Tarleton State beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58

Updated Mar. 6, 2021 11:26 p.m. ET

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Montre Gipson had 24 points as Tarleton State topped Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-58 on Saturday night.

Gipson hit 9 of 12 shots. He added seven rebounds.

Konstantin Dotsenko had 15 points for Tarleton State (10-10, 5-7 Western Athletic Conference). Freddy Hicks added 11 points. Tahj Small had eight rebounds.

Javon Levi had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Vaqueros (9-9, 2-5), whose losing streak reached five games. Anthony Bratton added nine rebounds. Jeff Otchere had four blocks.

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Quinton Johnson II, whose 11 points per game coming into the contest ranked second on the Vaqueros, had only four points on 1-of-11 shooting.

The Texans improve to 2-0 against the Vaqueros this season. Tarleton State defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 65-47 on Friday.

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