King-Njhsanni Wilhite misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:36) Cody Pennebaker Offensive Rebound.
(3:25) Eian Lowe misses 14-foot floating jump shot.
(3:19) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(3:19) Foul on Eian Lowe.
(2:52) Koree Cotton misses layup.
(2:52) Braden East Block.
(2:51) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
(2:48) Julien Gomez misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(2:46) Andrew Holifield Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:26) Braden East makes 10-foot jumper.
2526
+2 (1:57) Koree Cotton makes driving layup (Julien Gomez assists).
2528
+3 (1:27) Eian Lowe makes 25-foot three pointer.
2828
+2 (1:04) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
2830
(0:49) Andrew Holifield misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:45) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Foul on King-Njhsanni Wilhite.
+1 (0:33) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2831
+1 (0:33) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
+2 (0:10) Cody Pennebaker makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
3032
(0:02) Jaylen Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Braden East Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LAM

UTRGV

65Points70

26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)22-61(36.1%)

6-11(54.5%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

7-16(43.8%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(14)

14Assists17

1Steals3

4Blocks3

7Turnovers2

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

5Largest Lead5

Game Details

Monday, February 16, 2026 · 7:30 PM

UTRGV Fieldhouse · Edinburg, TX

attendance: 1,719 (68.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -6.5

over/under: 141.5