UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros vs. McNeese Cowboys

Mar 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	3OT	T
UTRGV	23	35	9	5	8	80
MCN	31	27	9	5	12	84

Game Recap

Johnson leads McNeese to 84-80 3OT win over UTRGV in Southland Conference Tournament semifinal. Larry Johnson scored 27 points to lead McNeese, including the winning layup with 29 seconds left in triple-overtime, and the Cowboys defeated UT Rio Grande Valley 84-80 on Tuesday night in a Southland Conference Tournament semifinal.

Player Stats

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Filip Brankovic	37	4-12	2-5	1-1	7	4	1	1	3	5	11
13Julien Gomez	41	2-5	1-3	4-4	5	2	0	0	2	2	9
0Jaylen Washington	47	4-9	0-3	5-6	5	3	4	0	7	2	13
4Koree Cotton	39	7-17	1-7	5-7	13	3	2	1	5	5	20
10Marvin McGhee III	47	5-9	4-7	3-3	8	0	0	0	0	4	17
3Dane Christensen	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	0
12Kwo Agwa	18	2-2	0-0	0-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
2Demarris Winters	14	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	6
1Always Wright	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-5944.1%	10-3033.3%	18-2378.3%	44	13	8	2	20	22	80

MCNEESE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Jerrell Colbert	27	1-4	0-0	0-3	6	1	2	2	1	5	2
8Tyshawn Archie	32	4-13	3-5	3-4	2	2	0	0	4	3	14
6Larry Johnson	40	11-29	2-8	3-8	12	1	7	0	1	4	27
3Garwey Dual	49	3-5	1-1	3-6	8	10	1	0	3	3	10
1Javohn Garcia	48	5-13	0-2	2-2	7	1	1	1	1	1	12
15Peitok Machar	15	0-0	0-0	4-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
10Jacolb Fredson-Cole	27	1-4	0-0	1-2	5	1	2	1	0	2	3
13Yanis Ndjonga	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2DJ Richards Jr.	29	5-12	2-9	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	4	12
23Carl Cherenfant	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-8037.5%	8-2532.0%	16-3151.6%	45	16	16	4	10	22	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTRGVMCN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by McNeese.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UT Rio Grande Valley.
(19:40) Larry Johnson misses layup.
(19:36) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Jaylen Washington makes driving layup (Filip Brankovic assists).
20
+2 (19:07) Jerrell Colbert makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Garwey Dual assists).
22
(18:29) Marvin McGhee III misses 20-foot jumper.
(18:26) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Tyshawn Archie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Larry Johnson.
(17:40) Jaylen Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) McNeese Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:27) Larry Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Garwey Dual assists).
25
(17:18) Julien Gomez bad pass turnover.
(17:18) Larry Johnson Steal.
(17:07) Jerrell Colbert misses 11-foot jumper.
(17:03) Julien Gomez Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(16:42) Tyshawn Archie bad pass turnover.
(16:42) Jaylen Washington Steal.
(16:35) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Larry Johnson Steal.
(16:31) Larry Johnson misses layup.
(16:23) Larry Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:23) Larry Johnson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
27
(16:01) Koree Cotton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(15:39) Tyshawn Archie misses layup.
(15:37) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Koree Cotton makes layup.
47
(15:08) Larry Johnson misses 20-foot jumper.
(15:05) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:58) Jaylen Washington makes 15-foot jumper.
67
(14:44) Jerrell Colbert bad pass turnover.
(14:44) Koree Cotton Steal.
(14:34) Foul on Jerrell Colbert.
(14:34) Kwo Agwa misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:34) UT Rio Grande Valley Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:34) Kwo Agwa misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:33) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:17) Garwey Dual makes driving layup.
69
(13:48) Demarris Winters bad pass turnover.
(13:48) Larry Johnson Steal.
+2 (13:48) Larry Johnson makes layup.
611
(13:48) Foul on Jaylen Washington.
(13:48) Larry Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:46) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Kwo Agwa makes 10-foot jumper.
811
+3 (13:02) Garwey Dual makes 24-foot three point jumper (Larry Johnson assists).
814
(12:26) Julien Gomez misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:25) Demarris Winters Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) team shot clock turnover .
(11:55) Tyshawn Archie misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:52) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:48) Koree Cotton makes 2-foot jumper.
1014
