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Abilene Christian Wildcats @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 87–79

2024-02-15 · NCAA · UTRGV Fieldhouse, Edinburg TX · Att. 2,041 · ESPN+

Abilene Christian Wildcats 2023-24 · UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 2023-24 · 2023-24 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
ACU	37	50	87
UTRGV	31	48	79

Team stats

	Abilene Christian	UT Rio Grande Valley
Field goals	35-57 .614	27-57 .474
Three-pointers	4-10 .400	3-14 .214
Free throws	13-18 .722	22-30 .733
At the rim	26-34 .765	16-28 .571
Offensive rebounds	6	8
Defensive rebounds	26	19
Total rebounds	32	27
Assists	23	16
Steals	5	11
Blocks	4	0
Turnovers	16	11
Personal fouls	20	17
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	58	44
Fast-break points	18	16
Points off turnovers	12	14
Largest lead	9	0
Possessions	75	75

Abilene Christian Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Ali Abdou Dibba G	39	16	7-16	0-1	2-4	3	7	10	4	1	2	1	1
Hunter-Jack Madden G	38	27	10-13	3-4	4-5	0	2	2	2	2	0	4	2
Kavion McClain G	32	11	4-8	0-2	3-3	0	2	2	8	1	0	2	0
Leonardo Bettiol F	23	15	6-7	0-0	3-5	2	3	5	1	0	0	3	5
Airion Simmons F	18	13	6-7	0-0	1-1	0	2	2	3	1	1	2	4
Cameron Steele F	26	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	2
Ma'Shy Hill F	8	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4
Nasir DeGruy G	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1
Muodubem Muoneke G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
JV Seat G	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Yaniel Rivera G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	87	35-57	4-10	13-18	6	26	32	23	5	4	16	20

FG .614 · 3P .400 · FT .722

Did not play: Colby Tanner, Aidan Igiehon, Immanuel Allen

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF
Daylen Williams F	37	24	8-10	0-0	8-9	1	5	6	4	2	1	1
Elijah Elliott G	36	22	7-20	1-5	7-9	0	2	2	6	2	0	1
Saliou Seye F	24	5	2-3	0-0	1-3	1	2	3	1	1	1	4
C.J. Booker G	16	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
Sherman Brashear G	16	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	3
Hasan Abdul-Hakim G	33	8	3-9	1-4	1-2	3	4	7	3	2	1	1
Roy Jones III G	18	3	1-4	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Isaiah Barganier F	11	4	2-2	0-0	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
Alex Horiuk F	7	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	3	4	0	0	1	2
Total	40	79	27-57	3-14	22-30	8	19	27	16	11	11	17

FG .474 · 3P .214 · FT .733

Did not play: Fadi Mougharbel, John Shanu II, David Oyona Ibandzo, Ahren Freeman, J.J. Howard, Howard Fleming Jr., DeAnthony Tipler, C.J. Jackson

Officials: Brad Ferrie, Jeff Malham, James Ford

Play-by-play

Show every play (486)

