SAINT GEORGE, Utah (AP) Aric Demings and Tennessee Rainwater both had 12 points in Utah Tech's 81-64 victory against UT Rio Grande Valley on Thursday night.

Demings finished 5 of 6 from the field for the Trailblazers (8-13, 4-6 Western Athletic Conference). Rainwater shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line. Tanner Christensen, Jaylen Searles and Noah Gonsalves all had 11 points.

JJ Howard led the Vaqueros (6-15, 2-8) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and three steals. CJ Booker added 19 points for UT Rio Grande Valley.

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