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Northern Arizona Defeats UTRGV 89-87 - Recap

Jalen Cone went off for 25 points and added 2 rebounds leading Northern Arizona over UTRGV, 89-87, on Saturday at South Padre Island Convention Center.

Northern Arizona won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -3.0-point spread.

Nik Mains had 20 points for Northern Arizona and Carson Towt chipped in with 15 points. Jalen Cone had 7 assists for them, while Nik Mains was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

UTRGV got 35 points from Justin Johnson in a losing cause and another 16 points from LaQuan Butler. Ricky Nelson contributed 8 assists for them, while Mike Adewunmi had 11 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed UTRGV were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.