UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| 1 | 2 | T | |
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| 28 | 31 | 59 | |
| 48 | 31 | 79 |
Young's 20 lead Southern Utah over UT Rio Grande Valley 79-59
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- — Zion Young scored 20 points as Southern Utah beat UT Rio Grande Valley 79-59 on Saturday night.
Young was 6-of-14 shooting, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 7 from the line for the Thunderbirds (9-13, 4-7 Western Athletic Conference). Parsa Fallah scored 17 points and added five rebounds.
Elijah Elliott finished with 18 points for the Vaqueros (6-16, 2-9). Daylen Williams added 11 points and six rebounds for UT Rio Grande Valley. Isaiah Barganier also had nine points.
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Game Information
Cedar City, UT
Referee:Marc A. Beasley
Referee:Nomi Kidwai
Referee:Justin Albrecht
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
| United Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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