Tarleton Texans vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats

Mar 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TAR	25	53	78
ACU	39	45	84

Game Recap

Rivera scores 20, Abilene Christian knocks off Tarleton State 84-78 in WAC Tournament. Yaniel Rivera had 20 points in Abilene Christian's 84-78 victory over Tarleton State on Wednesday in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

TARLETON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Chris Mpaka	20	3-5	0-0	3-4	6	0	1	1	2	5	9
6Kaia Isaac	29	4-8	2-6	3-4	2	1	2	0	0	4	13
0Jordan Mizell	31	5-7	0-0	0-1	3	3	3	0	4	4	10
2Freddy Hicks	11	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
7Dior Johnson	33	7-17	2-4	12-14	5	3	1	1	3	5	28
25Matyas Vrabel	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Ocypher Owens	25	3-6	1-1	3-4	4	0	0	1	2	4	10
10Damion Porter Jr.	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	0	2
3DJ Dormu	7	0-4	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
13Kade Douglas	17	0-2	0-0	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
4Leroy Kelly IV	13	1-4	0-2	1-3	3	1	0	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	24-5841.4%	5-1338.5%	25-3571.4%	28	9	9	3	13	32	78

ABILENE CHRISTIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Bradyn Hubbard	36	4-11	0-4	7-9	6	1	0	1	4	2	15
21Cade Hornecker	20	3-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	1	1	4	7
4Rich Smith	35	4-9	0-1	9-14	5	7	1	0	1	4	17
2Yaniel Rivera	28	6-8	5-6	3-3	2	2	1	1	3	1	20
5Cbo Newton	26	2-4	0-1	5-8	1	3	0	0	4	5	9
10Joseph Scott	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
11Ma'Shy Hill	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2
3Tylan Lewis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Zy Wright	16	2-2	0-0	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
7Christian Alston	12	1-6	0-2	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	3
23Joseph Venzant	17	0-1	0-1	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	5	4
TOTAL	-	23-4650.0%	5-1533.3%	33-4573.3%	26	14	5	4	15	28	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTARACU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tarleton State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Abilene Christian.
(19:34) Jordan Mizell bad pass turnover.
(19:34) Cade Hornecker Steal.
(19:27) Cbo Newton traveling turnover.
(19:01) Freddy Hicks traveling turnover.
(18:41) Yaniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(18:41) Chris Mpaka Steal.
(18:36) Chris Mpaka bad pass turnover.
(18:36) Yaniel Rivera Steal.
(18:33) Yaniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(18:25) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
(18:10) Jordan Mizell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:08) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Rich Smith bad pass turnover.
(17:56) Jordan Mizell Steal.
(17:56) Foul on Cbo Newton.
(17:40) Dior Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:36) Cbo Newton Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Cbo Newton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:23) Dior Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Freddy Hicks misses 18-foot jumper.
(17:08) Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:07) Chris Mpaka makes layup.
20
+2 (16:55) Cade Hornecker makes layup (Cbo Newton assists).
22
(16:55) Foul on Chris Mpaka.
+1 (16:55) Cade Hornecker makes free throw 1 of 1.
23
+2 (16:33) Kaia Isaac makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
43
(16:12) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
(16:12) Bradyn Hubbard turnover.
(16:03) Freddy Hicks misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(15:59) Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.
(15:58) Chris Mpaka misses 4-foot jumper.
(15:55) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Bradyn Hubbard makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Yaniel Rivera assists).
45
(15:12) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
(15:01) DJ Dormu misses driving layup.
(14:58) DJ Dormu Offensive Rebound.
(14:55) Leroy Kelly IV misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Rich Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:44) Rich Smith misses driving layup.
(14:44) Ocypher Owens Block.
(14:44) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Yaniel Rivera makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Rich Smith assists).
47
(14:42) Foul on Leroy Kelly IV.
+1 (14:42) Yaniel Rivera makes free throw 1 of 1.
48
(14:30) Kaia Isaac misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Rich Smith misses 8-foot jumper.
(14:04) Joseph Venzant Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Yaniel Rivera makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joseph Venzant assists).
411
(13:52) DJ Dormu misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:48) Yaniel Rivera Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:23) Rich Smith makes 8-foot jumper.
413
(13:10) Foul on Yaniel Rivera.
(13:06) Jordan Mizell bad pass turnover.
(12:54) Yaniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(12:54) Kaia Isaac Steal.
(12:50) Ocypher Owens misses alley oop dunk.
(12:46) Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Chris Mpaka makes 5-foot tip in layup.
613
(12:32) Bradyn Hubbard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:29) Kaia Isaac Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Foul on Cade Hornecker.
(12:09) Foul on Rich Smith.
(12:09) Kade Douglas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:09) Tarleton State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:09) Kade Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2.
713
(11:51) Christian Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
+2 (11:48) Rich Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup.
715
(11:48) Foul on Jordan Mizell.
