UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros @ Portland State Vikings
Portland State beats Rio Grande Valley 87-74
PORTLAND, Ore. -- De'Sean Parsons scored 20 points with six assists and a career-high five steals and Portland State used a big second-half run to beat Utah-Rio Grande Valley 87-74 on Saturday night for coach Tyler Geving's 100th career win.
Calaen Robinson scored 20 points, Deontae North scored a career-high 15 and Bryce Canda added 14 for the Vikings (3-3), who made 13 of 22 3-pointers (59.1 percent).
Trailing 35-33 at halftime, Nick Dixson made a layup, Lew Stallworth hit a 3 and the Vaqueros took a 43-39 lead early in the second half. Portland State rallied to a 61-55 lead on an 11-0 run capped by Parsons' dunk and led by 17 after his layup with 4:47 to play.
Dixon scored 19 points and Antonio Green added 16 for the Vaqueros (2-7).
Geving is 100-120 in his eighth season at Portland State. The only other 100-win coach is Sharkey Nelson (162-156 in 12 seasons, 1953-65).
Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Brent Watts
Referee:Levon Zakarian
Referee:Sir Allen Conner
2025-26 Standings
| Southland ConferenceSouthland 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 |
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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