Nicholls State Colonels vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros - Final Score - March 09, 2026

SOUTHLAND - QUARTERFINALS

6 Nicholls State vs

3 UT-Rio GV

・March 10, 2026 March 10 Mar 10

Cotton leads the way with 18 as Texas-Rio Grande Valley knocks off Nicholls State, marches on to Semifinal

	1	2	T
NICH	-	-	-
UTRGV	-	-	-

Townsley Law Arena, Lake Charles, LA

	1	2	T
NICH	32	36	68
UTRGV	44	42	86

Cotton leads the way with 18 as Texas-Rio Grande Valley knocks off Nicholls State, marches on to Semifinal

KEY PLAYERS

Grant Sanders NICH · #7 F

6 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl

Filip Brankovic UTRGV · #33 F

21 pts (9-12 FG), 5 reb

Koree Cotton UTRGV · G

18 pts (4-6 3pt), 5 ast

Trae English NICH · #1 G

17 pts (6-13 FG), 2 ast

SPREAD

UT Rio Grande Valley needed to win by 6 points or more to cover the spread. They did cover, so people who took UT Rio Grande Valley won.

TOTAL

The over/under was 143.5 and the teams scored 154 points, so people who bet the over won

OVER

TEAM TO WIN

UT Rio Grande Valley won at -260 odds so a bet of $260 won $360 total

KEY PLAYS

UTRGV STREAK

NICH 5 UTRGV 12

(1H 15:21) UT-Rio GV completed a 12-0 scoring run over 4:01. UTRGV 12, NICH 5

LEAD CHANGE

NICH 22 UTRGV 21

(1H 8:13) After trailing since 19:20 in the first half, Nicholls State took the lead, 22-21.

NICH STREAK

NICH 22 UTRGV 23

(1H 7:48) Nicholls State completed a 12-0 scoring run over 3:32. UTRGV 23, NICH 22

UTRGV STREAK

NICH 28 UTRGV 36

(1H 3:39) UT-Rio GV completed a 15-4 scoring run over 3:53. UTRGV 36, NICH 28

UTRGV STREAK

NICH 41 UTRGV 58

(2H 14:03) UT-Rio GV completed a 14-4 scoring run over 5:09. UTRGV 58, NICH 41

NICH KEY STAT

NICH 65 UTRGV 81

(2H 2:36) G. Sanders (NICH) has 10 rebounds.

NICH STREAK

NICH 68 UTRGV 82

(2H 2:04) Nicholls State completed a 13-4 scoring run over 4:33. UTRGV 82, NICH 68

6 Nicholls State vs

3 UT-Rio GV

2025-26 Southland - Quarterfinals: Mar 10, 2026

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