(11:25) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(11:23) Peitok Machar misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (11:23) Peitok Machar makes free throw 2 of 2.
1015
(11:23) McNeese Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:01) Filip Brankovic bad pass turnover.
(11:01) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Steal.
+2 (10:43) Tyshawn Archie makes driving layup.
1017
(10:23) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Peitok Machar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) DJ Richards Jr. makes layup (Tyshawn Archie assists).
1019
(9:44) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (9:16) Javohn Garcia makes driving layup (Jerrell Colbert assists).
1021
(8:54) Dane Christensen bad pass turnover.
(8:38) Garwey Dual bad pass turnover.
(8:38) Jaylen Washington Steal.
+2 (8:30) Jaylen Washington makes 11-foot jumper.
1221
(8:11) Larry Johnson misses 20-foot jumper.
(8:08) Carl Cherenfant Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:58) Javohn Garcia makes 20-foot jumper.
1223
(7:39) Filip Brankovic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Garwey Dual misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:26) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:16) Marvin McGhee III makes driving layup.
1423
(7:16) Foul on Jerrell Colbert.
+1 (7:16) Marvin McGhee III makes free throw 1 of 1.
1523
(6:54) Jacolb Fredson-Cole misses 12-foot jumper.
(6:50) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Larry Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Larry Johnson misses layup.
(6:18) Dane Christensen Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Marvin McGhee III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Foul on Dane Christensen.
(5:40) DJ Richards Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:39) Peitok Machar Offensive Rebound.
(5:39) Foul on Marvin McGhee III.
+1 (5:39) Peitok Machar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1524
+1 (5:39) Peitok Machar makes free throw 2 of 2.
1525
(5:18) Dane Christensen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Tyshawn Archie Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) DJ Richards Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Peitok Machar Offensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(4:48) Tyshawn Archie misses 8-foot jumper.
(4:48) McNeese Offensive Rebound.
(4:42) Jacolb Fredson-Cole misses layup.
(4:38) Jacolb Fredson-Cole Offensive Rebound.
(4:38) Larry Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:38) Filip Brankovic Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on DJ Richards Jr..
+3 (4:25) Koree Cotton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julien Gomez assists).
1825
(4:00) Foul on Jaylen Washington.
+1 (4:00) Tyshawn Archie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1826
+1 (4:00) Tyshawn Archie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1827
(3:39) Koree Cotton bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Javohn Garcia Steal.
+3 (3:30) Tyshawn Archie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Garwey Dual assists).
1830
(3:08) Filip Brankovic misses layup.
(3:08) Javohn Garcia Block.
(3:04) Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Foul on Larry Johnson.
(3:04) Larry Johnson turnover.
+2 (2:47) Koree Cotton makes driving layup.
2030
(2:21) Javohn Garcia misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:17) Marvin McGhee III Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Koree Cotton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:03) Javohn Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Tyshawn Archie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Garwey Dual Offensive Rebound.
(1:57) Garwey Dual bad pass turnover.
(1:34) Always Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:31) Garwey Dual Defensive Rebound.
(1:13) Foul on Filip Brankovic.
(1:13) Peitok Machar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:13) McNeese Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:13) Peitok Machar makes free throw 2 of 2.
2031
(0:44) Filip Brankovic misses 3-foot hook shot.
(0:41) Peitok Machar Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Tyshawn Archie bad pass turnover.
(0:31) Kwo Agwa Steal.
+3 (0:05) Demarris Winters makes 27-foot three point jumper (Always Wright assists).
2331

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

3rd Overtime

Team Stats

UTRGV

MCN

80Points84

26-59(44.1%)Field Goal(%)30-80(37.5%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)16-31(51.6%)

47(8)Rebounds(Offensive)48(20)

13Assists16

8Steals16

2Blocks4

24Turnovers10

22(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

5Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Legacy Center · Lake Charles, LA

attendance: 4,481 (105.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MCN -8.5

over/under: 140.5