First half

19:59 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, jumpball won
19:59 UTRGV Saliou Seye, jumpball lost
19:48 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Airion Simmons, assist 2–0
19:34 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 3pt jumpshot missed
19:31 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, rebound offensive
19:25 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 2pt pullupjumpshot 2ndchance; missed
19:21 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, rebound defensive
19:12 ACU Airion Simmons, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Kavion McClain, assist 4–0
18:52 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, turnover badpass
18:28 ACU Team, timeout short
18:25 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, turnover lostball
18:25 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, steal
18:23 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; missed
18:23 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, foulon
18:23 ACU Airion Simmons, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
18:23 UTRGV Team, rebound offensivedeadball
18:23 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 4–1
17:59 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 6–1
17:31 UTRGV C.J. Booker, 2pt pullupjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 6–3
17:24 ACU Kavion McClain, 2pt pullupjumpshot fastbreak; made 8–3
17:00 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, turnover badpass
17:00 ACU Airion Simmons, steal
16:55 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Kavion McClain, assist 10–3
16:36 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 10–5
16:23 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Airion Simmons, assist 12–5
16:13 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, foulon
16:13 ACU Airion Simmons, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
16:12 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, freethrow 1of2 made 12–6
16:12 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, substitution in
16:12 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution in
16:12 ACU Airion Simmons, substitution out
16:12 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, substitution in
16:12 UTRGV C.J. Booker, substitution out
16:12 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution out
16:12 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, freethrow 2of2 made 12–7
16:12 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, substitution out
16:12 UTRGV Roy Jones III, substitution in
15:56 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt floatingjumpshot missed
15:52 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, rebound defensive
15:39 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Hasan Abdul-Hakim, assist 12–9
15:12 ACU Kavion McClain, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made - Cameron Steele, assist 14–9
14:47 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
14:44 ACU Cameron Steele, rebound defensive
14:39 ACU Kavion McClain, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:36 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, rebound defensive
14:26 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:23 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, rebound offensive
14:12 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Hasan Abdul-Hakim, assist 14–11
14:12 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, foulon
14:12 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
14:12 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution in
14:12 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, substitution out
14:12 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, freethrow 1of1 2ndchance; made 14–12
14:03 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, foulon
14:03 UTRGV Saliou Seye, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:03 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, freethrow 1of2 made 15–12
14:03 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, freethrow 2of2 missed
14:03 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, substitution in
14:03 ACU Nasir DeGruy, substitution in
14:03 UTRGV Saliou Seye, substitution out
14:03 ACU Kavion McClain, substitution out
14:02 UTRGV Daylen Williams, rebound defensive
13:55 UTRGV Roy Jones III, turnover travel
13:25 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, rebound offensive
13:25 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
13:25 ACU Team, turnover shotclock team;
13:08 UTRGV Roy Jones III, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
13:06 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, rebound offensive
13:05 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 15–14
12:50 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
12:48 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, rebound defensive
12:20 UTRGV Roy Jones III, turnover travel
12:20 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, substitution out
12:20 ACU Yaniel Rivera, substitution in
12:12 ACU Nasir DeGruy, turnover lostball
12:12 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, steal
12:05 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
12:02 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, rebound defensive
11:43 ACU Nasir DeGruy, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Cameron Steele, assist 17–14
11:13 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, foulon
11:13 ACU Nasir DeGruy, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:13 UTRGV Roy Jones III, substitution out
11:13 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, substitution out
11:13 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, substitution in
11:13 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, substitution in
11:13 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, freethrow 2of2 missed
11:13 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, freethrow 1of2 made 17–15
11:12 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, rebound defensive
10:50 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 19–15
10:50 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, foulon
10:50 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
10:50 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, freethrow 1of1 missed
10:50 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, substitution in
10:50 ACU Nasir DeGruy, substitution out
10:50 ACU Kavion McClain, substitution in
10:50 ACU Yaniel Rivera, substitution out
10:48 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, rebound defensive
10:32 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; missed
10:29 ACU Kavion McClain, rebound defensive
10:23 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; missed
10:20 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, rebound defensive
9:55 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, 3pt jumpshot made - Hasan Abdul-Hakim, assist 19–18
9:22 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
9:20 UTRGV Daylen Williams, rebound defensive
9:17 UTRGV Daylen Williams, turnover outofbounds
9:17 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, substitution out
