EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Daylen Williams had 20 points in UT Rio Grande Valley's 110-59 victory against Southwestern Adventist Knights in the season-opener on Monday night.

Williams added nine rebounds and five steals for the Vaqueros. Deanthony Tipler added 17 points while shooting 6 for 14 (3 for 10 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and he also had five steals. Hasan Abdul-Hakim finished 6 of 7 from the field to finish with 14 points.

Orlando Gooden led the way for the Knights with 20 points. Nigil Coleman added 12 points for Southwestern Adventist. In addition, Eric Phifer had nine points.

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UT Rio Grande Valley takes on South Dakota on Friday, and Southwestern Adventist visits Texas A&M-CC on Tuesday.

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