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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayTarleton State78
Final
HomeAbilene Christian84
Wednesday, March 11, 2026Moody ColiseumAll Brockton sports
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12T
TAR255378
ACU394584
Final

Abilene Christian beats Tarleton State 84-78

Abilene Christian Wildcats beat Tarleton State Texans 84-78 on Wednesday at Orleans Arena.

The first half made the difference: Abilene Christian outscored Tarleton State 39-25.

Abilene Christian shot 50% to 41% and lost the boards 33-32.

For Abilene Christian, Yaniel Rivera (G): 20. For Tarleton State, Dior Johnson (G): 28.

Abilene Christian improves to 14-18. Tarleton State falls to 14-18.

Attendance: 760.

Full recap at ESPN: Rivera scores 20, Abilene Christian knocks off Tarleton State 84-78 in WAC Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
TAR · PointsDior Johnson G28
#1
TAR · AssistsDior Johnson G3
#23
TAR · ReboundsChris Mpaka F6
#2
ACU · PointsYaniel Rivera G20
#4
ACU · AssistsRich Smith G7
#13
ACU · ReboundsBradyn Hubbard F6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Mpaka F2093-50-03-460211335
K. Isaac G29134-82-63-421020024
J. Mizell G31105-70-00-133430124
F. Hicks G1100-30-00-001200000
D. Johnson G33287-172-412-1453311055
M. Vrabel F200-00-00-000000000
O. Owens F25103-61-13-440201224
D. Porter Jr. G1221-20-00-030020120
D. Dormu G720-40-02-220000112
K. Douglas G1710-20-01-300000005
L. Kelly IV G1331-40-21-331000123
Team7824-585-1325-353391393112232

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Cade Hornecker somehow gets the and-1 to fall

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Yaniel Rivera gets the and-1 to fall

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Kaia Isaac gets the and-1 to fall

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Cbo Newton gets the basket plus the foul

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Rich Smith with the and-1 bucket

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Jordan Mizell fights off defender for and-1

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