(11:48) Rich Smith misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:48) Jordan Mizell Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Rich Smith Offensive Rebound.
(11:23) Jordan Mizell misses layup.
(11:23) Cade Hornecker Block.
(11:20) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Rich Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Chris Mpaka Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Dior Johnson bad pass turnover.
(11:03) Christian Alston Steal.
(10:40) Foul on Kaia Isaac.
+1 (10:40) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 1 of 2.
716
+1 (10:40) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 2 of 2.
717
+2 (10:16) Jordan Mizell makes 9-foot jumper (Freddy Hicks assists).
917
(9:57) Cade Hornecker bad pass turnover.
(9:57) Kaia Isaac Steal.
+2 (9:48) Dior Johnson makes driving layup.
1117
(9:31) Bradyn Hubbard misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:28) Tarleton State Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Joseph Scott.
+1 (9:16) Chris Mpaka makes free throw 1 of 2.
1217
+1 (9:16) Chris Mpaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
1317
(9:01) Foul on Joseph Scott.
(9:01) Joseph Scott turnover.
(8:42) Foul on Ocypher Owens.
(8:42) Ocypher Owens turnover.
+2 (8:27) Cbo Newton makes 19-foot jumper (Rich Smith assists).
1319
(8:06) Freddy Hicks misses driving layup.
(8:03) Ocypher Owens Offensive Rebound.
(8:03) Ocypher Owens traveling turnover.
(7:51) Foul on Leroy Kelly IV.
+1 (7:51) Cbo Newton makes free throw 1 of 2.
1320
(7:51) Cbo Newton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:51) DJ Dormu Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Foul on Cade Hornecker.
(7:42) Chris Mpaka misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:42) Tarleton State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:42) Chris Mpaka makes free throw 2 of 2.
1420
+3 (7:26) Yaniel Rivera makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rich Smith assists).
1423
(7:17) Leroy Kelly IV misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Rich Smith Defensive Rebound.
(6:57) Rich Smith misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:54) Chris Mpaka Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) DJ Dormu misses driving layup.
(6:46) Ma'Shy Hill Block.
(6:43) Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Foul on DJ Dormu.
+1 (6:43) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 1 of 2.
1424
+1 (6:43) Joseph Venzant makes free throw 2 of 2.
1425
(6:28) Foul on Chris Mpaka.
(6:28) Chris Mpaka turnover.
+2 (6:14) Ma'Shy Hill makes layup (Yaniel Rivera assists).
1427
(5:49) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
+1 (5:49) DJ Dormu makes free throw 1 of 2.
1527
+1 (5:49) DJ Dormu makes free throw 2 of 2.
1627
(5:21) Joseph Venzant misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Ocypher Owens Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) DJ Dormu misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:52) Zy Wright Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:30) Yaniel Rivera makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rich Smith assists).
1630
(4:20) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
(4:20) Ocypher Owens misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:20) Tarleton State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:20) Ocypher Owens makes free throw 2 of 2.
1730
(3:55) Bradyn Hubbard misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Foul on Ocypher Owens.
+1 (3:54) Zy Wright makes free throw 1 of 2.
1731
+1 (3:54) Zy Wright makes free throw 2 of 2.
1732
(3:53) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
(3:35) Kade Douglas misses driving layup.
(3:35) Foul on DJ Dormu.
(3:35) Bradyn Hubbard misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:35) Abilene Christian Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:35) Bradyn Hubbard makes free throw 2 of 2.
1733
(3:33) Bradyn Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:23) Jordan Mizell makes driving layup.
1933
(3:09) Christian Alston misses layup.
(3:07) Tarleton State Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Kaia Isaac misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:33) Christian Alston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:30) Christian Alston makes layup.
1935
(2:13) Foul on Cbo Newton.
+1 (2:13) Dior Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2035
+1 (2:13) Dior Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2135
+2 (1:52) Rich Smith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2137
(1:30) Dior Johnson misses driving layup.
(1:30) Bradyn Hubbard Block.
(1:26) Jordan Mizell Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
+1 (1:24) Dior Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2237
+1 (1:24) Dior Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2337
+2 (1:10) Cade Hornecker makes 12-foot jumper (Rich Smith assists).
2339
(0:52) Foul on Dior Johnson.
(0:52) Dior Johnson turnover.
(0:38) Rich Smith misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:34) Tarleton State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:16) Damion Porter Jr. makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Dior Johnson assists).
2539
(0:01) Bradyn Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(0:01) Damion Porter Jr. Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

TAR

ACU

78Points84

24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)23-46(50.0%)

5-13(38.5%)3-Point(%)5-15(33.3%)

25-35(71.4%)Free Throw(%)33-45(73.3%)

33(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(6)

9Assists14

9Steals5

3Blocks4

13Turnovers15

32(0)Fouls(Technical)28(0)

2Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 760 (8.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ACU -1.5

over/under: 134.5