Nicholls Colonels vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Mar 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NICH	32	36	68
UTRGV	44	42	86

Game Recap

UT Rio Grande Valley beats Nicholls 86-68 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Filip Brankovic had 21 points to lead UT Rio Grande Valley to an 86-68 victory over Nicholls on Monday night in a Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

Player Stats

NICHOLLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Sincere Malone	22	2-3	0-0	4-4	2	0	0	0	4	3	8
22Jalik Dunkley	27	3-7	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	3	8
0Jalin Rice	24	5-9	1-2	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	13
3Jaylen Searles	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Trae English	34	6-13	0-3	5-5	1	2	2	1	4	0	17
7Grant Sanders	29	3-4	0-0	0-0	12	5	4	1	2	3	6
2Christian Winborne	30	3-11	3-7	2-4	3	0	1	0	0	2	11
21Nick Krass	13	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24Zee Hamoda	12	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	5-2025.0%	15-1788.2%	25	11	8	2	12	15	68

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	25	9-12	0-2	3-3	5	3	1	0	0	2	21
13Julien Gomez	31	5-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	3	12
0Jaylen Washington	31	4-11	2-5	5-5	1	5	2	0	1	1	15
4Koree Cotton	33	6-9	4-6	2-2	4	5	2	2	5	1	18
10Marvin McGhee III	33	4-7	3-6	2-2	5	1	0	0	1	0	13
3Dane Christensen	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2
12Kwo Agwa	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	2
2Demarris Winters	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
1Always Wright	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	3	0
TOTAL	-	31-5358.5%	12-2450.0%	12-12100%	25	20	6	3	11	15	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNICHUTRGV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nicholls.
(19:39) Koree Cotton misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) Jalin Rice Defensive Rebound.
(19:36) Foul on Koree Cotton.
+1 (19:36) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:36) Jalik Dunkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
+3 (19:20) Julien Gomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Filip Brankovic assists).
23
(18:48) Trae English misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:28) Koree Cotton makes layup (Jaylen Washington assists).
25
(17:58) Jaylen Searles bad pass turnover.
(17:58) Jaylen Washington Steal.
(17:53) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(17:53) Trae English Steal.
(17:42) Trae English misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:42) Jalik Dunkley Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(17:19) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (17:09) Jaylen Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper.
28
(16:46) Jalin Rice misses 19-foot jumper.
(16:43) Jalik Dunkley Offensive Rebound.
(16:41) Jalin Rice misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:37) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Foul on Sincere Malone.
+2 (16:24) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Koree Cotton assists).
210
(16:04) Jalik Dunkley misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:00) Jalik Dunkley Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) Trae English bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Koree Cotton Steal.
+2 (15:41) Filip Brankovic makes 6-foot hook shot.
212
+3 (15:21) Zee Hamoda makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae English assists).
512
(15:04) Jaylen Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:01) Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:37) Christian Winborne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Grant Sanders assists).
812
+2 (14:17) Jaylen Washington makes layup.
814
(14:17) Foul on Christian Winborne.
+1 (14:17) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 1.
815
(14:05) Grant Sanders bad pass turnover.
(13:47) Koree Cotton misses layup.
(13:44) Jalik Dunkley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:34) Grant Sanders makes layup (Zee Hamoda assists).
1015
+3 (13:20) Marvin McGhee III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Always Wright assists).
1018
(12:59) Trae English misses 20-foot jumper.
(12:55) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:50) Koree Cotton makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1021
(12:26) Zee Hamoda misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:26) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) team shot clock turnover .
(11:33) Foul on Demarris Winters.
(11:20) Foul on Demarris Winters.
(11:20) Christian Winborne misses free throw 1 of 3.
(11:20) Nicholls Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:20) Christian Winborne makes free throw 2 of 3.
1121
+1 (11:20) Christian Winborne makes free throw 3 of 3.
1221
(10:57) Always Wright bad pass turnover.
(10:57) Grant Sanders Steal.
+2 (10:51) Grant Sanders makes 2-foot dunk.
1421
