UT Rio Grande Valley takes on the East Texas A&M Lions after Hasan Abdul-Hakim scored 20 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's 79-74 loss to the Texas A&M-CC Islanders.

Isaac Williams' 18 points helped Texas A&M-CC defeat UT Rio Grande Valley 79-74 on Saturday night. Williams shot 8 of 13 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Islanders (11-6, 4-1 Southland Conference).

Point Goals_Texas Rio Grande Valley 10-28 (Thorn 3-5, Abdul Hakim 3-8, Fleming 1-1, Gankhuyag 1-1, Miller 1-3, Davis 1-5, Raimey 0-1, Destremau 0-4), Texas A&M-CC 7-18 (Dennis 3-4, Walker 2-2, Parker 1-2,

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A pair of teams with hopes of playing for a national championship this season face off on Sunday, Jan. 12 with the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks hosting the No. 5 Texas Longhorns at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.