9:17 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution out
9:17 ACU JV Seat, substitution in
9:17 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, substitution out
9:17 UTRGV C.J. Booker, substitution in
9:17 ACU Airion Simmons, substitution in
8:50 ACU JV Seat, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
8:48 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, rebound defensive
8:36 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, foul personal
8:36 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, foulon
8:18 UTRGV C.J. Booker, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:17 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, foulon
8:17 ACU Team, rebound defensive team;
8:17 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, foul personal looseball;
8:17 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, substitution in
8:17 UTRGV Alex Horiuk, substitution out
8:17 ACU JV Seat, substitution out
8:17 UTRGV Saliou Seye, substitution in
8:03 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
8:01 UTRGV Daylen Williams, rebound defensive
7:53 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 19–20
7:41 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, turnover badpass
7:41 UTRGV C.J. Booker, steal
7:36 UTRGV C.J. Booker, turnover lostball
7:07 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, 2pt floatingjumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Kavion McClain, assist 21–20
6:38 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Saliou Seye, assist 21–22
6:23 ACU Airion Simmons, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 23–22
6:11 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
6:05 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, rebound defensive
6:04 ACU Kavion McClain, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Ali Abdou Dibba, assist 25–22
5:44 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, turnover lostball
5:44 ACU Kavion McClain, steal
5:39 ACU Kavion McClain, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
5:37 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, rebound offensive
5:37 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 27–22
5:36 UTRGV Team, timeout short
5:36 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, substitution out
5:36 ACU Airion Simmons, substitution out
5:36 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, substitution in
5:36 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution in
5:24 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - C.J. Booker, assist 27–24
5:15 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Kavion McClain, assist 29–24
5:02 UTRGV Team, rebound offensivedeadball
5:02 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
5:02 UTRGV Daylen Williams, foulon
5:02 UTRGV Daylen Williams, freethrow 1of2 missed
5:02 UTRGV Sherman Brashear, substitution out
5:02 UTRGV Roy Jones III, substitution in
5:02 UTRGV Hasan Abdul-Hakim, substitution in
5:02 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, substitution in
5:02 UTRGV C.J. Booker, substitution out
5:02 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution out
5:02 UTRGV Daylen Williams, freethrow 2of2 made 29–25
5:02 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, substitution in
5:02 UTRGV Daylen Williams, substitution out
4:48 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 3pt jumpshot made - Ali Abdou Dibba, assist 32–25
4:18 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Elijah Elliott, assist 32–27
4:18 ACU Cameron Steele, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
4:18 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, foulon
4:18 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, freethrow 1of1 missed
4:18 ACU Airion Simmons, substitution in
4:18 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution out
4:17 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, rebound defensive
3:56 ACU Airion Simmons, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
3:54 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, rebound defensive
3:44 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 2pt jumpshot missed
3:41 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, rebound defensive
3:28 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, turnover badpass
3:28 UTRGV Roy Jones III, steal
3:18 UTRGV Elijah Elliott, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
3:18 ACU Airion Simmons, block
3:15 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, rebound defensive
3:05 ACU Airion Simmons, turnover badpass
3:05 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution in
3:05 ACU Airion Simmons, substitution out
2:47 UTRGV Roy Jones III, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
2:47 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, block
2:44 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, rebound defensive
2:28 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, turnover 3sec
2:28 UTRGV Roy Jones III, substitution out
2:28 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, substitution out
2:28 UTRGV C.J. Booker, substitution in
2:28 UTRGV Daylen Williams, substitution in
2:13 UTRGV Daylen Williams, foulon
2:13 ACU Cameron Steele, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
2:12 UTRGV Daylen Williams, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; made 32–28
2:12 ACU Muodubem Muoneke, substitution in
2:12 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution out
2:12 UTRGV Daylen Williams, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; made 32–29
2:12 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution in
2:12 ACU Ma'Shy Hill, substitution out
1:53 UTRGV Saliou Seye, foul personal
1:53 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, foulon
1:53 UTRGV Saliou Seye, substitution out
1:53 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, substitution in
1:47 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Ali Abdou Dibba, assist 34–29
1:34 UTRGV C.J. Booker, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
1:31 ACU Muodubem Muoneke, rebound defensive
1:26 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, foulon
1:26 UTRGV Isaiah Barganier, foul personal
1:08 ACU Kavion McClain, turnover badpass
1:08 UTRGV Daylen Williams, steal
1:00 UTRGV Daylen Williams, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
1:00 ACU Ali Abdou Dibba, block
0:55 ACU Kavion McClain, rebound defensive
0:44 ACU Hunter Jack Madden, 3pt jumpshot made 37–29
0:40 UTRGV Team, timeout short
0:40 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution out
0:40 ACU JV Seat, substitution in
0:28 UTRGV C.J. Booker, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Daylen Williams, assist 37–31
0:02 ACU Kavion McClain, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
0:01 ACU Team, rebound offensive team;
0:01 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, substitution in
0:01 ACU Cameron Steele, substitution in
0:01 ACU Muodubem Muoneke, substitution out
0:01 ACU JV Seat, substitution out
0:00 ACU Leonardo Bettiol, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
0:00 UTRGV Daylen Williams, rebound defensive

Second half