EDINBURG, Texas (Interstat) — Texas-Rio Grande Valley used a dominant second half to erase a 10-point deficit and defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 63-55 in a Southland Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at UT Pan Am Field House.

The Lions led 34-24 at halftime, but the Vaqueros outscored them 39-21 after intermission. Noah Pagotto led all scorers with 18 points for Texas A&M-Commerce. Julien Gomez paced Texas-Rio Grande Valley with 14 points, one of four Vaqueros in double figures.

Texas A&M-Commerce shot just 32.7% from the field. Texas-Rio Grande Valley improved to 17-13, while the Lions fell to 11-20. An announced crowd of 1,723 attended.