(10:39) Julien Gomez misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(10:35) Jalin Rice Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:34) Jalin Rice makes 3-foot dunk.
1621
(10:15) Filip Brankovic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:11) Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(10:09) Foul on Always Wright.
+1 (10:09) Sincere Malone makes free throw 1 of 2.
1721
+1 (10:09) Sincere Malone makes free throw 2 of 2.
1821
(9:39) Jaylen Washington misses 13-foot jumper.
(9:36) Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:24) Sincere Malone makes 15-foot jumper (Grant Sanders assists).
2021
(8:59) Koree Cotton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:59) Grant Sanders Defensive Rebound.
(8:59) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(8:44) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
(8:18) Marvin McGhee III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:15) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
(8:13) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(8:13) Grant Sanders Steal.
+2 (8:07) Grant Sanders makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jalik Dunkley assists).
2221
(7:50) Julien Gomez misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:50) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(7:50) Filip Brankovic misses tip in layup.
(7:50) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:50) Filip Brankovic makes layup.
2223
(7:50) Foul on Jalin Rice.
+1 (7:50) Filip Brankovic makes free throw 1 of 1.
2224
(7:49) Sincere Malone bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:22) Filip Brankovic makes 3-foot hook shot (Koree Cotton assists).
2226
+2 (7:08) Jalin Rice makes layup.
2426
+2 (6:50) Filip Brankovic makes layup (Koree Cotton assists).
2428
+2 (6:17) Jalin Rice makes 20-foot jumper (Jalik Dunkley assists).
2628
(5:59) Filip Brankovic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:56) Julien Gomez Offensive Rebound.
(5:56) Julien Gomez bad pass turnover.
(5:36) Foul on Sincere Malone.
(5:36) Sincere Malone turnover.
(5:23) Foul on Grant Sanders.
(5:07) Jaylen Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:07) Filip Brankovic Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Jalik Dunkley.
+3 (4:58) Marvin McGhee III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
2631
(4:39) Trae English bad pass turnover.
(4:39) Filip Brankovic Steal.
+3 (4:31) Julien Gomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Washington assists).
2634
(4:04) Christian Winborne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Foul on Jalik Dunkley.
+1 (3:55) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2635
+1 (3:55) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2636
+2 (3:39) Trae English makes driving layup.
2836
(3:18) Dane Christensen misses layup.
(3:14) Christian Winborne Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Christian Winborne misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:58) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Foul on Jalin Rice.
+1 (2:40) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 1 of 2.
2837
+1 (2:40) Jaylen Washington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2838
+1 (2:10) Koree Cotton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2840
(2:10) Christian Winborne misses 13-foot jumper.
(2:10) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
(2:10) Foul on Grant Sanders.
+1 (2:10) Koree Cotton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2839
(2:02) Foul on Julien Gomez.
(2:01) Christian Winborne misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:59) Kwo Agwa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) Kwo Agwa makes driving layup (Koree Cotton assists).
2842
+2 (1:22) Zee Hamoda makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
3042
(1:03) Kwo Agwa misses layup.
(0:59) Trae English Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Trae English misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:52) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(0:38) Jaylen Washington bad pass turnover.
(0:38) Grant Sanders Steal.
(0:11) Christian Winborne misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:11) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Foul on Christian Winborne.
+1 (0:11) Marvin McGhee III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3043
+1 (0:11) Marvin McGhee III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3044
+2 (0:02) Trae English makes driving layup.
3244

2nd half

Team Stats

NICH

UTRGV

68Points86

24-55(43.6%)Field Goal(%)31-53(58.5%)

5-20(25.0%)3-Point(%)12-24(50.0%)

15-17(88.2%)Free Throw(%)12-12(100.0%)

27(10)Rebounds(Offensive)27(5)

11Assists20

8Steals6

2Blocks3

14Turnovers13

15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

2Largest Lead25

Game Details

Monday, March 9, 2026 · 8:50 PM

Legacy Center · Lake Charles, LA

capacity: 4,242

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTRGV -5.5

over/under: 143.5