EDINBURG, Texas | Ivy Smith, Jr., scored a career-high 27 points as the Grambling State University men's basketball team picked up its first victory of the season with an 82-76 win over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Saturday night.
 
Smith was 6-of-13 shooting and 14-of-17 from the free-throw line to lead the Tigers with 27 points, six assists, six steals and three rebounds. Axel Mpoyo registered a double-double of 16 points and 10 boards, while Drake Wilks tallied 11 points off the bench.
                                  
Xavier McDaniel, Jr. paced the Vaqueros with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including four 3-pointers. N. Dixon tallied 26 points and eight boards.
 
Grambling State (1-4) shot 43.5 percent (22-of-54) from the floor and 75 percent (31-of-42) from the free-throw line.
 
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Grambling State returns to action on Monday in Denton, Texas to take on North Texas. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
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